Profile
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Position
Partner.
Career
Sandy is our head of corporate. She is a lawyer with few borders. Her career has focused on international corporate transactions, specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets transactions.
Sandy has spent a significant part of her career practising at a top magic circle firm in London and Hong Kong and at two global investment banks and has advised on numerous cross border transactions, including in India and China.
She has a strong background in regulated M&A, including schemes of arrangement, takeovers and dual-listed company structures. Sandy also advises on private M&A transactions, equity raisings, corporate restructures, buy-backs, ASIC and ASX regulatory work, foreign investment regulations and general corporate and commercial transactions.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘What makes Corrs stand out is the people. Their team is consistently well resourced across every deal, and we have direct, ongoing access to partners and senior associates. Unlike many firms, work isn’t pushed down to juniors. The partners stay close to the detail and are across the transaction at every stage.'
‘Sandy Mak differentiates herself with her commercial approach, clear communication and quick grasp of what is important to her clients in a situation when giving advice in real time.' 'They take a commercial, pragmatic approach to negotiation. Rather than defaulting to legal jargon or creating unnecessary complexity, they focus on outcomes that work for both us and the company we’re investing in.'‘The partners we work with most often, Ricky Casali and Andrew Hewson, are standout operators. They're clearly sharp legal minds, but what sets them apart is their ability to cut through the legal complexity and focus on the commercial heart of a deal. They don’t posture or try to sound like the smartest people in the room. Instead, they focus on what matters.'
'They’re highly approachable, always willing to jump on a call, and remain hands-on throughout the transaction. Work doesn’t get passed off to juniors without oversight. They stay actively involved, ensuring continuity, clarity, and confidence at every step.’‘Key partners are commercial and efficient, with capable junior lawyers that provide strong support.’
‘Glen Sauer is very good as he has a style that is appropriate for partnership and founder deals.’
‘Very commercial approach to and clear communication of advice - particularly well suited to the North American client market.’
'Corrs is our go-to firm for private M&A and our firm considers them a trusted partner. We value their commercial, highly responsive and efficient approach to legal services, as evidenced by the fact we have worked with them for well over a decade.'
'Sandy Mak is an experienced and creative M&A lawyer who provides thoughtful, clear and commercial advice on tough legal matters.'
Key clients
- DAZN Group Limited Dollarama Inc. CoStar Group, Inc. L1 Capital Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Macquarie Group Whiteoak Allegro Funds FTV Capital Southern Cross Media Group Gold Road Resources AZ Next Generation Advisory Limited Perseus Mining Limited Pemba Capital Partners EQT Delta Agribusiness Pty Ltd Zashvin Pty Ltd realestate.com.au Pty Ltd