Colin Steingold    

Practice Group Leader, Sydney

Commercial Law & Business Services

A strategic commercial thinker, Colin Steingold enjoys utilising his skills in finance, banking and law to facilitate commercial deals for the benefit of his clients. His belief is that each deal combines a multitude of skills from the structuring through to the finance and legal components and that each component is as valuable and significant as each other in arriving at the final destination.

With over 20 years experience, Colin heads up Slater & Gordon’s commercial team and is focused on bringing a strong commercial flavour to Slater & Gordon’s clients.

Expertise

• Drafting of complex commercial documents;
• Negotiation and drafting of mergers of businesses;
• Preparation of joint venture documents for participation by a number of different entities with different interests and specialities in relation to a venture;
• Preparation of shareholder and partnership agreements;
• Preparation of buy/sell arrangements;
• Preparation of franchise and licence agreements;
• Preparation of commercial leases;
• Drafting of wills and trust deeds;
• Drafting of purchase and sale of business documents;
• Drafting of purchase and sale of pubs and taverns and associated licencing work;
• Capital raisings and debt refinance;
• General residential/commercial conveyancing and other property related matters;
• Preparation of loan agreements and related security documentation.

Career History

• Slater & Gordon since 2007 (practice group leader)
• 1992-2006 Steingold Abel Lawyers (partner)
• 1989-1992 Mallesons Stephen Jacques (lawyer)
• 1985-1988 Standard Merchant Bank (corporate finance executive)
• 1983-1985 Trade & Industry Group (corporate finance executive) 

Professional Qualifications and Admissions

• 1992 Admitted, Supreme Court of New South Wales
• 1983 Higher Diploma, Company Law
• University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
• 1981 Admitted, Supreme Court of South Africa
• 1979 Bachelor of Laws, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
• 1977 Bachelor of Commerce, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa