Piper Alderman‘s team is well-equipped to advise across IPOs, secondary listings, and capital raisings, with deep expertise in the tech, life sciences and resources sectors, in particular. IPOs, capital raisings and corporate structuring specialist James Dickinson leads the team alongside James Macdonald, who specialises in corporate structuring, acquisitions, capital raisings, listings and venture capital transactions. Lis Boyce advises on life sciences-related capital raises and governance; Sina Kassra navigates complex ASX compliance matters and financings; and Josh Steele spearheads mining sector-related capital raises. Richard Horton has a specialism in venture capital and IPO cases, while Olena Brodovska advises start-ups and growth-stage companies on venture capital, M&A, IPOs and cross-border transactions; the pair joined the team in March 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ''They are very responsive and creative in their approach. They work with us to achieve a solution.'
- 'The team understands our business and the key people in it.'
- 'Knowledgeable across the various documentation that is specific to VC investing, e.g. tech license agreements, shareholders and subscription agreements and constitutions.'
- 'Exceptional legal professionals - very responsive.'
- 'The firm is appropriately resourced and cost-effective - we get high-quality advice.'
- 'Client collaboration is good, billing straightforward and the company has high diversity amongst its employees.'
- 'An experienced and capable team that can be relied on for quality of advice, documentation and engagement, all conducted in a tight time-frame - great service.'
- 'An experienced corporate and commercial practice which provides advice to venture capital funds investing in the new tech sector.'
Practice head
James Dickson; James Macdonald
Other key lawyers
Olena Brodovska; Richard Horton; Josh Steele; Lis Boyce; Sina Kassra