We don't keep strict office hours - we work when you need us.

We do things differently.

Sierra Legal does things a little differently. We are a boutique corporate firm with deep M&A capability and a genuine understanding of technology businesses. We work with founders, operators, investors and established companies that need commercially sharp legal advice without the usual law firm theatre. A few of us probably spend more time in a bash terminal and an IDE than in Microsoft Word. It turns out that is surprisingly useful when you are advising software, SaaS and other technology-led businesses.

So many law firms do things the way they have been done since the beginning of time. But people are different today. Their needs are different. It's a 24/7, fast-paced world. And we recognise this.

Simplifying your processes.

Our team is small enough to be nimble and quickly react to your needs. Our lawyers are all highly experienced so that they can meet your needs expertly and promptly.

As far as services go, we do what the big firms do but in a much more innovative and personalised manner. We recognise that we are privileged to work with you and not the other way around.

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Our commercial and corporate legal services.

We provide senior, commercially focused advice across the areas where businesses most often need experienced support, particularly mergers and acquisitions, technology and IT law, privacy and data security, corporate transactions and high-value commercial contracts.

Mergers and acquisitions
Private equity and investment transactions
Capital raisings and corporate restructures
Shareholders agreements and governance arrangements
Drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts
customer and supplier contracts
shareholders agreements
Software, SaaS, platform and other technology agreements
Intellectual property licensing and commercialisation
Outsourcing, procurement and strategic supply arrangements
finance arrangements
commercial leases
executive services agreements
Competition and trade practices advice, including advertising clearance
Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules advice
Privacy and data security advice
General corporate and commercial legal advice

Buying, selling or merging a business is one of the most significant things a business owner or management team will do. It should feel exciting. It should not feel like you are being buried in legal process for the sake of it. We help clients navigate M&A strategically and efficiently — from transaction planning and due diligence through to structuring, negotiation and completion.

Get it right, and it could be one of your crowning achievements. But get it wrong, and it's a mistake that will haunt you forever. You need to make sure everything is done with a great degree of thought, care, and accuracy from a legal standpoint.

The Sierra Legal team are the experts you want on your side during any M&A process. Our lawyers have extensive experience and knowledge in this area. But, perhaps, more importantly, they genuinely care about achieving an excellent outcome for you. They'll put in the hard yards. They'll stick by you through what can be quite a lengthy and complex process. And they'll be there to pop the champagne cork and celebrate when the deal has been finalised.

Our M&A services include:

Pre-transaction legal "audits" to prepare businesses for sale
Legal vendor due diligence
Identifying and approaching potential parties to an M&A transaction
Preparation of nondisclosure agreements
Transaction structuring advice
Drafting and negotiation of term sheets, non-binding indicative offers and other similar documents
Establishing and operating online data rooms to facilitate due diligence
Conducting legal due diligence for buyers
Drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, including sale and purchase agreements, shareholders agreements (for partial sell downs) and executive services agreements for key staff
Assisting with pre-completion tasks, including preparation of completion agendas, and satisfying conditions precedent under sale and purchase agreements
Organising and attending completion of transactions
Assisting with post completion tasks, including any necessary lodgements with ASIC

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Software, data and digital platforms underpin most commercial relationships. Sierra Legal's technology lawyers help businesses negotiate, implement and govern technology arrangements — from SaaS and cloud to outsourcing, security and privacy-by-design.

Getting contracts, risk allocation and exit rights right early reduces costly disputes later. Sierra Legal works with founders, in-house teams and procurement on practical, commercially grounded advice.

Whether you are procuring platforms, building products or navigating regulatory change, Sierra Legal can help you move quickly with confidence.

Our technology and IT services include:

Software licensing, SaaS, PaaS and cloud services agreements
IT outsourcing, managed services and systems integration contracts
Technology procurement, vendor negotiations and SLA review
Data protection, Privacy Act compliance and breach readiness
AI governance, automated decision-making and emerging technology risk
Due diligence on technology assets in M&A and investment transactions
Contract transitions, carve-outs and critical system migration
Security, confidentiality and incident response in vendor contracts
Strategic advice on digital transformation and platform rollouts
Review of marketplace, B2B platform and click-wrap terms
Negotiation support and dispute avoidance for technology conflicts

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Privacy and data governance are now board-level issues. Sierra Legal helps Australian businesses build defensible privacy programs — policies, processes, training and breach readiness — aligned with the Privacy Act and OAIC expectations.

Poor data handling can create regulatory exposure, reputational harm and deal risk. Sierra Legal focuses on clear accountability, proportionate controls and documentation that stands up to scrutiny.

From collection notices to cross-border transfers and crisis response, Sierra Legal supports organisations across the privacy lifecycle.

Our privacy and data security services include:

Privacy policies, collection notices and consent frameworks
APP compliance programs, audits and gap remediation
Data breach readiness, notification and OAIC engagement
Employee, contractor and HR records handling policies
Marketing, cookies and direct marketing under the Privacy Act
Data handling in M&A, due diligence and transaction disclosures
Cross-border transfers, disclosure and contractual protections
Outsourcing, cloud and subcontractor privacy arrangements
Training, governance and accountability for privacy owners
Vendor due diligence for privacy and security posture
Regulatory engagement, statutory notices and investigations
Strategic advice on privacy in product, analytics and AI use cases

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So, you've decided to list your company on the stock exchange? That's a huge and exciting move.

But as you've probably already guessed, you're going to need a team of experts on your side to make it happen. A team that includes a lawyer who understands the legal ins-and-outs of getting your company listed for the first time.

It's a complex process subject to complicated regulatory requirements and fraught with risks of non-compliance and failure. But rest assured, there is a way through.

Sierra Legal's team can provide the necessary advice and services to ensure that you successfully reach the finishing line. Every one of our team members is heavily invested in seeing you triumph.

We're not kidding when we say we've got expertise in IPOs.

Companies we've helped in this area include:

Ebony Iron (Backdoor listing into Strategic Minerals – AIM)
Faster Enterprises (ASX listing)
Frontier Capital Group (Back door listing on ASX)
Voltage IP (Backdoor listing on ASX)
Simavita (Advised secured creditors in relation to a restructure and dual listing)

IPO services we provide include:

Advice regarding the ASX listing rules
Co-ordination/project management of the listing team
Pre-IPO legal due diligence
Advising on pre-IPO restructuring and acquisitions
Drafting corporate governance policies
Offer document drafting and verification
Negotiating listing conditions with the ASX
Advising on shareholder meeting processes and documents

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Are your processes for drafting and preparing contracts inefficient? Most businesses find they are.

Even if you have a master template for contracts, it takes time to figure out which clauses are relevant in each situation. It takes time to populate each contract with the necessary information. And mistakes in the master template or version used get carried over to other contracts.

There is an answer. And it's not employing a full-time legal specialist to oversee the generation of legal contracts and other documents.

The answer is Arreis Automation. Using uniquely advanced technology, we can eliminate the headaches that go along with the preparation of legal documents.

And the great part is, it's incredibly simple to use.

Learn more about Arreis

Does your business avoid running every contract, document and legal matter past a lawyer because it's just too expensive?

Sierra Legal can provide certainty around legal fees, by offering your business customised monthly plans.

Don't wait until it's too late to ask for legal advice. Enjoy early and regular contact with our team of legal advisers. Our monthly plans are carefully tailored to suit each client's needs.

In simple terms, this is how they work:

You provide us with some information about the nature and amount of legal advice and assistance that your business is likely to need over the next 12 months.
We agree with you on the scope of legal support that you would like from Sierra Legal under the monthly plan.
Based on this agreed scope of legal support, we agree with you on an appropriate fixed monthly fee for the monthly plan - for our existing clients, this monthly fee ranges anywhere from $2,000 - $20,000 a month.
When agreeing on this fixed monthly fee, we also generally like to agree on some form of simple "fair use policy".
Once the monthly plan is in place, your business will have access to the friendly and experienced Sierra Legal team with consistency and certainty.

Don't live in fear of unexpected legal invoices.

Talk to us about a Monthly Plan

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Hello. Nice to meet you.

Our team is what makes Sierra Legal such a remarkable modern law firm. We work hard to attract and retain the best legal talent in Australia.

We provide our team with the flexibility and authority to do their job well, and in return, we've been recognised as an employer of choice.

Senior-led commercial, M&A and technology legal advice.

We don't keep strict office hours - we work when you need us.

We do things differently.

Simplifying your processes.

Our commercial and corporate legal services.

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Hello. Nice to meet you.

Craig Sanford

Founder & Director

Mike Jeffery

Director

Kenneth Gitahi

Director

Stacey Noonan

Director

Davide Cavalleri

Special Counsel

Kate Landells

Special Counsel

Luke Pigram

Senior Associate

Ellie Sanford

Lawyer

Jocelyn Neumueller

Lawyer

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