Jeanne Vallade

• advising Risen Energy on the sale of the largest solar farm in Western Australia 
• advising a renewable energy company on the sale of multiple utility-scale solar farms in Australia to a foreign entity
• advising a French agro-sciences group on the negotiation and acquisition of an R&D and distribution business for industrial research and agronomy services
• advising on the acquisition of an Australian oyster farming business
• advising a French agri-business on the acquisition of a New Zealand business through their Australian-based agribusiness subsidiary
• advising on an equity transfer in an Australia subsidiary from a US based holding company to a US based agricultural cooperative.

• advising foreign investors on applications to Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
• advising European, Asian and North American multi-national companies on their foreign investment and other activities in Australia as regulated by the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth), the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth), the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth), and the Federal Government’s Foreign Investment Policy
• advising on notification of foreign investment in Australia in respect of notifiable actions, notifiable national security actions, significant actions and reviewable national security actions 
• advising on notification to the registrar of foreign ownership of Australian assets in respect of interests in land, Australian entities and business assets
• advising foreign companies on applications for exemption certificates in relation to acquisitions of interests in Australian land, assets and securities
• advising foreign investors on obligations arising under the Australian Energy Sector Cyber Security Framework (AESCSF) and Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) (SOCI Act).

• assisting a Norwegian global software company on their corporate activities in Australia and New Zealand, including preparing reseller and distribution agreements with major Australian universities, advising on regulatory obligations and assisting with bids and RFIs
• advising Australian entities of foreign investors in relation to negotiating and drafting of commercial contracts, service agreements and distribution arrangements
• advising French and Chinese-based entities on corporate governance, shareholder matters, directors’ duties and regulatory compliance
• advising a Swiss Stock Exchange listed corporation on the engineering activities carried out by its Australian and UK subsidiaries in France
• acting for New Caledonian investor on regulatory compliance, importation approvals and distribution of electric vehicles in Australia
• advising on synchronisation of financial years between Australian entities of a US holding company. 

• acting for Australian legatees on a complex French estate administration 
• acting on a complex international private law matter in respect of Australian estate administration of French, French Pacific  Territories and Australian assets, including superannuation funds
• assisting extensive number of private clients with French apostille and certification process in Australia
• advising Australian private clients on the sale and acquisition of French real estate. 

providing general legal support to Australian and international clients on a wide range of matters covering company set up, contract law, and immigration law.

• advising on domestic and cross-border corporate, commercial and employment-related disputes (New Caledonia, France, Norway, US, China, Australia)
• settling shareholder disputes in a broad range of SMEs
• advising on enforcement of French judgments in an Australian court
• advising on a complex international construction-related arbitration dispute.

• advising on advising on information sharing including appropriate confidentiality agreements, terms of use and collection notices
• advising on compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) including data breach planning, privacy complaints and responses
• drafting and advising on cross-border transfers of personal data agreements for Australian subsidiaries of international corporations
• advising on compliance with and articulation between Australian and international privacy law including the EU General Data Protection Regulation
• drafting privacy policies and internal policies and procedures, including advising on the most effective ways of achieving privacy by designing the implementation of internal processes and procedures
• acting for corporates in relation to privacy and data protection obligations and enforcement, including employees data right privacy safeguards and associated regulatory powers.