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Richard Lustig
Richard Lustig
Baker & McKenzie
Melbourne




Partner
+ 61 3 9617 4433

Richard Lustig — a partner in the Firm’s Melbourne office — has more than 20 years experience in acting for bidders and targets. Richard focuses on public mergers and acquisitions including takeovers and schemes of arrangements, as well as initial public offerings and capital raisings. A leading adviser to listed companies, he shares a close working relationship with participants in the natural resources and oil & gas industries, among others. Richard is recognized by Chambers as being a leading Australian mergers and acquisitions lawyer. Richard is recognized by IFLR in 2012 as a leading Australian Capital Markets lawyer.

Practice Focus

Richard focuses his practice on takeovers, IPOs, capital raisings, commercial agreements and corporate governance advice. He also works with clients on listing rules compliance, Corporations Act advice, as well as Australian and international capital restructurings. Richard coordinates the relationship with many companies using Baker & McKenzie worldwide.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Acting for acquirers and listed companies in initiating and defending takeovers. 
  • Acting on schemes of arrangement and other mergers and acquisitions. 
  • Acted for numerous parties in the Takeovers Panel.
  • Advising on cross-border acquisitions and transactions.
  • Advising on a broad range of capital raisings.
  • Advising on numerous listings on the ASX and other securities exchanges.

Admission

Victoria~Australia (1990)

Education

Securities Institute Australia  (Graduate Diploma) (1999)
Melbourne University  (LL.B. Honours) (1989)
Melbourne University  (Bachelor of Commerce) (1988)

Baker & McKenzie, an Australian Partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.
 
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We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 70 offices in 42 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.
We offer world-class career opportunities around the globe, while our entrepreneurial culture makes Baker & McKenzie a unique place to develop professionally.

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