© Marino Law 2024. All rights reserved.AWARD WINNING BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAWYERS
WE LET OUR CLIENTS DO THE TALKING
Marino Law's experienced business sales and purchase lawyers on the Gold Coast can provide assistance for a range of commercial and business legal matters.
Delivering tailored, premium legal services by a team of highly qualified and experienced legal professionals - Marino Law is driven not only in the pursuit of excellence but in understanding and achieving their client’s objectives and needs, every step of the way.
1.25 Hours
Someone retains the services of Marino Law every 1.25 hours
150+ Years
Over 150 years of combined experience
15+ Years
Achieving successful outcomes for clients for over 15 years
14,000+ Clients
Over 14,000 valued clients
Marino Law supports you through every step:
Contract Review
Business Assets Sale
Company acquisition – Share Sale
Negotiating Contract Terms including restraints and earnouts
Employee considerations
Premises Lease – new grant or assignment
Due Diligence
Security
Assignment of material contracts
Assignment of Trademarks
Licenses and Approvals for Businesses
Shareholder / Partnership Agreements
Intellectual Property
Business Structuring Advice
Legal Health Checks for Businesses
Franchising obligations
Ben Marino
Partner
Ben Marino & Andrew Taylor lead our highly qualified Business & Commercial law team
Business & Commercial LAW EXPERTS
Ben is a highly regarded Gold Coast lawyer known for his meticulous attention to detail and adept risk management skills in property and commercial law. With over 20 years of experience, including a tenure as a property law specialist for GE Money in London, Ben has garnered recognition for his focused approach that consistently delivers effective results for a diverse clientele spanning various industries such as franchising, construction, and real estate.
Leading a high-performing team, Ben emphasises surpassing client expectations by providing practical legal advice and solutions tailored to their needs. His expertise lies in guiding clients through legal complexities and compliance issues while assisting them in strategic planning to achieve optimal outcomes in commercial and property matters.
Bachelor of Laws
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
Qualifications:
Written client testimonials + Client logos
Our commitment to you
Marino Law aims to provide legal expertise and knowledge of the highest level whilst retaining the approachable, client-focused mindset and personal service that a leading regional firm can offer.
Andrew Taylor from Marino Law provided professional and outstanding results with a fast turn around time. The team had excellent communication from the get go and continued to provide exceptional service throughout the process. Andrew is a standout professional who was extremely knowledgeable and efficient at both conveying and communicating the legalities involved with my matter and that left me confident that I was in the best hands possible. I would have no hesitation recommending Marino Law and Andrew Taylor as their depth of experience and knowledge produced fantastic results.
Nick Bullock
WE LET OUR CLIENTS DO THE TALKING
Recently, we were in touch with Marino Law after being highly recommended by New Wave Accounting. Boy oh boy, are we glad they were sent our way. They were professional, proactive + came up with the outcome we wanted as soon as humanly possible. We hope we don’t have any other legal situations that arise in the future but if they do, we 110% know we will be in contact with your firm. Thank you so much.
Grounded Fitouts
We have used Marino Law on a couple of occasions and I thought that I had to share that our experience with the firm has been outstanding. Andrew had been looking after our new commercial lease. Highly recommend this company.
Kirsten Kruck
Why choose Marino Law
Experienced
Multi-award-winning, highly-qualified and experienced team of legal professionals.
Specialised
Recognised as leaders in our specialised areas of practice of business and personal law.
Practical
Practical solutions, strategic legal advice and a track record of success.
Personal & Business
Marino Law can handle all of your personal and business law requirements.
Affordable
Access premium legal services at Marino Law’s cost-effective rates.
Central
Easily accessed with easy parking, find Marino Law on the highway at Mermaid Beach.
Our location:
Our office is centrally located in Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast and free parking is available nearby.
Office: Suite 6, Level 1, 2481 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach, QLD 4218
OBLIGATION FREE
Take your first step to expert legal advice today. Let our team listen and provide you with the best outcomes.
EXCELLENCE
We will not waver in our pursuit of excellence and delivery of quality by working with you to ensure your expectations are exceeded and premium results are achieved.
CLIENT FOCUS
Our compassionate team will take the time to understand your personal objectives and legal issues so that we can tailor a strategy to help achieve your desired outcome. We work together with you to build long-lasting client relationships and to be your legal partner at every step required in your business and personal journey.
INTEGRITY
We will act with integrity, compassion and honesty and with a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong and moral ethical principles and values.
TEAMWORK
Together we can achieve your goals. We will deploy the combined experience across our entire team to ensure you receive the best advice and service for all your personal and business legal needs.
INNOVATION
We will continue to remain agile and innovative to ensure we adjust and adapt to the ever-changing legal environment and technologies for you as the ultimate beneficiary.
WITH YOU ALL THE WAY
We will pursue your rights and interests with vigour. We will assist you with all your personal legal needs and ensure we are in your corner, with you all the way.
Dedicated Business Sales and Acquisition Law Experts
BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAW EXPERTS
OBLIGATION FREE
OBLIGATION FREE
OBLIGATION FREE
Our specialist expertise in Sales & Acquisitions
Our business and commercial lawyers are trusted advisors for businesses buyers; from small retail businesses in Queensland to multinational and international businesses. Gain comprehensive professional advice to cost effectively streamline the processes for you and be supported every step of the way through to completion.
Our experienced Gold Coast and Queensland lawyers will work with you to ensure that the acquisition of the business is structured correctly (including as to whether it is beneficial to buying the business assets or (if applicable) the shareholding in any corporate entity that owns the business) and ensuring the terms of purchase and sale are agreed and that each party’s rights and obligations are clearly set out in a written contract.
Let us advise you on matters relevant to your business and your purchase including:
- drafting, negotiating and or reviewing the contract for sale prior to the parties transacting
- what you are buying, be it shares in the corporate business or the business assets and how best to structure the purchase
- business structure to ensure you acquire the business in the preferred entity to maximise tax outcomes and asset protection
- what business assets are being sold including intellectual property and intangible assets
- transfer duty implications and the calculation, payment and remittance of transfer duty (if it applies) to the Office of State Revenue
- due diligence by advising on material contracts to the business; undertaking searches on the business owners and assets to ensure clear title will pass on settlement
- assignment of material contracts including any premises lease, supplier or other contract relevant to the business; and
- lease: advising on lease terms and any potential pitfalls
We will guide you through all the steps to achieve settlement of your purchase in the endeavour of making the process stress free.
Be fully prepared for the sale process. You'll gain the support of our experts on the legal aspects of selling a business on the Gold Coast or Queensland wide. Our business and commercial lawyers can help you with the complex preparation for selling your business or business assets. This includes drafting and negotiating the sale contract and advising you on all steps in the transaction through to completion.
Let us advise you on matters relevant to the business and your sale including:
- what you are selling, be it shares in the corporate business or the business assets and how best to structure the sale
- what business assets are being sold including assignment of any material contracts (such as supplier or distribution agreements), premises leases etc; intellectual property and intangible assets
- how the sale is negotiated, whether the business is sold on a walk-in walkout-basis (inclusive of stock) or sold with stock in trade or work in progress to be determined after a stocktake (including the contractual procedures for same)
- preparing your business for sale including getting all relevant agreements in place including employment agreements and lease arrangements, protecting intellectual property and dealing with any financiers
- dealing with financiers and security interests over the business assets; and
- restraint provisions and post sale obligations
When buying or setting up a business with partners or investors, it is essential that the terms of the arrangement and the parties rights and obligations (including as to how decisions are made) are documented in written form. The form of such agreements will depend on the legal entity(ies) that are involved and typically are in the form of Shareholders Agreement or Partnership Agreement. Such agreements provide a legal framework to ensure the parties behaviours and decisions are suitably regulated.
Do not assume these agreements are standard documents and they are invariably tailored and can be set up to be highly favourable towards major interest holders or business owners. The importance of obtaining proper legal advice prior to execution cannot be overstated.
You can gain peace of mind from our experienced legal team. Contact us today to make an appointment with one of our expert Gold Coast Lawyers.
Buying A Business
Selling A Business
Shareholder/Partnership Agreements
Commercial and Business Agreements
When buying or selling a business, it's paramount that you have a comprehensive understanding of the business in all respects and its operations before you become contractually bound to proceed with the transaction. Furthermore, that the transaction is structured correctly and that the parties understand precisely what they are buying/selling and the risks that may be inherited with the transaction.
Protect your rights. Too often, our lawyers are asked to deal with a situation where a buyer or seller has signed what they are led to believe is a ‘standard’ contract, which does not adequately protect the rights of that party.
Our experienced Gold Coast and Queensland lawyers can guide you in drafting, negotiating and or reviewing the contract prior to the parties transacting.
Whether you are buying or selling the business, our dedicated team of business lawyers can assist with due diligence investigations, assignment of material contracts, licences or approvals and otherwise ensuring the assets are conveyed free of any encumbrances. We can advise on legal considerations with the continuation of the business including employees, regulatory matters and providing a legal heath check assessment. Similarly, we can assist vendors with restraints, earnouts and succession matters.
OBLIGATION FREE
Enhance opportunities with Business Sales and Purchases support
Secure success with your Share Sales and Purchases
Gain peace of mind with solid Shareholder/Partnership Agreements
Mitigate risk with watertight Commercial and Business Agreements
Get expert preparation of legal documents for Buying or Selling a Business
OBLIGATION FREE
REAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROVEN RESULTS.
Book a FREE appointment with our experienced team of Gold Coast Business Sales and Acquisition lawyers.
Gold Coast's Leading Business Sales & Acquisition Lawyers
REAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROVEN RESULTS.
Our Process
Get started
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Understand the nature of your matter and your commercial and/or personal objectives
Identify source documents or agreements required for consideration and/or advice
Map out a preliminary strategy to achieve your objectives
Broadly define anticipated scope of works and provide an estimate of cost and outlays
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AWARD WINNING FAMILY LAWYERS
ACCREDITED FAMILY LAWYERS
WHEN TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE
Andrew is a technically astute property and commercial lawyer with a strong commercial mindset. He is highly sought after by clients for delivering on client objectives with timely and practical advice in property, business and commercial law. With over a decade of experience, he has represented a diverse range of clientele in various transactional and commercial matters throughout Queensland including commercial landholders, developers, retail shopping centres and body corporates. As a Queensland Law Society-accredited Mediator, Andrew also offers independent mediation services, combining his legal prowess and mediation skills to provide effective solutions and making him an invaluable asset to his clients.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Nationally Accredited Mediator (non-practicing)
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
OBLIGATION FREE
AWARD WINNING BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAWYERS
BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAW EXPERTS
Andrew Taylor
Partner
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
Proudly a long standing commercial client of Marino Law for over 15 years. Owning and acquiring over 25 Petrol Stations, Medical Centres, Wineries and other Commercial and Residential projects Australia wide has required timely and technical legal advice on a vast range of commercial and property matters. The team have demonstrated a high level of expertise in often complex industry specific issues and contractual arrangements. They are highly dependable, good negotiators and understand my commercial objectives which is why I have aligned with this firm for all my commercial and personal legal needs.
NMS GROUP
OBLIGATION FREE
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
WE LET OUR CLIENTS DO THE TALKING
I have had the pleasure of working with Rob Marino and the team at Marino Law for many years on a variety of matters concerning the building and construction industry. Experienced, hard hitting and strategic in their approach, yet approachable and measured at the same time. I highly recommend the team at Marino Law.
Scott Fairley - Director
TRUSTED BY:
The Marino Law team have been our trusted lawyers for well over 10 years. Being one of Australia’s most diversified engineering companies, we need a legal team that has the depth and expertise to manage all our legal needs and we can honestly say that Marino Law have delivered time and time again. Marino Law have been instrumental in assisting with negotiating joint ventures with large Australian mining companies, plant hire and services arrangements and provide considered and commercial advice and strategies to guide us through our legal dealings and any disputes to achieve the desired outcomes.
Luke Turner - Director
As project agents for many of the large property developments on the Gold Coast, it is great to work with a team who not only has the technical knowledge of property law in Queensland and are well versed in dealing with high volume and complex transactions but are personable, approachable and communicate well with all stakeholders in a property transaction.
Jayde Pezet
We are a large steel fabrication and manufacturing business servicing clientele throughout Queensland. We have called upon the team at Marino Law for all our legal needs for well over a decade. The firm’s depth across many areas of law provides our business with the coverage and confidence required to tackle any legal matter – be it drafting and settling a commercial agreement; acquisition or disposal of assets or advising on disputes, they have practitioners who are available to assist us all the way. We have dealt with many of the practitioners at the firm over the years and receive the same consistent high-quality advice. We highly recommend the team as being professional, commercial and effective and we appreciate the availability of their staff and partners, which makes it clear they care about the outcome of our matters.
Nerida O'Bryan - Director
We have repeatedly called upon Marino Law to advise on legal aspects of our laundromat businesses including multiple site acquisitions. The firm is always fantastic with its legal due diligence on the business and the premises lease and progressing matters in a timely way. Marino Law made us feel at ease with every transaction by communicating with us every step of the way and we would most certainly endorse Marino Law for all business and transactional matters!
Nathan Curran
TRUSTED BY:
As project agents for many of the large property developments on the Gold Coast, it is great to work with a team who not only has the technical knowledge of property law in Queensland and are well versed in dealing with high volume and complex transactions but are personable, approachable and communicate well with all stakeholders in a property transaction
Jayde Pezet
WE LET OUR CLIENTS DO THE TALKING
The Marino Law team have been our trusted lawyers for well over 10 years. Being one of Australia’s most diversified engineering companies, we need a legal team that has the depth and expertise to manage all our legal needs and we can honestly say that Marino Law have delivered time and time again. Marino Law have been instrumental in assisting with negotiating joint ventures with large Australian mining companies, plant hire and services arrangements and provide considered and commercial advice and strategies to guide us through our legal dealings and any disputes to achieve the desired outcomes.
Luke Turner - Director
We are a large steel fabrication and manufacturing business servicing clientele throughout Queensland. We have called upon the team at Marino Law for all our legal needs for well over a decade. The firm’s depth across many areas of law provides our business with the coverage and confidence required to tackle any legal matter – be it drafting and settling a commercial agreement; acquisition or disposal of assets or advising on disputes, they have practitioners who are available to assist us all the way. We have dealt with many of the practitioners at the firm over the years and receive the same consistent high-quality advice. We highly recommend the team as being professional, commercial and effective and we appreciate the availability of their staff and partners, which makes it clear they care about the outcome of our matters.
Nerida O'Bryan - Director
I have had the pleasure of working with Rob Marino and the team at Marino Law for many years on a variety of matters concerning the building and construction industry. Experienced, hard hitting and strategic in their approach, yet approachable and measured at the same time. I highly recommend the team at Marino Law.
Scott Fairley - Director
WE LET OUR CLIENTS DO THE TALKING
Proudly a long standing commercial client of Marino Law for over 15 years. Owning and acquiring over 25 Petrol Stations, Medical Centres, Wineries and other Commercial and Residential projects Australia wide has required timely and technical legal advice on a vast range of commercial and property matters. The team have demonstrated a high level of expertise in often complex industry specific issues and contractual arrangements. They are highly dependable, good negotiators and understand my commercial objectives which is why I have aligned with this firm for all my commercial and personal legal needs.
NMS Group
We have repeatedly called upon Marino Law to advise on legal aspects of our laundromat businesses including multiple site acquisitions. The firm is always fantastic with its legal due diligence on the business and the premises lease and progressing matters in a timely way. Marino Law made us feel at ease with every transaction by communicating with us every step of the way and we would most certainly endorse Marino Law for all business and transactional matters!
Nathan Curran
Our commitment to you
Marino Law aims to provide legal expertise and knowledge of the highest level whilst retaining the approachable, client-focused mindset and personal service that a leading regional firm can offer.
EXCELLENCE
We will not waver in our pursuit of excellence and delivery of quality by working with you to ensure your expectations are exceeded and premium results are achieved.
CLIENT FOCUS
Our compassionate team will take the time to understand your personal objectives and legal issues so that we can tailor a strategy to help achieve your desired outcome. We work together with you to build long-lasting client relationships and to be your legal partner at every step required in your business and personal journey.
INTEGRITY
We will act with integrity, compassion and honesty and with a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong and moral ethical principles and values.
TEAMWORK
Together we can achieve your goals. We will deploy the combined experience across our entire team to ensure you receive the best advice and service for all your personal and business legal needs.
INNOVATION
We will continue to remain agile and innovative to ensure we adjust and adapt to the ever-changing legal environment and technologies for you as the ultimate beneficiary.
WITH YOU ALL THE WAY
We will pursue your rights and interests with vigour. We will assist you with all your personal legal needs and ensure we are in your corner, with you all the way.
OBLIGATION FREE
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
1.25 Hours
Someone retains the services of Marino Law every 1.25 hours
150+ Years
Over 150 years of combined experience
15+ Years
Achieving successful outcomes for clients for over 15 years
14,000+ Clients
Over 14,000 valued clients
REAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROVEN RESULTS.
OBLIGATION FREE
OBLIGATION FREE
OBLIGATION FREE
OBLIGATION FREE
REAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROVEN RESULTS.
Book a FREE appointment with our experienced team of Gold Coast Business Sales and Acquisition lawyers.
Gold Coast's Leading Business Sales & Acquisition Lawyers
Enhance opportunities with Business Sales and Purchases support
Secure success with your Share Sales and Purchases
Gain peace of mind with solid Shareholder/Partnership Agreements
Mitigate risk with watertight Commercial and Business Agreements
Get expert preparation of legal documents for Buying or Selling a Business
OBLIGATION FREE
REAL RELATIONSHIPS. PROVEN RESULTS.
Book a FREE appointment with our experienced team of Gold Coast Business Sales and Acquisition lawyers.
Marino Law supports you through every step:
Business Sales & Purchases
Business Assets Sales & Purchases
Transfer Duty Services
Intellectual Property Services
Negotiating Contract Terms
Business Leasing Requirements
Share Sales & Purchases
Shareholder/Partnership Agreements
Commercial & Business Agreements
Preparation Of Legal Documents For Buying Or Selling A Business
OBLIGATION FREE
Get in touch to find out how we can help you
Enhance opportunities with Business Sales and Purchases support
Secure success with your Share Sales and Purchases
Gain peace of mind with solid Shareholder/Partnership Agreements
Mitigate risk with watertight Commercial and Business Agreements
Get expert preparation of legal documents for Buying or Selling a Business
