

Oliver has advised on public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategic board matters.
He is regularly ranked in Chambers and Partners for corporate and M&A, listed as a leading Queensland corporate lawyer and commercial lawyer in Doyle’s guide to the Australian legal profession and listed in Best Lawyers. He has also been recognized in the Legal 500 Australia for both his M&A and capital markets work.
He has a particular focus on private equity and has acted for a number of major buy-out houses in both Australia and Europe, where he spent several years at a leading international firm.
Oliver is an excellent technical lawyer but also has a strong understanding of the commercial drivers behind deals. His clients value his creativity, dedication and stamina and he has built strong long-term relationships by understanding their businesses and helping them to achieve their objectives.
Oliver has recently stepped back from client facing work to focus on investing. He remains a director of the firm and regularly works with our partners on strategic matters as well as acting as a mentor to some of our lawyers.
Capabilities
Admissions
- Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Admitted as a solicitor in the High Court of Australia
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Diploma of Professional Legal Education and Training, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment, The Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Recognitions and memberships
- Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific – Band 4 – corporate and M&A
- Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession – leading Queensland corporate lawyer, leading Queensland business and commercial lawyer
- Best Lawyers – recognised for mergers & acquisitions law
- Legal 500 – recommended corporate and M&A practitioner, recommended capital markets practitioner
- Non-executive director – UrbanX
- Non-executive director – Render Networks
- Non-executive director – GARDA Property Group