Michelle is a lawyer in the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice area in Sydney with experience advising on investment funds and financial services regulation. Michelle has assisted local and international clients on matters involving fund formation across a range of asset classes (listed and unlisted) including:
- equities
- fixed income
- private credit and property
- product disclosure obligations for managed investment schemes (registered and unregistered)
- quotation and listing of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and advice in relation to Australian financial services licensing
- design and distribution obligations
- ESG regulation
- ASIC relief
- various ongoing reporting requirements.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Michelle worked at K&L Gates and Allen & Overy as part of Corporate M&A practice group which included an international secondment to Hong Kong. She has also gained valuable experience at a global asset manager Dimensional Fund Advisors.
