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Testimonials

"Mike Jeffery and the team at Sierra Legal assisted us with all legal aspects of the sale of Maple Plan to NIB – from the initial preliminary discussions, right through to structuring, negotiating, and completing the transaction.  We always felt as though Mike “had our backs” (in the most important deal in our careers so far) and we would have no reservations about recommending Sierra Legal to anyone else planning on selling their business."

— Vincent Lay and Andrian Putra, Founders and Former Owners of Maple Plan

"It was fantastic having Sierra Legal’s support throughout the whole journey that began with a comprehensive legal audit of our business a couple of years ago, and then finished with our recent successful merger with SJ Group.  I was always impressed with the high level of legal expertise and experience offered by the team at Sierra Legal, but with the important overlay of always taking a commercial and practical approach.  I also appreciated Sierra Legal’s reasonable and transparent pricing arrangements, and their willingness to work around the clock to meet deadlines and get the transaction completed."

— Michael Clemenger, Managing Director of Clemenger International Freight

"We recently worked with Sierra Legal in relation to an acquisition opportunity – we were extremely pleased with their approach, where they genuinely partnered with us as part of our team rather than simply acting as advisers. This is the first time we have experienced such a model work so successfully, and we will continue to work closely with Sierra Legal in the future."

— Tom Borman, Director, Beacon Rock Capital

"I worked closely with Craig Sanford when he was a partner at Middletons, where he had the important role of client liaison partner responsible for managing the firm’s relationship with David Jones. Craig was an excellent client liaison partner - he was very accessible to me and my team and went out of his way to ensure that David Jones was receiving quality legal advice in a cost effective manner. In terms of legal services provided by Craig himself, I have always found his work to be of a high standard, timely and commercially focused."

— Caroline Waldron, former General Counsel & Company Secretary, David Jones Limited

"TTG have worked with Craig Sanford for many years initially in his capacity as an M&A lawyer and partner at Middletons where he led all legal matters in our first acquisition in Australia and then later in his capacity as MD of Sierra Legal where he worked with us on varying legal matters. Craig and indeed Sierra Legal have been pivotal in helping TTG as an international business grow and establish ourselves in the Australian market. For a global company like ours we are only as good as our partners and thanks to Sierra Legal we have been able to over achieve our goals and establish ourselves successfully in this new market. They are very professional in their approach and a real pleasure to work with. They are dynamic, friendly and focus on getting the job done without making life too difficult. I would recommend these guys without hesitation."

— Mike Norfield, Chief Executive Officer, Team Telecom Group

"Sierra Legal creatively assist and advise us on complex legal and governance issues. They are prompt, succinct and burn the midnight oil for us."

— Peter Bennetto, former Director, Ebony Iron

"Craig Sanford has advised MYOB on a number of M&A transactions. I have always found Craig’s legal work to be of the highest quality, while at the same time hitting all deadlines and taking a refreshingly commercial, cost-effective approach."

— Ian Boylan, former General Counsel, MYOB

"What I like most about Craig and his team at Sierra Legal is their ability to provide practical and cost-effective legal advice that is of very high quality. Craig consistently shows a high degree of commercial awareness and keen insights into efficiently completing a deal."

— Jacqueline Cameron, former Head of Legal and Compliance,
Retirement Living, Australian Unity Limited

"It was a pleasure working with Sierra Legal. Their attention to detail, availability and extensive corporate experience ensured a smooth transaction from inception through to completion."

— Henry Kinstlinger, Company Secretary, Frontier Capital Limited

"I have worked with Craig Sanford for many years in different businesses and found him to have great knowledge and skill to achieve the desired commercial outcomes. His professionalism and ethics are of the highest standard whilst he remains easy to work with and easily accessible."

— Bruce Hocking, former MPG Contracts Manager, BOC Gases

"Both Craig and Samantha worked in partnership with us throughout the entire agreement development process. They were invested in achieving the result we were seeking and took the time to really understand our broad interactions with our customer and the associated commercial and legal implications."

— Jeff Luskie, Strategic Development Manager, Pact Group Holdings Limited

"Sierra Legal has acted for Pact Group for over 5 years. Mike Jeffery, Craig Sanford and the rest of the Sierra Legal team regularly assist us with complex packaging supply arrangements, submissions for tenders, new business acquisitions and general advice relating to issues that arise in our business. Pact Group consistently receives high-quality, responsive and commercially focused legal services from Sierra Legal."

— Steven Miles, former Senior Legal Counsel, Pact Group Holdings Limited

"Sam from Sierra Legal was a delight to work with and feedback from the business has been very positive. She worked autonomously, however, kept us in the loop at all times."

— Maki Takken, General Manager Legal, Medibank Private Limited

"What we like about Sierra Legal is that they stick to their cost quotes, and at the same time hit all their deadlines and deliver high-quality work."

— Brad and Geoff Harris, Harris Capital
(Geoff Harris is also one of the Flight Centre founders)

"Hisense has relied on the depth of Sierra Legal’s experience over a number of years to assist Hisense in growing its business in Australia to a leading brand in both televisions and refrigerators."

— Kevin Ke, former Managing Director, Hisense Australia

We'd love you to be our next satisfied client.

At Sierra Legal, you'll only deal with experienced commercial lawyers. Every one of our team members has worked as a lawyer for at least 13 years. Many have honed their skills and developed their knowledge of the law working nationally or internationally.

Our team has worked with an extremely impressive list of businesses (We're pretty sure you'll recognise some of them).

But we don't only deal with big brands. We work with companies large and small to meet their commercial and corporate legal needs.

Sound like the kind of lawyers you want to work with? Get in touch today.

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Previous Projects from the Sierra legal team

Below is a collection of projects our team members have worked on (including at previous firms), partnerships we’re incredibly proud of, and on-going relationships that we hold dear to us here at Sierra Legal.

commercial, resources
commercial
m&a, commercial
commercial
commercial
commercial
commercial
commercial, other services
commercial, m&a, health
commercial, retail, other services
m&a, commercial, health
commercial, m&a, industrials
corporate, financial services, health, m&a
m&a, industrials, corporate
Property, M&A, Retail
IT Tech & Telco, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Retail, Food & Agriculture, Public Transaction, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, M&A, Public Transaction
M&A, IT Tech & Telco
M&A, Resources, Private Equity
IT Tech & Telco, M&A, Private Equity, Retail
Food & Agriculture, M&A, Retail
Financial Services, M&A, Private Equity
Retail, M&A, Corporate
Other Services, Private Equity, M&A
Health, Retail, Corporate, Commercial
IT Tech & Telco, Other Services, M&A
Industrials, Other Services, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Health, Other Services, Corporate, Commercial
IT Tech & Telco, M&A
Industrials, Corporate, Commercial
Resources, Other Services, Commercial
Food & Agriculture, Commercial
Retail, Commercial
IT Tech & Telco, Retail, Health, Commercial
Industrials, Public Transaction, M&A
Property, Financial Services, Capital Raising, M&A, Private Equity
Industrials, M&A
Resources, M&A, Public Transaction
Other Services, M&A
Property, M&A
M&A, Industrials
M&A, Financial Services, IT Tech & Telco
Resources, Commercial
Food & Agriculture, IT Tech & Telco, Private Equity
Resources, M&A, Public Transaction
Retail, Health, Commercial
Retail, Industrials, M&A
Retail, IT Tech & Telco, Commercial
Property, Public Transaction, Capital Raising
IT Tech & Telco, Commercial
Public Transaction, Capital Raising, Industrials
Health, Commercial
Commercial, Regulatory, Other Services
Health, Commercial
Industrials, M&A
Health, IT Tech & Telco, Capital Raising, Corporate, Public Transaction
Industrials, M&A
Resources, M&A, Public Transaction
Other Services, Commercial
Other Services, Private Equity, M&A
Resources, Capital Raising, M&A
Food & Agriculture, Commercial
Industrials, M&A
Other Services, M&A, Commercial
Resources, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Public Transaction, Capital Raising
Resources, Capital Raising
M&A, Other Services
IT Tech & Telco, M&A, Public Transaction
Food & Agriculture, M&A
Other Services, M&A
Industrials, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Retail, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction, M&A
Retail, Commercial
Resources, Capital Raising
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Retail, Commercial
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
IT Tech & Telco, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Financial Services, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Property, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Property, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Capital Raising, Public Transaction, Financial Services
Property, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Retail, Property, M&A
Retail, Public Transaction
Retail, Commercial
Retail, Corporate
Resources, Corporate, Joint Venture
Financial Services, IT Tech & Telco, M&A, Private Equity
Financial Services, M&A
Financial Services, Public Transaction
IT Tech & Telco, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Commercial
Public Transaction, IT Tech & Telco
IT Tech & Telco, Industrials, M&A
Food & Agriculture, M&A
Industrials, Capital Raising, Public Transaction, M&A
Health, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Public Transaction, Capital Raising, M&A
Industrials, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Industrials, Financial Services, M&A, Private Equity
Industrials, M&A
M&A, Industrials
Industrials, M&A, Private Equity
Industrials, M&A
Industrials, M&A
Industrials, M&A, Private Equity
Industrials, M&A
Resources, Commercial
Resources, M&A
Resources, M&A
Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Resources, M&A
Resources, Commercial
Resources, Property, M&A, Commercial
Resources, Capital Raising, Public Transaction
Resources
Property, Retail, Commercial
Resources, Commercial, Joint Venture
Industrials, M&A, Private Equity
Property, M&A
Financial Services, M&A
Property, Financial Services, M&A
M&A, Property
Property, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, M&A
Other Services, M&A
IT Tech & Telco, Retail, Commercial
Public Transaction, IT Tech & Telco
Property, Corporate, Commercial
Other Services, IT Tech & Telco, Commercial
Resources, M&A
Industrials, Financial Services, M&A, Private Equity
Other Services, M&A
Financial Services, Other Services, Property, Corporate, Regulatory, M&A
Resources, M&A

We'd love to add your name to our list of honoured clients.

Achievements and Awards.

Australian Lawyer

Innovative Firm Of The Year
2020 Winner

Australian Champion Awards

Small Business
2020 Finalist

Australian Law Awards

Boutique Firm of the Year
2019 Finalist

Australian Law Awards

Boutique Firm of the Year
2018 Finalist