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Brett Burns is a founding Partner of CBW Partners having worked in a variety of roles within Government, National and International Law Firms and ASX Top 50 Companies.
During Brett’s near 20 year career he has served in such diverse capacities as General Counsel, Australia for the ASX listed Transurban Group (ASX:TCL), in private practice with International Law Firm Baker & McKenzie and in regulatory roles with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Clients seek Brett’s advice for his extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, financing and international cross-border transactions.
In 2012 Brett was named in Australasian Legal Business’s Top 40 Lawyers of 2012.
Alex Moores is a Special Counsel. He has advised on a wide range of matters including private mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets transactions, regulatory and corporate structural advice, and commercial litigation and disputes.
Prior to joining CBW Partners, Alex worked as a policy advisor and legislative drafter for the Federal Parliament, before entering private practice and working on a variety of domestic and cross-border matters for domestic and international clients.
Hamish Morris is a solicitor who joined CBW Partners as a law graduate then completing his admission and to become a solicitor. Prior to joining CBW Partners, Hamish worked as a law clerk at several private legal practises in Victoria while completing the Juris Doctor at Monash University.
During his time at CBW Partners, Hamish has gained experience in a variety of commercial matters, including share and asset sales and capital raisings, as well as corporate governance matters within both private and public companies.
Hamish continues to work closely on local and cross-border transactions.
Advising an ASX listed sustainable packaging and manufacturing business on its $4 million capital raising.
Advising an Australian property business on its $7.8 million acquisition of an Australian real estate management business.
Advising an Australian biopharmaceuticals business on its share swap with an American pharmaceuticals company.
Acting as Australian counsel for a Hong Kong based financial services company in respect of the re-launch and issue of a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD).
Graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), Trent offers a diverse background in law, entrepreneurship, and corporate experience.
Whilst simultaneously studying full time, Trent worked as a Judge’s Associate at the Federal Circuit and Family Court, working alongside his Judges in complex matters involving Fair Work, Bankruptcy, Migration and Family Law, and later serving as the Legal and Policy Officer to the CEO and Principal Registrar of the Federal Circuit and Family Court during the court ‘merger’, gaining experience at both an operational and policy level.
In entrepreneurship, Trent co-founded Shacky, a successful startup that sought to support drought-affected farmers by a means of alternative income in tiny house accommodation, receiving the coveted Melbourne University Accelerator Program Grant. At the same time, Trent also owned a bicycle shop in St Kilda. In addition to the retail shop front, he secured the Great Victorian Bike Ride service contract. Trent was also invited to join the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 as the team bike mechanic.
In the corporate sector, worked with Australia’s largest Australian-owned bicycle company, being under the direct employ and reporting directly to the CEO, he developed and implemented their online B2B sales system, that now represents the principal means of customer orders.
His practice areas of practice include dispute resolution and commercial litigation, strategic and commercial governance and advice, commercial contracts, joint ventures, competition and consumer law and technology and outsourcing.
Advising on an ASX listed companies’ joint venture into Mexico
Advising on oppressive conduct against minority shareholders
Advising on and instigating litigation on behalf for three separate international companies in a joint application against an adverse supplier (County Court)
Working on multi-million dollar Supreme Court commercial development claim
Reviewing and advising on commercial lease agreements
CBW Partners was founded with a singular focus on developing long term relationships with our clients to drive their success.