Paul Napier

Paul Napier is an experienced commercial lawyer that works with a wide range of domestic and international clients to complete strategic transactions and build their legal infrastructure.

Paul has a diverse range of corporate advisory experience having worked for one of the Big 4 Professional Services firms, one of Asia Pacific’s top legal firms, and was Group General Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary for an ASX100 listed company.

With extensive experience in advising on numerous different types of commercial and tax matters, managing due diligence projects, and negotiating various forms of business agreements (including strategic partnerships, joint venture agreements, and project funding agreements), Paul believes that the success to any business transaction is ensuring that it is win-win for all participants to the transaction.

Paul has advised on strategic partnerships, acquisitions and divestments, in a variety of different sectors (including services, energy and resources, consumer products, and Intellectual Property) in Australia, USA, China, Hong Kong, Europe, and South America. He has been the legal project lead on acquisition and divestment projects ranging in value from AUD 1 million to AUD 550 million.

Paul is a member of the Queensland Law Society, and admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland, and also the High Court of Australia.

Qualifications:

• Master of Laws
• Master of Business (Professional Accounting)
• Bachelor of Business (International Business) with Distinction
• Bachelor of Laws
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (In-house Practice)
• Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance