KHQ Lawyers — Australia

Melbourne24 lawyers

About

KHQ Lawyers is a leading boutique top-tier commercial law firm based in Melbourne. Our practices operate nationally, and include: - Commercial Property and Development - Competition Law and Regulatory Compliance - Construction and Infrastructure - Corporate and Commercial - Data Privacy, Cyber and Digital - Family and Relationship Law - Food and Beverage - Insolvency and Restructuring - Intellectual Property - Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Private Wealth - Superannuation and Financial Services - Tax and Structuring - Technology - Wills and Estates - Workplace Relations and Safety Our clients include multinational, ASX-listed and statutory corporates in a wide range of industries including resources, construction, maintenance, operations, manufacturing, banking and finance, professional services, education, health, pharmaceutical, transport, logistics, primary industry, food and retail. - The KHQ Way “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a repeated action” - Aristotle. We call the set of values we live by ‘The KHQ Way’. It is the path that we choose to follow for our fundamental principles, behaviours, relationships, and accountability – to our clients and to each other. With authentic values comes the understanding that they can never be fully mastered; they exist to guide continuous learning and improvement through practice. Understanding that the path is always evolving invites growth and new opportunities, while honouring our values each day transforms them into a way of being. We dare to be different: We are each of us unique. We have fun, learn from the past, are open to change, embrace technology, and try new things. We don’t blindly follow and nor are we slaves to precedent. And we never assume there is just one single path or solution. We live the relationship: We build understanding, walk the path, ask questions, listen, invest the time and honour integrity. We deliver results: We develop a plan, communicate, deliver on commitments, create clarity, exceed expectations, take ownership, use initiative. We don’t cut corners under pressure, settle for “near enough” or over-service. This is The KHQ Way. ### Languages - English - German - Italian - Mandarin - Cantonese ### Memberships - Lawyers Associated Worldwide - First Law International ### Staffing Figures - 5 Directors - 9 Principals - 11 Principal Solicitors - 3 Consultants - 10 Special Counsel - 15 Senior Associates - 7 Associates - 3 Law Graduates - 6 Paralegals

Office locations

Melbourne

KHQ Lawyers Level 4 600 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 Melbourne Australia

+61396639877 enquiries@khq.com.au

Practice areas

Commercial Property and DevelopmentCompetition Law and Regulatory ComplianceConstruction and InfrastructureCorporate and CommercialData Privacy, Cyber and DigitalFamily and Relationship LawInsolvency and RestructuringIntellectual PropertyLitigation and Dispute ResolutionPrivate WealthSuperannuation and Financial ServicesTax and Structuring

Lawyers in this office

Adam Lambert

Principal Solicitor · Employment & Labor

Andrew Walker

Director and head of KHQ Lawyers' Corporate & Commercial team. · Corporate / M&A

Ashleigh Le

Principal Solicitor - Corporate & Commercial · Corporate / M&A

Charles Fisher

Principal Solicitor - Food & Beverage · Food & Beverage

Chris Gianatti

Director and head of KHQ Lawyers' Workplace Relations & Safety team. · Employment & Labour

Claire Brown

Principal - Employment & Industrial Relations · Employment

David Hastie

Principal Solicitor - Construction & Infrastructure · Construction & Infrastructure

Elizabeth Ho

Principal Solicitor and head of our Commercial Property & Development team. · Real Estate

Greg Oliver

Principal Solicitor - Family & Relationship Law · Family Law

Harry Giannakidis

Principal - Tax & Structuring · Tax

Ines Kallweit

Principal - Wills & Estates · Wills & Estates

Jack Stuk

Principal - Tax & Structuring and Private Wealth · Tax & Structuring

Jodylee Bartal

Principal Solicitor - Family & Relationship Law · Family Law

John Kehoe

John’s more than 25 years’ experience as a front-end construction and major project practitioner has seen him take on leading roles on several solar farm and other renewable development projects. John’s experience spans key infrastructure projects, building developments, and renewable energy ventures, as well as front-end construction matters in the commercial, industrial, retail and residential fields. His clients vary from government bodies to project owners and contractors and he is valued for his ‘no nonsense’ guidance. Over the course of his career, John has held senior roles in leading national and international law firms. Examples of his work include: Advising Energy Solutions on numerous utility scale solar farm and BESS projects throughout Australia, including negotiating EPC Contracts, O&M Contracts, parent company guarantees, financier tripartite deeds and other ancillary documents including down-stream key supply agreements. Advising Everllence (previously MAN Energy Solutions) on several high-value equipment supply agreements for renewable energy and oil and gas projects in Australia. Negotiating a Design and Construct Contract, together with subcontractor novation deeds, subcontractor warranty deeds, an Operation and Maintenance Agreement, and key equipment supply agreements for Melbourne Airport’s solar farm project. Advising the Commonwealth Government on several construction contracts and procurement agreements in various states and territories. Acting for SICE, a Spanish traffic management specialist, on various contracts for the supply of equipment and software products for use on various toll roads throughout Australia. Advising Essendon Fields (airport in Essendon, Victoria) on an agreement for lease for a commercial office building located at Essendon Fields, which is a commercial precinct adjacent to Essendon Airport. Advising Healthscope Operations Limited on its Gold Coast Private Hospital Collocation Agreement with Queensland Health, as well as a ground lease, a car park agreement for sublease and construction documentation for the design and construction of the Gold Coast Private Hospital. Advising Healthscope Operations Limited on an Agreement for Lease with Holmesglen TAFE in Victoria, under which Healthscope constructed a private hospital with nursing teaching facilities on the Holmesglen TAFE Campus. John also advised on an Education Agreement with Holmesglen TAFE. Advising CBUS Property on its Project Deed with Victoria Police, which was effectively an agreement for lease, under which CBUS Property agreed to design, construct and lease a commercial building to be Victoria Police’s headquarters. Advising CBUS Property on the Design and Construct Contract for 1 William Street, Brisbane, the offices for the Queensland Government Advising Powercor Pty Limited on a Funding Agreement with the Victorian Government, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in relation to a neighbourhood battery project. Also assisted with negotiating the BESS Licence Agreement between Powercor and Simply Energy. · Construction