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Sandy Donaldson
Consultant
Sandy leads our Corporate & Commercial and Intellectual Property (IP) practices. With over 40 years’ experience and a particular interest in wine, agribusiness, ICT and private health insurance, he is able to advise on commercial and IP issues of all kinds.
These range from corporate fundraisings and due diligence for asset acquisitions to competition and consumer law, privacy issues and advising technology companies and research centres on the commercialisation of new technologies. Sandy’s vast expertise and experience also includes advising clients on a range of taxation issues, including the tax implications of transactions, structuring options and estate and succession planning.
Sandy has accumulated numerous individual accolades, including recognition in Best Lawyers Australia in the areas of Intellectual Property, Corporate Law and Agriculture & Rural Affairs, and acknowledgement as the “patriarch” of SA’s IP market in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession.
Sandy's Expertise
Start-ups & Emerging Enterprises
Education
Science & Technology
Articles
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- King Reigns All: High Court Decides Holding Companies May Be Held Accountable for Subsidiary Company Actions
December 17, 2020 / Spring Report 2020 - COVID-19: Companies Given the Temporary Right to E-Sign Agreements
June 9, 2020 / Corporate & Commercial - COVID-19: Modern Slavery Statement Extension Granted
May 21, 2020 / Corporate & Commercial - COVID-19: IT Security and Working From Home
April 24, 2020 / Intellectual Property - Best Lawyers Recognises Nine of DW Fox Tuckers Finest
April 22, 2020 / Firm News - Read More
- King Reigns All: High Court Decides Holding Companies May Be Held Accountable for Subsidiary Company Actions
Awards
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Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession Listings:
Preeminent Intellectual Property Lawyer – South Australia, 2017Leading Intellectual Property & TMT Lawyer – South Australia, Since 2012 – Preeminent
Leading Agribusiness Lawyer – South Australia, 2016 , 2017, 2019 & 2020
Best Lawyers in Australia Listings:
Adelaide Intellectual Property Law Lawyer of the Year, 2016 & 2019Adelaide Agriculture & Rural Affairs Lawyer of the Year, 2018
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Since 2011
Memberships
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Agribusiness Association of Australia (AAA)
Australia India Business Council (AIBC)
Australian Information Industry Association SA – State Council Member
Australian & New Zealand College of Notaries
Australian Society of Viticulture & Oenology (ASVO)
Copyright Society of Australia
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) – Committee Member
International Bar Association – Committee Member
International Wine Law Association – Committee Member (former Vice President of Australian Chapter)
Law Council of Australia (Business Law) – Intellectual Property Committee Member
Licensing Executives Society Australia & New Zealand (LESANZ) – Former President
Notaries Society of South Australia
SA Leaders – Industry Experts Representative
The Tax Institute – Fellow (former SA State Chairman)
Wine Industry Suppliers Australia – Wine Industry Impact Awards Judging Panel Events
Law Society of South Australia – Commercial Law Committee and representative for the State Taxation Consulting Group
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