Corporate & Commercial - Overview

Les Lewis

Director

Les has specialised in corporate and commercial law for 30 years. He has led innumerable transactions for both private and public companies and is experienced in all aspects of transactional work, including dealing with regulatory bodies such as ASIC and FIRB.

Les has extensive corporate advisory experience and has assisted many directors, shareholders and investors through difficult and stressful crises.

In addition to his corporate work, Les specialises in asset protection and succession planning, both for corporate and individuals with complicated and complex structures.

Les was a partner of Fluxman Rabinowitz (a leading commercial practice in Johannesburg) and joined Freehills when he immigrated to Australia in 1987. Les, together with Mark Morgan, established Morgan Lewis in 1996.

Delene Blumberg

Director

Delene specialises in private sector mergers, acquisitions and other transactional work and is one of Australia's leading franchising solicitors.

Delene has extensive experience in both corporate and commercial law, having practised in these fields for more than 18 years, and having been a partner in a top tier South African firm before joining Morgan Lewis in 2001.

Julian Block

Special Counsel

Julian is one of Australia's most experienced, skilful and best recognised tax and structuring lawyers.

Julian immigrated to Australia in 1978, joining Freehills in 1978. He became a banking and finance partner in 1980, where he remained until joining Morgan Lewis in 2001.

Julian has been a Senior Member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal since 1995 and a Deputy President of the Tribunal since 2000.

Yukio Hayashi

Special Counsel

Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, Yukio has a bachelor of laws from the University of New South Wales. In 1979, Yukio became the first Japanese lawyer to be admitted to practice in Australia.

Yukio worked in the commercial groups at Baker & McKenzie and then Freehills, where he became a partner in 1984. While at Freehills Yukio specialised in providing corporate and commercial advice to Japanese companies. In 1996, he established his own firm, Yukio Hayashi & Associates. In 2010, Yukio joined Morgan Lewis as Special Counsel.

Adelyn Koh

Solicitor

Adelyn specialises in commercial law, and is admitted as a solicitor in Malaysia and New South Wales.

Adelyn has experience in general corporate and commercial matters and transactional work in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Adelyn worked in house for a conglomerate in Kuala Lumpur with interests in energy and health care, and for Minter Ellison's Private Equity Group in Sydney.