What We Do:
Carbon Market Participation
“Halliwell Morgan is a thought leader in the carbon market space. Our Principal Ben Halliwell brings deep experience in advising on the structure, compliance, integrity and functionality of carbon farming into exchangeable carbon credits under the legislative mandate.”
Halliwell Morgan specialises in carbon market frameworks. The firm works with significant landholders, statutory authorities, policy advisers and international parties interested in understanding how the carbon capture legislation is designed in Australia. We help realise commercial opportunities, environmental management objectives, and overarching climate policies. We advise across the lifecycle of carbon projects, from project structuring and regulatory compliance through to governance, risk management and market participation. Our advice is shaped by a practical understanding of carbon market regulation, project integrity requirements, indigenous engagement and the operational realities of bringing credits to market.
Corporate Governance - Strategy & Risk
“Effective governance is achieved by intimately understanding the business model, respecting the regulatory framework, having clarity of roles, making sound, innovative decisions and taking accountability for those decisions.”
Halliwell Morgan provides strategic and tactical governance advice, from a legal perspective, across the full corporate lifecycle, from entity establishment and board structuring. The firm advises directors, officers and boards on the practical application of duties, risk oversight and governance frameworks, particularly in periods of strain, transition or conflict. Our approach focuses on clarity, accountability and safe decision‑making.
Private Capital Market – Private Equity and Credit
“Private capital transactions succeed when structure, risk allocation and enforceability are addressed from the outset.”
Halliwell Morgan advises participants across the private capital markets, including private equity investors, private lenders and borrowers, on the structuring, documentation and implementation of private capital transactions. The firm assists with the negotiation and drafting of term sheets, structured lending arrangements, security documentation and enforcement strategies, as well as the establishment and compliance of investment schemes, including non‑custodial fund pooling arrangements. We bring a considered and pragmatic approach to private capital matters, helping clients navigate complexity while maintaining certainty, enforceability and regulatory alignment.
Banking & Finance – Commercial Securitization
“Sound legal advice in finance, starts with understanding how deals actually work. That commercial insight is central to everything we do.”
Halliwell Morgan is strongly positioned in the Banking & Finance legal sector as informed and practical advocates. Ben Halliwell’s industry experience places the firm in a unique position to understand the commercial mechanics of financial transactions and the critical importance of precise legal advice, concerning deal structure, timing, documentation, enforcement and debt release. We have a particular expertise in working in collaboration with the existing commercial advisory team of the client for this aspect of the transaction.
Transactions & Financing
"Halliwell Morgan recognizes that property - real, personal and intangible - are at the heart of most commercial transactions. It follows that Halliwell Morgan has the capability to deal at the legal micro level for all aspects of property and debt financing."
Halliwell Morgan acts on complex property developments and commercial property transactions, working closely with developers, investors and financiers. The firm provides strategic legal advice across all stages of a property transaction, from early structuring and due diligence through to negotiation, documentation and settlement. We guide transactions through their critical stages with a steady focus on sequencing, risk allocation and completion.
Indigenous Economic Development and Engagement
“Sustainable Indigenous economic development is built on equity, respect, a commercially sound project structure and deep experience in achieving an informed community consensus.”
Halliwell Morgan is committed to reshaping how commercial Australia engages with Indigenous Communities. We work alongside Indigenous organisations, businesses and community entities to provide culturally informed and commercially practical legal solutions. Our approach prioritises respectful engagement, commercial realism and legal structures that allow Indigenous enterprises to participate confidently in complex commercial environments. We have an intimate knowledge of how law and custom work across Australia to create long-term commercial partnerships. We are particular grateful for the testimonials provided by Michael Long OAM, Preston Lee, and Dr Pak Budi, located in our Testimonials.