Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026 
Michael acts for ASX-listed and private companies, international investors and financial advisers on corporate transactions. He has a broad industry practice with particular depth in the energy and resources sector.
Michael advises on the full range of corporate transactions: schemes of arrangement, takeover bids, IPOs and secondary capital raisings, cross-border mergers, and general corporate and commercial law. His practice includes advising on ASX listing rules, ASIC regulatory requirements, corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations.
Michael has acted on some of Australia's most significant resources sector transactions. Recent mandates include the A$423 million global capital raising for Marimaca Copper, the A$395 million Toubani Resources funding package for the Kobada Gold Mine in Mali, and the A$890 million all-stock merger between Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining to create a leading North American hard rock lithium producer.
Michael worked on the firm's most complex resources sector mandates, including cross-border transactions spanning Canada, the United States and Africa.
