Donaldson Walsh  (DW) is one of South Australia’s leading commercial law firms providing legal services and advice to clients of all sizes – from large private and public companies and agencies, right through to individuals.

Our International Business team has extensive experience in virtually all major global business regions, including China and South-East Asia, Europe, the USA and Australasia.

The team is ideally placed to connect and guide clients through in-market opportunities, in either direction.

• Importing or exporting
• Seeking partners or contacts for trade or investment
• Arranging manufacture of products
• Establishing entities and joint ventures
• Sourcing suppliers and consultants
• Securing international trademarks and IP
• Franchise documentation and compliance
• Contracts for all relationships

We specialise in the areas of:

• Corporate & Commercial law - international trade, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and partnerships, including capital raising, corporate governance, commercial contracts, structuring, due diligence, shareholder and investor agreements and notarial services.
• Global agribusiness & wine law - consolidations, buyouts, transfers, structuring, leases, supply and purchase, distribution, agency, bottling and packaging equipment and branding.
• Franchising - international systems, expansion, remodelling, mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, product distribution and warehousing, disclosure, language translations, code compliance and crisis management.
• Intellectual Property & Technology - protection, development and commercialisation of products and brands.
• Manufacturing - contracts and agreements related to the use and protection of IP, leasing, equipment acquisition, set-upstructures and taxation.
• Property law - property and business acquisition and disposal, mixed use property developments, construction, leasing, contract negotiation and preparation, dispute resolution, due diligence and planning requirements.