Our Board Advisory & Governance team provides strategic guidance and practical support to boards and senior management on governance-related issues. Our practice includes one of Australia's most respected voices in governance and is backed by a multi-disciplinary team of JWS specialists.
Our expertise includes:
- oversight and accountability frameworks
- board and governance policies and codes of conduct
- corporate law and listing rule requirements
- stakeholder engagement
- meetings and investor matters
- officers' legal responsibilities
- corporate disclosure including sustainability reporting and continuous disclosure.
We help clients navigate changing regulatory, market and community expectations of transparency and good governance including by addressing emerging governance risks and opportunities. We work with major listed and unlisted entities and high-growth companies to develop board and organisational capability in ESG and sustainability, culture, regulatory risk and compliance, digital transformation and cyber resilience.
We assist with incident response and crisis management and support boards by providing independent counsel on bet-the-company internal investigations and reviews, transactions, litigation and regulatory actions.
Work highlights
ESG disclosure & greenwashing
Advising listed company directors on ESG disclosure obligations and liabilities, and advising on greenwashing risks in respect of corporate disclosures.
Governance frameworks
Advising ASX listed entities, member organisations, industry bodies, not-for-profits and private enterprises with the establishment of governance frameworks, policies and protocols.
Royal commissions & government bodies
Assisting individuals with appearances before Royal Commissions and public inquiries and providing advice to government bodies and regulators on governance-related matters.
Cyber resilience
Developing cyber simulation exercises, advising on cybersecurity and cyber resilience risk management controls, incident response and significant data breach matters.
Major transactions
Advising boards, independent directors and board committees on major transactions, regulatory investigations, related-party and conflicted transactions and contested M&A transactions.
BAU corporate governance
Advising on ASX Listing Rule and Corporations Act compliance matters, D&O insurance and indemnity arrangements, stakeholder engagement, annual general meetings and shareholder activism.
