Jeannette Eid is a Melbourne University Law Graduate with Honours and became a partner in the firm Wainwright Ryan at the expiration of her first year as a solicitor. Jeannette has many years experience as a solicitor, twenty-four years as a partner of Wainwright Ryan and since 1st July, 2003 as Principal of the firm, Wainwright Ryan Eid Lawyers. She has extensive experience in many areas of the law, though principally in commercial law.
She speaks French and Lebanese fluently and has much experience in working with clients from non-English speaking backgrounds.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE PRACTICE
• Commercial Law and Litigation including Corporate Structures, Trusts, Business Law, Leases (Commercial and Retail Tenancies), Franchising, Liquor Licensing, Joint Ventures, Partnership, Trade Practices, Trade Marks and Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy/Liquidation.
• Negotiating and finalising sale of Australian companies to companies in USA, Asia and Europe, UAE, Lebanon and Europe.
• International Trade and Commerce including joint ventures, formation and mergers and acquisitions and alliances, setting up Corporate structures for Australian companies in Asia and the Middle East.
• Banking, Finance and Consumer Credit - Credit Union, Mortgage.
• Industrial Relations, Employment and Occupational Health and Safety.
• Private Clients - Conveyancing, Wills, Estates.
• Product/Manufacturers Liability.
• Accredited Mediator of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators POSITIONS HELD
• Chair of the Commercial Law Executives - Law Institute of Victoria
• Member of the Law Council of Australia
• Member - Business Law Committee - Law Institute of Victoria
• Member - Property Law Committee - Law Institute of Victoria
• Founding Member - Australian/Lebanese Forum
• Solicitor and Legal Adviser to Lebanese and Egyptian
Consulates
• Solicitor and Legal Adviser to French Consulate
• Member - Australian/Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Member - Australian/Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines
• Registered Member - Austrade
• Director of Lebanese Chamber of Commerce
• Board member and Chairperson of St.Paul’s Hostel for the elderly
• Member of the Melkite Church Eparchy of Australia
• Member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators
• Mediator "Graduate of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
• Co-author of book published by Law Institute of Victoria titled A Legal Guide for Company Directors.
• Articles to Housing Industry Association Journal.
• Articles to Laundrette Association Journal.
• Author of Law of Partnership published by Law Institute of Victoria.
• Regular presenter at the Leo Cussen Institute on Continuing Legal Education CLE and the LIV Commercial Law Conferences AWARDS
Australian Lebanese Business Woman of the Year 1997/98.
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