A commercial law firm based in Australia with a Global reach via Mackrell International providing innovative and commercial legal services with a practical and cost effective focus.

Corporate Advisory, Business Strategy, Project Acquisition and Divestment, Direct Investment, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments, Due Diligence, Capital Raisings, Transaction Management, Valuations, Company Secretarial Services, Foreign Investment Facilitation, Native Title and Tenement Management, Geological Services & Mapping

Established private company with seed funding to acquire and invest in mineral projects in Europe and Asia. Acquired projects and arranged additional seed funding for further exploration work. The company backed its projects into Western Gold Exploration (WGLD) on the TSX-V in 2020 .

A law firm established in Laos in 2008 under the name McDonald Steed McGrath Lawyers Co Ltd, which was merged in 2014 with the Australian law firm Arion Legal, and which provides assistance and advice to in-bound foreign investment across a broad range of areas including Hydropower, Energy & Resources, Agriculture and a variety of commercial activities and ventures.

Listed the company, which was a spin-out from Geoinformatics, on the ASX in 2007 raising $5m in the process. Set the company up with three and subsequently four joint ventures with a major gold producer that stood the company in good stead during the GFC. Built up one of the largest copper-gold porphyry tenement portfolio in the Lachlan Fold Belt, NSW. Presented the company at many conferences and investor meetings and was responsible for shareholder communication and PR work. Raised… Show more Listed the company, which was a spin-out from Geoinformatics, on the ASX in 2007 raising $5m in the process. Set the company up with three and subsequently four joint ventures with a major gold producer that stood the company in good stead during the GFC. Built up one of the largest copper-gold porphyry tenement portfolio in the Lachlan Fold Belt, NSW. Presented the company at many conferences and investor meetings and was responsible for shareholder communication and PR work. Raised additional financing in difficult markets. Show less

Helped to list the company on the TSX-V and to raise significant capital in the US, Canada and Australia. The company was a prolific deal maker both with majors and juniors around the world and I assumed prime responsibility for negotiating and finalising the deals. Spent significant amounts of time in North America and helped to manage the group which at one stage consisted of 40 geoscientists with offices in Perth, Toronto and Vancouver. Left to run Clancy Exploration which was a spin-out… Show more Helped to list the company on the TSX-V and to raise significant capital in the US, Canada and Australia. The company was a prolific deal maker both with majors and juniors around the world and I assumed prime responsibility for negotiating and finalising the deals. Spent significant amounts of time in North America and helped to manage the group which at one stage consisted of 40 geoscientists with offices in Perth, Toronto and Vancouver. Left to run Clancy Exploration which was a spin-out from Geoinformatics. Show less

Joined the group as a legal adviser in the New Mining Business Division, which was the exploration and acquisitions arm of Anglo primarily in Africa. Was responsible for negotiating acquisitions and joint ventures in a broad range of countries in Africa. Transferred to Singapore to join the south-east Asian regional office taking on responsibility for negotiations and acquisitions in the region. Put deals together in a variety of countries including a strategic alliance in the Philippines… Show more Joined the group as a legal adviser in the New Mining Business Division, which was the exploration and acquisitions arm of Anglo primarily in Africa. Was responsible for negotiating acquisitions and joint ventures in a broad range of countries in Africa. Transferred to Singapore to join the south-east Asian regional office taking on responsibility for negotiations and acquisitions in the region. Put deals together in a variety of countries including a strategic alliance in the Philippines which led to the discovery of the Boyongan copper-gold porphyry deposit. Subsequently transferred to Perth to run the regional office for the Asia Australia region. Show less