Zayna Abu-Geras assists clients with corporate governance and regulatory matters, corporate and business structuring and commercial contracting arrangements.

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  • Assisting with drafting a shareholders’ agreement for the establishment of a corporate structure offshore in the British Virgin Islands.
  • Drafting an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing rules guide to assist with a prospective initial public offering.
  • Assisting with drafting a share purchase agreement.
  • Amending an incentive share scheme shareholders’ agreement.
  • Reviewing class share constitutions in connection with a share acquisition.
  • Amending an application for shares and a deed poll of accession.
  • Preparing advice on directors’ duties and obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
  • Preparing advice on the application of company director identification regulations introduced by the Australian government.
  • Reviewing documents in relation to directors’ guarantee obligations.
  • Preparing advice in relation to the business structure used to establish an early-stage investment company.
  • Preparing a guide on applying for Deductible Gift Recipient tax status for a not-for-profit/charitable organisation.
  • Reviewing tax implications for foreign companies doing business in Australia.
  • Assisting in preparing a goods and services procurement agreement for a not-for-profit/charitable organisation.
  • Assisting with drafting an agreement in relation to compensation from mining tenements.
  • Assisting with the due diligence of board documentation to facilitate the listing of an oil and gas explorer on the Singapore stock exchange.
  • Reviewing a loan agreement in connection with an application for Foreign Investment Review Board approval of the acquisition of residential property.
  • Assisting with preparing advice on regulations in each state and territory in relation to permitted levels of ownership of multiple pharmacy outlets by the same owner.

Education

  • College of Law, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2022
  • University of Western Australia, Juris Doctor, 2021
  • University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2017

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2022

Languages

  • English
  • Arabic

Co-author, “New Security of Payment Laws”, Law Society of Western Australia Brief, August 2022.

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