Trusted legal adviser for companies, governments and high-net-worth individuals structuring, negotiating & implementing technology, media & entertainment transactions.
Andrew Paris Smiles is a senior commercial lawyer with extensive private practice and in-house international legal experience across Australia, UK, US, EU and Asia-Pacific.
He advises multi-national businesses, investors and private wealth clients on the structuring, drafting and implementation of high-profile and high-value commercial contracts and media, entertainment, technology and IP transactions.
Known for his commercial judgement, technical legal skills, empathetic negotiation style and calmness under pressure, Andrew combines senior legal experience with a pragmatic, business solutions-focused approach.
Andrew has previously held senior legal roles at Allens in Sydney (as a Senior Associate), Linklaters in London and Moscow (as a Managing Associate) and Hughes, Hubbard & Reed in New York (as Counsel).
Additionally, his in-house legal experience includes being the Lead Senior Corporate Counsel for Reckitt Benckiser, a FTSE 100 global corporation.
Andrew is admitted to both the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the New York Supreme Court.
Experience across Australia, UK, US, EU and Asia-Pacific.
Deep understanding of the Australian, EU and US markets, economic cycles and the impacts of global geo-political pressures.
A keen understanding of my client’s business goals and pressure points.
Pragmatic, business orientated, economically efficient legal advice.
Adept at managing global transactions & large, multi-jurisdictional legal teams.
Direct advice, empathetic negotiation style, successful outcomes.
Advising on complex commercial contracts, including outsourcing, services, goods, manufacturing, products, licensing and branding agreements.
Counsel to movie production companies, e-commerce fashion houses and IT hardware & software companies.
Managing cross-border commercial transactions involving multiple parties and jurisdictions.
Discreet strategic advice to high-net-worth individuals.
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To understand their business objectives and pressure points, in order to provide advice that is personalised, clear, commercial and effective.
An apt understanding of my client’s business
goals and pressure points.
Deep legal expertise with sharp analysis
to deliver the right solutions.
Building trust, understanding perspectives and
achieving practical outcomes.
Focused on achieving the best possible results for
your business.
Andrew’s a legal heavy-hitter. His advice is always spot-on and he delivers every time.
His acute, focused approach makes him an effective communicator and a whale in negotiations.
Andrew has the ability to explain complicated legal problems in a crystal clear, ‘user friendly’ manner.
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Trusted legal adviser for companies, governments and high-net-worth individuals structuring, negotiating & implementing technology, media & entertainment transactions
