Malcolm Burrows

B.Bus.,MBA.,LL.B.,GDLP.,MQLS

Associate

 

IT & Software Development professional background

 

Prior to becoming a Lawyer, Malcolm spent ten years starting and running software and online businesses in the travel, technology and media sectors. Prior to this he owned his own recruitment business specialising in the recruitment of mining professionals. His key achievements included:

 

	Running a joint venture with Australia's largest software Developer - Mincom
	Lecturing part-time in eCommerce strategy at QUT's Graduate School of Business
	Commercial Director of the online division of APN News and media
	Director of eCommerce for Tourism Queensland/Sunlover Holidays
	Founding CEO of www.quickbeds.com which was sold to Flight Centre Limited

 

Legal backround

Prior to joining Rostron Carlyle he worked as a Solicitor practicising Corporate law at Minter Ellison and was a Trainee Solicitor in the Commercial and IT/IP sections of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.

 

Major legal projects

 

	Advising entities on legal issues associated with being listed on the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB)
	Due diligence committee secretary for a $100Million secondary raising for a stapled entity
	Pre-IPO due diligence for a professional services organisation
	Advise on various structures, commercial transactions, asset and share sale agreements

 

Admissions and Memberships

 

	Admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia, November 2009
	Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland, July 2008
	Member of the Queensland Law Society
	Associate Member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association

 

 

Formal qualifications

 

Course		Institution	Date completed
	Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice	Queensland University of Technology	2008
	Bachelor of Laws	Queensland University of Technology	2007
	Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Queensland University of Technology	1998
	Bachelor of Business	Queensland University of Technology	1989

 

 

Authorships

Malcolm is a regular contributor to Find Law, a specialist legal publisher.

Monthly columnist - "Legal/Social - Social media and the law in Australia" - Australasia's journal of the new media revolution

 

Personal statement

 

"I’m passionate about assisting people in business achieve their vision by making sure that transactions go smoothly and they get exactly what they want from any commercial contract"