Damian Bell

Commercial Team

Damian’s international experience spans both legal and financial advisory. He advises clients on corporate and commercial matters including sales, joint ventures, business structuring, strategic planning and employment matters. Having managed large and complex businesses in Australia and Asia, and worked in top-tier law firms across Australia and the UK, Damian delivers extensive commercial experience and acumen to his clients.

In Commercial law, experience and trust are paramount. Damian can rely on his vast experience in Commercial, Financial, Legal & Export matters to confidently deliver first-class advice to his diverse range of Regional, State, National and International clients, from a multitude of business sectors.

He advises in corporate and commercial matters including property sales, joint ventures, business structuring, finance, strategic planning and employment matters.

His clients recognise and appreciate his unique and superior commercial knowledge and how this can enhance, support and add value and reach to their businesses.

Phone: (07) 4617 8777

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Expertise

  • Corporate and commercial advice
  • International business
  • Financial services
  • Infrastructure
  • Agribusiness

Career history

Damian has over 15 years of experience in both legal and commercial business. He has worked at several top-tier law firms and large international banks in Australia and overseas.

Professional qualifications & admissions

  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Solicitor and Barrister, Supreme Court of Victoria
  • Solicitor and Barrister, Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • Solicitor and Barrister, Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Solicitor and Barrister, High Court of Australia
  • Solicitor and Barrister, Courts of England and Wales

Memberships & associations

  • Queensland Law Society
  • Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Recent achievements

  • Advising the developer of a large inland intermodal freight and logistics hub with a value of over $50 million
  • Advising international investor owners with respect to asset management and operation of a 50,000 hectare agricultural asset in NSW
  • Advising a large international food products company in respect of long term off-take arrangements and corporate structuring and planning
  • Several large agricultural land sales and purchases totaling in excess of $100 million
  • Advising on and negotiating the division of large scale commercial property holdings