People
Four partners, and no one you have not met.
The person who pitches is the person who runs the matter. There is no team behind the curtain and nobody learning the file at your expense.
★★★★★
4.9
from 212 client reviews
Partners & senior associates
The partner who pitches
is the partner who acts.
Fifteen lawyers, four partners, and one of them on every matter from the first call to the last signature.
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Belinda Sheahan
Mergers & acquisitions
Con Mavridis
Shareholder disputes
Yewande Bakare
Restructuring & solvency
Kelvin Teoh
Competition & regulatory
Harleen Sandhu
Private capital
Lachlan Pryce
Commercial contracts
Profiles
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Where each of us trained, who we act for, and an address that reaches us directly rather than a shared inbox. Tap any address to copy it.
Contents
06 files
01 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Belinda Sheahan
Principal Solicitor, Mergers & Acquisitions
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Most deals are lost in the fortnight after heads of terms. That is where I spend my time.
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Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Education
LLB (Hons), BCom — University of Melbourne
Languages
English, Italian
Acts for
Founders, family offices and mid-market acquirers
02 / 06
Admitted 2007
Sydney
Con Mavridis
Partner, Shareholder Disputes
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The best dispute is the one settled before anyone files. The second best is the one we are ready to run to judgment.
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Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Education
LLB, BA — University of Sydney
Languages
English, Greek
Acts for
Minority shareholders, boards and private company founders
03 / 06
Admitted 2009
Melbourne
Yewande Bakare
Partner, Restructuring & Solvency
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Directors call me when the numbers stop working. The earlier the call, the more options there are.
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Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Education
JD — Monash University; BCom — University of Lagos
Languages
English, Yoruba
Acts for
Directors, secured lenders and turnaround investors
04 / 06
Admitted 2011
Sydney
Kelvin Teoh
Partner, Competition & Regulatory
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Regulators respond to preparation. We make sure the first conversation is the right one.
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Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Education
LLB, BEc — Australian National University
Languages
English, Mandarin, Malay
Acts for
Listed companies, industry bodies and acquirers under review
05 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Harleen Sandhu
Special Counsel, Private Capital
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A term sheet is a promise about the next five years. I read it that way.
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Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Education
LLB (Hons), BSc — Monash University
Languages
English, Punjabi
Acts for
Founders, venture funds and angel syndicates
06 / 06
Admitted 2016
Melbourne
Lachlan Pryce
Senior Associate, Commercial Contracts
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A good contract is one nobody needs to read again. That takes more work up front, not less.
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Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Education
LLB, BBus — Queensland University of Technology
Languages
English, Japanese
Acts for
In-house legal teams, suppliers and software businesses
Next step
Ask for the partner by name.
Tell us what has happened and we will put you with the partner who runs that kind of matter, not with whoever is free.
People
Four partners, and no one you have not met.
The person who pitches is the person who runs the matter. There is no team behind the curtain and nobody learning the file at your expense.
★★★★★
4.9
from 212 client reviews
Partners & senior associates
The partner who pitches
is the partner who acts.
Fifteen lawyers, four partners, and one of them on every matter from the first call to the last signature.
Keep scrolling
Belinda Sheahan
Mergers & acquisitions
Con Mavridis
Shareholder disputes
Yewande Bakare
Restructuring & solvency
Kelvin Teoh
Competition & regulatory
Harleen Sandhu
Private capital
Lachlan Pryce
Commercial contracts
Profiles
The file on each of us.
Where each of us trained, who we act for, and an address that reaches us directly rather than a shared inbox. Tap any address to copy it.
Contents
06 files
01 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Belinda Sheahan
Principal Solicitor, Mergers & Acquisitions
“
Most deals are lost in the fortnight after heads of terms. That is where I spend my time.
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b.sheahan@silkhaus.law
Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Education
LLB (Hons), BCom — University of Melbourne
Languages
English, Italian
Acts for
Founders, family offices and mid-market acquirers
02 / 06
Admitted 2007
Sydney
Con Mavridis
Partner, Shareholder Disputes
“
The best dispute is the one settled before anyone files. The second best is the one we are ready to run to judgment.
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c.mavridis@silkhaus.law
Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Education
LLB, BA — University of Sydney
Languages
English, Greek
Acts for
Minority shareholders, boards and private company founders
03 / 06
Admitted 2009
Melbourne
Yewande Bakare
Partner, Restructuring & Solvency
“
Directors call me when the numbers stop working. The earlier the call, the more options there are.
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y.bakare@silkhaus.law
Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Education
JD — Monash University; BCom — University of Lagos
Languages
English, Yoruba
Acts for
Directors, secured lenders and turnaround investors
04 / 06
Admitted 2011
Sydney
Kelvin Teoh
Partner, Competition & Regulatory
“
Regulators respond to preparation. We make sure the first conversation is the right one.
Direct email
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k.teoh@silkhaus.law
Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Education
LLB, BEc — Australian National University
Languages
English, Mandarin, Malay
Acts for
Listed companies, industry bodies and acquirers under review
05 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Harleen Sandhu
Special Counsel, Private Capital
“
A term sheet is a promise about the next five years. I read it that way.
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h.sandhu@silkhaus.law
Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Education
LLB (Hons), BSc — Monash University
Languages
English, Punjabi
Acts for
Founders, venture funds and angel syndicates
06 / 06
Admitted 2016
Melbourne
Lachlan Pryce
Senior Associate, Commercial Contracts
“
A good contract is one nobody needs to read again. That takes more work up front, not less.
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l.pryce@silkhaus.law
Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Education
LLB, BBus — Queensland University of Technology
Languages
English, Japanese
Acts for
In-house legal teams, suppliers and software businesses
Next step
Ask for the partner by name.
Tell us what has happened and we will put you with the partner who runs that kind of matter, not with whoever is free.
People
Four partners, and no one you have not met.
The person who pitches is the person who runs the matter. There is no team behind the curtain and nobody learning the file at your expense.
★★★★★
4.9
from 212 client reviews
Partners & senior associates
The partner who pitches
is the partner who acts.
Fifteen lawyers, four partners, and one of them on every matter from the first call to the last signature.
Keep scrolling
Belinda Sheahan
Mergers & acquisitions
Con Mavridis
Shareholder disputes
Yewande Bakare
Restructuring & solvency
Kelvin Teoh
Competition & regulatory
Harleen Sandhu
Private capital
Lachlan Pryce
Commercial contracts
Profiles
The file on each of us.
Where each of us trained, who we act for, and an address that reaches us directly rather than a shared inbox. Tap any address to copy it.
Contents
06 files
01 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Belinda Sheahan
Principal Solicitor, Mergers & Acquisitions
“
Most deals are lost in the fortnight after heads of terms. That is where I spend my time.
Direct email
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b.sheahan@silkhaus.law
Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Belinda leads the firm’s transactional work: private M&A, founder exits and the sale of family businesses that have never been sold before. She spent eleven years at a national firm before co-founding Silkhaus, and still drafts the first cut of every share sale agreement she runs.
Education
LLB (Hons), BCom — University of Melbourne
Languages
English, Italian
Acts for
Founders, family offices and mid-market acquirers
02 / 06
Admitted 2007
Sydney
Con Mavridis
Partner, Shareholder Disputes
“
The best dispute is the one settled before anyone files. The second best is the one we are ready to run to judgment.
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c.mavridis@silkhaus.law
Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Con acts in shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression claims and the breakdown of joint ventures. He runs matters from the first letter to the final hearing, and is often brought in by boards who need a clear view of litigation risk before they commit to a course.
Education
LLB, BA — University of Sydney
Languages
English, Greek
Acts for
Minority shareholders, boards and private company founders
03 / 06
Admitted 2009
Melbourne
Yewande Bakare
Partner, Restructuring & Solvency
“
Directors call me when the numbers stop working. The earlier the call, the more options there are.
Direct email
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y.bakare@silkhaus.law
Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Yewande advises directors, lenders and investors through distress: safe-harbour planning, voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement and the recapitalisation that often follows. She trained as a chartered accountant before law, and still reads the cash-flow forecast before the constitution.
Education
JD — Monash University; BCom — University of Lagos
Languages
English, Yoruba
Acts for
Directors, secured lenders and turnaround investors
04 / 06
Admitted 2011
Sydney
Kelvin Teoh
Partner, Competition & Regulatory
“
Regulators respond to preparation. We make sure the first conversation is the right one.
Direct email
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k.teoh@silkhaus.law
Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Kelvin advises on merger clearance, cartel risk and dealings with the ACCC and state regulators. He spent four years in government before private practice, which is why clients bring him the conversations they would rather not have unprepared.
Education
LLB, BEc — Australian National University
Languages
English, Mandarin, Malay
Acts for
Listed companies, industry bodies and acquirers under review
05 / 06
Admitted 2004
Melbourne
Harleen Sandhu
Special Counsel, Private Capital
“
A term sheet is a promise about the next five years. I read it that way.
Direct email
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h.sandhu@silkhaus.law
Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Harleen works on venture and private-equity investments, from seed rounds to secondary sales, and on the shareholder agreements that govern them afterwards. She has run more than sixty funding rounds for founders and funds, and leads the firm’s work for early-stage companies.
Education
LLB (Hons), BSc — Monash University
Languages
English, Punjabi
Acts for
Founders, venture funds and angel syndicates
06 / 06
Admitted 2016
Melbourne
Lachlan Pryce
Senior Associate, Commercial Contracts
“
A good contract is one nobody needs to read again. That takes more work up front, not less.
Direct email
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l.pryce@silkhaus.law
Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Lachlan drafts and negotiates the contracts a business actually runs on: supply and distribution agreements, technology licences and long-term services deals. He works alongside in-house teams who need a second pair of hands they can trust without supervision.
Education
LLB, BBus — Queensland University of Technology
Languages
English, Japanese
Acts for
In-house legal teams, suppliers and software businesses
Next step
Ask for the partner by name.
Tell us what has happened and we will put you with the partner who runs that kind of matter, not with whoever is free.