Jessica Tanna

Senior Associate - Sydney

Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

Contact Jessica

+61 2 8083 0426 jessica.tanna@holdingredlich.com Connect

Expertise

Jessica advises on a range of corporate, transactional and commercial matters, including:

M&A transactions
corporate governance
capital raisings (including IPOs)
corporate restructures
intellectual property matters
commercial contracting

Jessica advises clients from a diverse range of sectors, and has extensive experience advising clients in technology, mining and mineral exploration, property and professional services sectors.

Jessica also has a background of in-house experience, which feeds into her strong understanding of business realities and the commercial drivers behind decision making.

Experience

Jessica’s recent experience includes:

M&A transactions

acting on various share sale and purchase transactions
acting on asset sale and purchase transactions, including transactions for companies in administration or liquidation.

Corporate governance

drafting and amending corporate governance documents
advising private and public companies on various corporate governance matters including compliance with the Corporations Act and constitutional documents
advising publicly listed entities on compliance with ASX Listing Rules and ASX Corporate Governance Recommendations, and attending to company secretarial duties.

IPOs

advising on all aspects of IPO, from pre-IPO capital raising, prospectus drafting, undertaking and coordinating due diligence, engaging and coordinating with independent experts and external advisers, preparing and lodging listing application with ASX.

Corporate restructures

acting on various corporate restructures, including restructures that involve the granting of financial assistance, share buy-backs or capital reductions.

Intellectual property

acting on the assignment and licensing of intellectual property
advising on trade mark registrations with IP Australia
advising matters relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights.

Commercial contracting

preparing and negotiating a wide range of often bespoke commercial agreements, including Service, Supply, Distribution Agreements, and terms of trade, for clients conducting business domestically and globally.

Publications

01 February 2023 - Knowledge

A guide to deregistration and members’ voluntary liquidation in Australia

#Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency, #Corporate & Commercial Law

If you’re thinking about tidying your corporate structure, now is the time to do it. In this article, we outline how solvent Australian companies can wind up entities they no longer require.

27 April 2022 - Knowledge

Four-step guide to intellectual property management

#Intellectual Property

We provide a step-by-step overview on how to identify, protect, and manage Intellectual property rights.

25 August 2021 - Knowledge

Striking the right balance: Permanent changes to Australia’s continuous disclosure laws

#Corporate & Commercial Law

The Federal Government has made permanent changes to Australia’s continuous disclosure regime. We examine the changes that are here to stay and their implications on companies and their officers.

11 August 2021 - Knowledge

Certainty on electronic signing and virtual AGMs finally on the horizon

#Corporate & Commercial Law

The temporary laws allowing electronic execution and virtual AGMs that lapsed in March have now been formally extended to March 2022.

Upcoming Seminars

16 Feb 23

Renewables projects: back-end lessons for the front-end

Drawing on our experience on a number of significant wind and solar farm disputes, we look at what lessons can be learned for project owners when negotiating the EPC and O&M contracts.

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20 Feb 23

Australian Government lawyers annual CLE seminar series 2023 | Navigating public sector risk and threat

This year's virtual program will take place over a three-week period from 20 February to 10 March 2023, offering a range of topics and CPD core units. The sessions will explore some of the public sector risks and threats over the past 12 months amid the pandemic, its associated labour and material shortages, extreme weather, supply and price shocks associated with the war in Ukraine, cyber-attacks and even pestilence. Registration for all webinars is now open and complimentary.

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20 Feb 23

NSW Government lawyers annual CLE seminar series 2023 | Navigating public sector risk and threat

This year's virtual program will take place over a three-week period from 20 February to 10 March 2023, offering a range of topics and CPD core units. The sessions will explore some of the public sector risks and threats over the past 12 months amid the pandemic, its associated labour and material shortages, extreme weather, supply and price shocks associated with the war in Ukraine, cyber-attacks and even pestilence. Registration for all webinars is now open and complimentary.

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