AI Issue 6 2017

Acquisition International - June 2017 95 Terri Bell & Co is a boutique corporate and commercial law firm with expertise in commercial law, dispute resolution, international trade, transport and shipping law, property law, employment law, estate planning and litigation, and entertainment law, delivering the quality of legal expertise normally associated with larger firms. We profile the firm and examine the secrets behind its success. stablished in 2012, Terri Bell & Co is a dynamic boutique commercial law firm in the CBD of Sydney. With expertise in commercial law, dispute resolution, trade, transport and shipping law, property law and conveyancing, estate planning and litigation, Terri Bell & Co is committed to providing quality, practical legal services and solutions. Principal Terri Bell is a commercial lawyer with a deep understanding of the issues critical to business. Having advised on some of Australia’s most complex and influential transport industry matters, Terri uses her significant experience and pragmatic approach to deliver positive commercial results for clients. An experienced commercial lawyer and litigator, Terri has a deep understanding of the issues critical to business. With experience working for Company: Terri Bell & Co Phone: +612 9191 9856 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tlblaw.com.au Address: Suite 109, Level 1, 50 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010 Creating Excellence in Commercial Law E 1702AI52 multinational entities to small to medium sized business, Terri strives to find the advice that suits her client’s requirements. Having advised some of the world’s largest multinational companies on some of Australia’s most complex and influential transport industry matters, Terri uses her significant experience and pragmatic approach to deliver positive commercial results for clients. Terri is the Chairperson of the NSW Branch of the Maritime Law Association of Australian and New Zealand (MLAAN). She is the Vice President and a founding Executive Committee Member of the Australian Branch of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Associations (WISTA). Terri is also a member of the Shipping Australia Limited and contributes to the Legal Steering Committee. Terri holds a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the University of Technology, Sydney where she also worked as researcher and lecturer in various subject matters including a masters subject on intellectual property. She was also the recipient of the New South Wales Law Society’s Prize for first place in Real Property. At Terri Bell & Co she leads an experienced team of professionals who are able to assist her clients across a broad range of legal areas including property law to estate planning, Terri Bell & Co’s team of advisors from Terri Bell & Co are leaders in their fields and aim to provide her clients with pragmatic professional advice. As a boutique law firm, Terri Bell & Co care about their clients’ business by taking it personally and working closely with you to ensure their advice is both commercial and effective for their clients’ unique situation and operating environment. The firm focuses on creating long-term relationships with clients, enabling it to identify legal risks early and often avoid disputes before they arise, and work with the best people to ensure clients receive the best service. Overall Terri Bell & Co is a great example of the growing trend to provide direct access to the specialist legal expertise clients need without the bureaucracy and high overheads of larger firms. Creating Excellence in Commercial Law