Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers

As managing partner at Cooper Grace Ward, Charles leads the strategy, management and day-to-day operations of the firm. Charles is also a market recognised leader in corporate and commercial law. Charles is managing partner of Cooper Grace Ward and leads the corporate advisory group. Charles provides wide-ranging general commercial advice to clients, with particular areas of focus including corporate advisory and intellectual property / information technology. Acting for listed and unlisted public and private clients, Charles advises across a broad range of industries, including agribusiness, financial services, technology and mining. Charles has served as a non-executive director of an ASX listed company (including during its ASX listing) and has practical experience of the issues faced by boards in relation to corporate governance, dealings with regulators (especially ASX and ASIC), major transactions and capital raisings. Charles is also a regular presenter on these topics. Charles has been listed as a leading lawyer in Doyles Guide in its annual listings of leading Queensland corporate and commercial lawyers continuously since 2010. Charles’ team has also earned the firm a place in the guide’s list of leading corporate law firms in every edition since 2010. Charles has also been listed in Best Lawyers Australia since 2013 in the Corporate, Commercial and Mergers and Acquisitions Law categories.

Andrew is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who acts for domestic and international clients, with a particular focus on the energy and natural resources sector. Andrew also regularly acts for participants in Australia’s clean energy transition, including those involved in renewable energy generation, alternative fuels, hydrogen and waste-to-energy projects and transactions. Andrew Corkhill is a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory group. Andrew is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who acts for domestic and international clients across a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on energy and resources, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign inbound investment and corporate financings. Before joining Cooper Grace Ward, Andrew worked as a senior counsel for a global energy company in London, and in the M&A/energy and resources group of a top-tier Australian law firm. Andrew’s experience also includes secondments with QIC and Senex Energy. Andrew is recognised by clients and his peers as one of Queensland’s leading corporate and commercial lawyers, being independently ranked in Doyles Guide since 2020.

With many years’ experience as an advocate with a strong background in employment, industrial, safety, education (including pre-enrolment and enrolment) and anti-discrimination law, Annie provides her employer clients with strong representation and practical commercial advice. With many years’ experience as an advocate with a strong background in employment, industrial, safety, education (including pre-enrolment and enrolment) and anti-discrimination law, Annie provides her employer clients with strong representation and practical commercial advice. Annie acts for large corporations and institutions as well as employers in the SMEs market and education and training, resources and energy, transport and logistics, manufacturing and professional services industries. Annie acts for a range of independent schools, training institutions and institutions in the pre-university market. Annie also undertakes employment and regulatory law work in the health sector including for registered medical practitioners. Annie has extensive experience undertaking complex workplace investigations concerning harassment, bullying and safety breaches.