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Best Law Firms, Best Lawyers and Lawyer of the Year 2026

SBA Law

Recognised in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms - Australia

Richard Moshinsky

Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Best Lawyers) and Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Governance Practice in Melbourne

Steven Casper

Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Best Lawyers)

May 2025

Orb Health

Australian legal counsel to Orb Health Inc, a Texas-based provider of remote patient monitoring and chronic care management services, in relation to its recent sale to Respiri (ASX:RSH), an Australian Connected Care Management Company providing remote patient monitoring services on behalf of healthcare providers and organisations.

March 2025

Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal)

Cynthia Sica

Leading Practitioner in franchise law in both Australian and Global Editions

November 2024

Soulfresh

Acting for Soulfresh Global in relation to its acquisition of Emma & Toms Foods Holdings.

November 2024

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Richard Moshinsky, Steven Casper and Joshua Heard

Leading Corporate and Leading Business and Commercial Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

October 2024

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law and Sam Bond

Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

July 2024

Montague Group

Acting for the Montague Group (Australian Fruit Supplier) and its shareholders in relation to the sale of the Montague Group to Pomona Valley, a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

June 2024

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Sam Bond and Andrew Green

Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

June 2024

Barro Group

Acting for the Barro Group (a leading independent supplier and distributor of premixed concrete, quarry products and a range of associated products) in their partnership with CRH Group to privatise Adbri Limited by way of a Scheme of Arrangement.

March 2024

GlobeWest

Acting for GlobeWest (a leading supplier of designer furniture to the Australian interiors industry) and its shareholders in the sale of an interest to Next Capital Private Equity.

March 2024

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Jeremy Rosenthal, Richard Moshinsky, Steven Casper and Joshua Heard

Leading Corporate and Leading Business and Commercial Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

August 2023

The CFO Solution

The sale of leading Australian virtual corporate services firm, The CFO Solution, to Acclime Australia, to become part of Acclime’s global professional services group.

August 2023

CampaignAgent

SBA Law acted on the sell-side of the recently announced transaction where REA Group moved to 100% ownership of CampaignAgent (a fintech company and market leader for vendor paid advertising and home preparation finance). The transaction completed in July 2023.

In implementing the transaction, the SBA team of Steven Casper and Dave Szental together with Josh Heard worked closely with the founders of the business and the management team.

July 2023

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law and Sam Bond

Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

July 2023

Who's Who Legal

Cynthia Sica

Leading Practitioner in franchise law in both Australian and Global Editions

June 2023

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Sam Bond and Andrew Green

Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

June 2023

SoundBay

The sale of SoundBay (the parent company of Store DJ and Mannys Music) to Australis Music Group.

December 2022

StrangeLove

The sale of StrangeLove (one of Australia’s fastest growing premium beverages companies that was founded in Byron Bay in 2013 with a view to revolutionising the Australian soft drink market with eclectic, sophisticated flavours and local ingredients) to Asahi Beverages.

October 2022

Midway

The sale by Midway Limited (ASX:MWY) of its 17,000 hectare plantation estate to the Munich Re Group. This transaction included the design and implementation of a binding contractual framework for the additional investment of AUD$200 million in land to be purchased for the development of new hardwood plantations in Victoria.

October 2022

Compass Medical Group

The sale of Compass Medical Group to Partnered Health (controlled by Quadrant Private Equity).

October 2022

Compare Club

The sale of Compare Club, one of Australia’s largest price comparison businesses with coverage stretching across health and life insurance, utilities, mortgages, car financing and personal loans, to independent private equity firm Next Capital.

October 2022

Hall v Pitcher Partners

Defended a complex, litigation funded class action on behalf of Pitcher Partners through 8 weeks of trial. The proceeding involved complex auditing and accounting issues and was satisfactorily settled after trial and before judgment was delivered. Hall v Pitcher Partners (a firm) [2022] FCA 1524.

October 2022

Mojo Group

The sale of Mojo Motorcycles and Mojo Electric Vehicles (one of Australia’s largest importers and wholesalers of motorcycles, genuine spare parts and accessories) to ASX-listed MotorCycle Holdings Limited for up to $60m.

October 2022

Doyle’s Guide

David Szental

Corporate and Commercial Law Rising Stars, Victoria

September 2022

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Richard Moshinsky, Jeremy Rosenthal and Steven Casper

Leading Business and Commercial Lawyers and Leading Corporate Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

August 2022

Transpire Technology

The sale of Transpire Technology Pty Ltd (technology partner to some of Australia’s most innovative organisations which delivers digital experiences with a design-led, mobile-first, cloud-native approach) to CI&T (NYSE: CINT). CI&T is a global digital specialist and a partner in end-to-end digital transformation.

August 2022

Doyle’s Guide

Taylor Elterman

Commercial Litigation and Insolvency Law Rising Stars, Victoria

July 2022

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law and Sam Bond

Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

July 2022

Who's Who Legal

Cynthia Sica

Leading Practitioner in franchise law in both Australian and Global Editions

June 2022

Lexology Client Choice Awards

Cynthia Sica

Exclusive winner in the Franchise category for Australia

June 2022

Doyle’s Guide

SBA Law, Sam Bond and Andrew Green

Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law Firms and Lawyers, Victoria

June 2022

Australian Air Conditioning Distributors and HVAC Consolidated

The sale of a controlling interest in Australian air conditioning company Australian Airconditioning Distributors Pty Ltd and HVAC Consolidated Pty Ltd to Beijer Ref AB (publ) (OM:BEIJ B).

March 2022

Box+Dice

The sale of industry-leading real estate customer relationship management solution provider, Box+Dice, to MRO Software, a global leader in real estate software with an extensive PropTech portfolio.

September 2021

MaxCap Group

Advising MaxCap Group (a leading Australasian CRE financier and fund manager) and its founders on the acquisition of up to a 50% equity stake in MaxCap Group by clients managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc (NYSE: APO).

September 2021

SEEK Investments

Advising SEEK Investments on its $40m investment in Hireup, an online platform for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants to enable them to find, hire and manage support workers.

August 2021

Who's Who Legal

Cynthia Sica

Leading Practitioner in franchise law in both Australian and Global Editions

July 2021

OpenCities

The sale of OpenCities Pty Ltd to Granicus (backed by Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners), a leading provider of cloud-based civic engagement technologies and services for the public sector. OpenCities is an Australian govtech innovator and the public sector’s leading digital customer journey platform that helps local governments transform their websites, digital forms and service delivery experiences.

June 2021

DWS Limited

Advising DWS (ASX:DWS) on its scheme of arrangement pursuant to which HCL Australia Services acquired all of the issued shares in DWS for in excess of $150m.

April 2021

Yarra Capital Management

The merger of independent Australian fund manager Yarra Capital Management and the Australian business of global funds management group Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd to create one of Australia’s largest independently owned Australian funds management businesses, with approx. A$20b of funds under management.

April 2021

RXP Services

Advising RXP Services (ASX:RXP) on its scheme of arrangement pursuant to which Capgemini Australia acquired all of the issued shares in RXP.

March 2021

Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd (In Liq)

Successfully opposed an application in the Supreme Court of Victoria for directions by the liquidator of APCHL pursuant to ss 90-15 and 90-20 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations). The liquidators sought to implement a proposal allowing them to admit a “global proof of debt” treating all Eligible Unitholder Claims as unsecured claims with a value of $1 per unit held, rather than considering individual proofs of debts on their own merits. Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd (In Liq), Re [2021] VSC 51.

February 2021

Australian Biotechnologies

The sale of Australian Biotechnologies, a specialist in allograft tissue processing, to Lifehealthcare (owned by Pacific Equity Partners).

December 2020

Payapps

Advising Payapps Limited (previously Zuuse Limited), a global provider of construction payment management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the global construction and building operations sector, in relation to a significant minority investment in the company by IFM Investors (through its new private equity growth fund) together with a co-investment by Leigh Jasper.

November 2020

Premier Technologies

The sale of Premier Technologies’ market leading payment platforms including MerchantSuite to Linkly (backed by technology-focused private equity firm, Potentia Capital).

October 2020

Breville Group

Advising Breville Group (ASX:BRG) on its $94m institutional placement and share purchase plan underwritten by Goldman Sachs and UBS, which included an institutional offer undertaken in the US.

June 2020

The Reject Shop

Advising The Reject Shop (ASX:TRS) on its traditional non-renounceable rights issue which raised $25M and was underwritten by Ord Minnett.

February 2020

RIFA Group

The sale by the RIFA group of its Australian farmland portfolio.

December 2019 to October 2022