The Month in Review: July
Law isn’t always suits and briefcases. Quite often, it’s a room full of passionate people who are impact-driven. We love celebrating our internal accomplishments and getting behind other businesses as they celebrate their own.
Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
It is with great pleasure we congratulate Co-Managing Director, Anthony Curtin, who was nominated for Innovator of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. Anthony’s achievements are being recognised in a competitive legal market, using innovation to stand out from the crowd.
The Australian Law Awards are the awards program that continues to recognise those who work tirelessly to make the legal industry thrive and succeed.
If this looks familiar to you, that is because Anthony was also named a finalist in the Partner of the Year Awards last month. This is another incredible accomplishment and the entire Merton team is thrilled to see Anthony’s efforts celebrated.
Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce Property Forum
This month our Senior Conveyancer Georgina Langford-Jones attended the AICC Property Forum 2022 – ‘Dealing with volatility in the Property Sector’, featuring a distinguished panel of speakers:
Nicky Drobis (Director of Fender Katsalidis)
Sam Tarascio Senior (Founding Director of Salta Properties)
Alison Mirams (Founding CEO of Roberts Co.)
Brian Haratsis (Executive Chairman of Macroplan).
The Victorian property Sector is currently facing some of the toughest conditions seen in the last 20 years. At Merton Lawyers, we believe in following the lead of the best in the industry to navigate this environment and best protect our client’s interests.
As with all challenges - adaptation and innovation are the key to success. The current state of adversity will be corrected, by the likes of Building Contract terms, and more flexible building contracts as it allows parties to share risk.
While the panel were in agreement that current pain will be felt for a little while longer, there was optimism for the Sector in 2023, with one of the biggest takeaways being instability creates opportunity.
Pause Awards ‘22
Pause Awards is back for 2022 and Merton Lawyers are proud to be an official supporter with an aligned mission. We are ready for a bigger and better Pause Awards than ever before.
What is Pause Awards? Pause Awards is the home for champions. Recognising business excellence, performance and effectiveness and measuring the progress of the Australian innovation ecosystem.
The Ecosystems Business Awards new positioning is very appropriate with 14 new categories to bring the community together. Women in Business, VC, Angels, Accelerators, Co-working and Design Lead products are just a few to mention. It’s all neatly sorted into five Category Tracks: Growth, Excellence, Operators, Good and Culture.
Navigating Negotiations During Funding Rounds
Earlier this month, Anthony Curtin joined Legally Yours and Silicon Beach Australia to discuss the capital raise market. This popular presentation takes a deep dive into navigating the funding process in a changing technology market. Helping founders and startups take away some uncertainty and replace that with confidence.
Birchal Milestone Celebration
Members of the Merton Lawyers team were thrilled to join Birchal and their community to celebrate their impact on Australian companies and their investors. The Birchal Milestone Celebration honoured the astounding $100m raised so far and the 160k platform members who have supported businesses they believe are shaping the future.
Business as a Force for Good
Ripple Surf Coast welcomed guests to another successful instalment of their B Corp Brekky series! Each breakfast includes guest speakers at different stages of their B Corp journey, to share insights, challenges, and solutions. The July edition featured Stephen Domancie from Kathmandu, Lauren Diggle from B Corporation Australia and New Zealand and Jeff from Bells Beach Brewing.
Welcome to the Merton Team
Our team grew by two this month. We welcomed Lisa Barbaro as our new Practice Manager and Elin Simpson, our new Financial Accountant. We are thrilled to have their services and look forward to having them both as integral parts of the Merton Lawyers team.
Upcoming*
Navigating Funding Conversations for Founders
Together with Legally Yours Pty Ltd and Hub Australia, Anthony Curtin will be hosting a virtual information evening to discuss the current investment market.
Anthony and Karen Finch will be taking a deep dive into the capital raise market and highlighting key requirements and instruments in a time when the current market casts shadows of uncertainty. An essential session for every startup or business looking to raise capital.
When: 9th August 2022
Time: 1:00pm AEST
Online - Free
Ready to Pitch?
Ripple Surf Coast is bringing together local organisations, businesses and investors in Torquay to discover and celebrate organisations using their venture as a force for good and creating a positive impact in the Surf Coast, Geelong and Bellarine regions with our Surf Coast Impact Pitch Party.
Selected organisations pitch in front of a live audience and a notable selection panel including Simon Wright from Intervalley Ventures, Mariam Issa, Chad Stephens from Kenobe and Gretchen Gibson from the Surf Coast Shire with more to be announced.
Chosen applicants will have the opportunity to go through pitching training and potential investment packages from our partner organisations to help propel their venture forward.
