In-Person Event |
Piper Alderman Offices
Level 26, Riparian Plaza,
71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaDoors open at 5:00pm for Registrations
Managing stakeholders is an important part of the role of in-house counsel. Perhaps the most important stakeholder for in-house counsel to manage is the Board.
In partnership with Piper Alderman, the Association of Corporate Counsel (Queensland) is pleased to invite you to an engaging panel discussion tailored for corporate counsel.
Join us as we explore this type of stakeholder management, board governance and the unique challenges faced by in-house counsel.
Our panel discussion will cover:
• Legal duties and emerging risks for in-house counsel supporting boards.
• The complexities of dual roles—legal adviser vs decision-maker.
• Maintaining legal professional privilege in board settings.
• Navigating conflicts of interest and the lawyer’s ethical responsibilities.
Why Attend?
This session will provide practical insights and illustrations of when Boards need their in-house counsel and guidance on what to do when difficult issues arise.
Networking drinks available from 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
Speakers
Josh Steele, Partner, Piper Alderman
Josh Steele is a Partner in Piper Alderman’s national corporate team, based in the Brisbane office. He assists medium and large growth businesses with their corporate and commercial issues, focussing on energy and resources and other high growth clients.
Josh regularly assist clients with public and private capital raisings, share and asset acquisitions and disposals, the discharge of directors' duties and the exercise of their rights as shareholders, joint venture agreements as-well as providing contract and commercial advice.
Previously, he worked as an in-house lawyer for NZX, the operator of New Zealand’s securities, derivatives and electricity markets, where he was a member of NZX’s commercial and regulatory teams, assisting both with the listing and regulation of listed entities and NZX's commercial operations.
Moderator:
Paul Venus, Partner, Piper Alderman
Paul Venus is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and commercial law across Australia. With over 29 years of experience, he has acted in all levels of the Australian Court system, including the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales. His expertise spans areas such as competition and consumer law, intellectual property protection, privacy, franchising, technology, defamation law, insolvency litigation, and banking litigation.
Paul is known for his responsiveness, clarity, and strong advocacy, serving clients ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs and high-net-worth individuals. He also has substantial experience in contract disputes, negligence cases, corporate law disputes, and shareholder disputes. In addition to his litigation expertise, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge in commercial and corporate law, gained from non-executive director roles in the electricity and health sectors, as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, a Masters of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, and a Certificate of Arbitration and Mediation from the University of Adelaide.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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