Drew has over 17 years’ experience in a range of private practice areas, predominantly in the Estate Planning & Succession and Corporate/Commercial areas (including merger and acquisition transactions).

His specific experience includes:

• complex wills and powers of attorney, trust advice and structuring, personal and business asset protection

• general commercial advice and preparing tailored commercial agreements including manufacturing agreements, distribution/supply agreements, licence agreements, service agreements, terms and conditions of trade

• franchising, intellectual property licensing, maintenance and support agreements

• sports law, including sponsorship, competition licensing and player endorsement agreements

• trusts, joint ventures and business structuring arrangements

• shareholder, unitholder and partnership agreements and disputes

• financial services compliance and general ASIC regulatory compliance

• corporate mergers and acquisitions, structuring and advice (involving asset sales, share sales and unit sales), including several major transactions involving international parties

• capital raisings for private and ASX listed entities, including ASIC and ASX compliance and disclosure requirements.

Drew holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canterbury University in New Zealand and was admitted to practice in Victoria in 2005 (admitted to practise in New Zealand in 2000).