Jamie Restas

Jamie is the national head of the firm’s Commercial Group and is one of South Australia’s leading corporate lawyers. He has over 20 years’ experience in advising major listed and private corporations in connection with all aspects of corporate and commercial activities.

Jamie’s expertise includes mergers and acquisitions (public company takeovers and schemes, private treaty acquisitions and joint venture investments), capital raisings (initial public offerings, rights issues, placements, share purchase plans, employee share plans and underwriting) and private equity/venture capital.

In addition, Jamie regularly provides Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule advice including in relation to related party transactions, corporate governance, directors’ duties, share capital reconstructions and continuous disclosure.

Jamie has been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Adelaide for Mergers and Acquisition Law in Best LawyersTM Australia 2021 and Corporate Law in Best LawyersTM Australia 2019. He is also recognised in Best LawyersTM Australia for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Corporate/Governance Practice, Equity Capital Markets Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law.