Bio

Damian Reichel is a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Damian is recognised by both clients (Chambers, Asia Pacific Legal 500) and peers (Best Lawyers) as one of the pre-eminent corporate/M&A lawyers in the country – one of a very small number of M&A lawyers with this degree of consistent recognition – and a leading dealmaker. In addition to his M&A and corporate restructuring expertise, Damian is sought out by directors and senior executives to advise on directors’ duties, continuous disclosure and other corporate governance considerations, particularly where difficult issues have arisen. Having established his reputation in M&A through the conception, design and implementation of SingTel’s $20 billion acquisition takeover of Cable & Wireless Optus in 2001 – still the largest successful scrip-based takeover in Australian corporate history – he has continued to guide relationship clients through sensitive and complex corporate transactions.