QIC consortium
Advised a consortium comprised of QIC, Chinese investment fund Pagoda and Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm on various tax issues associated with its successful bid to acquire a majority stake in the Icon Cancer Care Group which operates a vertically integrated cancer care business in Australia and Singapore.
Accenture
Advised on the Australian tax aspects of the global acquisition of the Cloud Sherpas group, a global cloud advisory and technology services company.
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Advising Merck Sharp & Dohme on patent litigation with Wyeth seeking to revoke patents covering Wyeth’s Prevnar 13 products (vaccines that reduce the incidence of severe ear infections in children, and pneumonia in the elderly). Wyeth has alleged infringement of these patents by the proposed launch of Merck Sharp & Dohme’s own 15-valent vaccine.
Video-based game media
Major copyright litigation involving copyright infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to location-based augmented reality games.
BP
Advising on the terms of a A$20 million research collaboration with CSIRO and other research partners related to its exploration activities.
Queensland University of Technology
Advising QUT on agreements with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and French company VEDECOM for the purchase of a vehicle and software licences, and for the conduct of autonomous vehicle software trial and collaborative research activities.
NDIS accommodation structures
Advised the sponsors on the senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt in respect of the delivery and operation of specialist disability accommodation in the Hunter, NSW region, referred to as the ‘Hunter Residences Program’.
Australia Post
Advised on the legal review for Australia Post’s Consumer Clearance Process (CCP). Working collaboratively with Australia Post, Corrs reviewed a high volume of collateral on a daily basis. This review ensured that Australia Post’s consumer facing materials complied with the Australian Consumer Law and other applicable laws, as well as Australia Post’s own requirements.
REA Group
Advised REA, one of Australia’s most prominent digital media companies, on a range of advertising and marketing matters. We regularly assist REA in reviewing advertising and marketing material, trade promotions, and protecting its brand.
National Gallery of Victoria
Corrs was instrumental in securing the Australian world-renowned musical artist, Troye Sivan, to perform at the NGV’s 2018 Annual Gala. The Gala has become a major annual fixture of the Melbourne fashion and art scene. Corrs was heavily involved in advising on both the legal and commercial elements of the engagement, working closely with the NGV team to successfully close the deal with overseas counterparties in record time.
Laing O’Rourke
Advising on collaboration agreements with University of Southern Queensland and inventors for licence of rail sleeper technology for ownership of rail sleeper technologies and related advisory work on IP ownership and structure.
nbn co, Hisense, Dell, JnJ, Wix.com, News Limited, Facebook
Providing regulatory advice to bring new products to market which involves consideration of relevant consumer laws and codes and IP issues as well as industry-specific legislation such as TGA for healthcare products, Lotteries legislation for trade promotions and Food Laws.
Queensland University of Technology
Advising on agreements with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and French company VEDECOM for the purchase of a vehicle and software licences, and for the conduct of autonomous vehicle software trial and collaborative research activities.
LVMH Group, Christian Louboutin, Parfums Christian Dior
Advising on and obtaining design protection for a large variety of products and maintaining the respective portfolios.