Darren joined Mellor Olsson in January 2017 as a Partner, specialising in corporate and commercial law.Darren has considerable experience in advising clients across a wide range of industries, including many well known local and national businesses, medical and dental professionals and other high net worth individuals, in relation to:•Buying and selling businesses, mergers and acquisitions;•Capital raising and conducting due diligence inquiries; •Private equity transactions;•Joint ventures, partnerships and shareholder agreements;•Business structuring and restructuring, including the incorporation of companies, the establishment of discretionary and other trusts, self-managed superannuation funds and partnerships; •Property transactions, including joint venture developments, buying and selling properties, conveyancing and leasing; •Franchising; •Asset protection planning and risk management;•Estate planning and the preparation of Wills, including complex Testamentary Trust Wills, and the preparation of Powers of Attorney and Powers of Guardianship;•Business succession planning, including the implementation of insurance funded buy-outs of business partners or shareholders upon events such as death or disablement, and also the passing-down of the future control of family businesses for the benefit of children and succeeding generations; and•Other commercial transactions generally, including the preparation or review of contracts and agreements. In addition to the above, Darren has particular expertise in providing taxation advice, including income tax, capital gains tax, GST, stamp duty and land tax.Darren is highly regarded in the business and accounting community and enjoys having close working relationships with many prominent accounting and financial planning firms and assisting their clients with their commercial and legal requirements.