David Kennedy

Overview

David is widely experienced in commercial law and provides general legal counsel, as well as handling commercial transactions and disputes, legal and general drafting, management of and advice on negotiations and legal risks, and legal issue project management.

David's broad commercial expertise encompasses business sales and purchases, commercial leases, competition law and trade practices, contract management, contract negotiations and documentation, corporations and associations, distributorships, agencies and franchises, e-commerce and technology, equipment sales and finance, intellectual property including trade marks, joint ventures, commercial leases, personal property securities, and mergers and acquisitions.

In the hospitality and registered clubs space, David's expertise includes advertising, marketing and promotions, amalgamations, compliance, constitutions, enquiries and investigations, executive contracts, gaming machines, governance, independent liquor & gaming authority matters, liquor licensing, major contracts, meetings and elections, and property development.

David is a member and Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, counsel to and a member of ClubsNSW, counsel to Optometry NSW/ACT, and a member of the Commercial Law Association, and the NSW Society for Computers and the Law.

In the 2023 to 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in Australia, David is recognised for his expertise in Hospitality and Tourism Law.

David is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of NSW, Federal Court and High Court of Australia.