Justin Harris Partner
Justin Harris
justin.harris@jws.com.au
Justin is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in corporate advisory work with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private).
He also regularly advises on equity fundraising, and corporate law and governance matters. Being based in WA, Justin's practice has a particular focus on resources companies and service providers to them.
For nearly 20 years, Justin presented the directors' duties module of the Company Directors Course for the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Perenti Global
Advised on the $697 million acquisition of leading underground mining contractor Barminco from Gresham Private Equity and the associated $250 million fully underwritten equity raising.
Macmahon Holdings
Advised on its transaction with PT AMNT involving the acquisition of mining equipment in exchange for shares representing 44.3% of Macmahon's capital and the award of a A$3.9 billion mining services contract in Indonesia.
Eastern Field Developments Limited
In the multiple Australian Takeovers Panel proceedings regarding Finders Resources Ltd and the subsequent Federal Court judicial review proceedings.
Programmed Maintenance Services Limited
Advised on its acquisition of SKILLED Group Limited by scheme of arrangement.
Advised on the sale of its Australian oil & gas business to a consortium of private equity funds managed by Macquarie Capital Limited and Brookfield Asset Management for US$2.1 billion to form Quadrant Energy (APAC Deal of the Year, Oil & Gas Council Awards 2016).
Norilsk Nickel Australia
Advised on the sale of various Australian projects, including the sale of its north eastern goldfields operations to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited, and its Black Swan and Lake Johnston nickel projects to Poseidon Nickel Limited.
Recommended in capital markets, corporate mergers and acquisitions and natural resources law
Recommended as a Perth corporate lawyer
Doyle's Guide, 2017-2021
Recognised in mergers and acquisitions, corporate/governance practice, corporate and equity capital markets law
Master of Laws, University of London
Bachelor of Laws, Murdoch University
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section, Corporations Committee)
Law Societies of Western Australia and New South Wales
Security for payment in scrip transactions: a viable option in Australia?
Apr 2018 2018 articles
Written by Justin Harris , Paul Vinci , Shane S...
How can novel structuring and proper care achieve security for payment in scrip transactions?
Security for payment in script transactions, Practical Law Corporate, Thomson Reuters, (co-author), July 2018
Caught in the (Privacy) Act – the Ashley Madison Data Breach Report, Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report, LexisNexis, February/March 2017 (co-author)