Robert Toth

Partner

Corporate & Commercial

I was admitted and have been in practice and/or Partnership for over 25 years.

I merged my law firm with Wisewoulds Lawyers in January 2003.

I am an Accredited Business Law Specialist with expertise in the following areas.

• Franchising - acting for both Franchisors (local and international) Franchisees and Master Franchises;
• Franchise dispute resolution acting for both Franchisors and Franchisees - solutions and strategies - mediation;
• Mergers and Acquisitions of small to large businesses;
• Retail leasing, property and development projects, joint venture syndicates;
• Distribution, commercial and contractual agreements, including software licensing and development agreements;
• General commercial, corporate advice and consultancy;
• Corporations Law Act matters involving director's duties, corporate compliance and ASIC prosecutions of directors;
• Pharmacy Law - advice to Pharmacists and Pharmacy Representative organisations such as Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL); and
• Contract - Tenders and Trade Practices Law

I hold the following memberships and associations:

• Franchise Council of Australia ("FCA");
• International Franchise Lawyers Association ("IFLA");
• Franchise Association of New Zealand ("FANZ")
• Commercial Law Section Law Institute of Victoria;
• Member of the US Commercial Service;
• Board member and Company Secretary in charge of corporate compliance of the Elwood Community Bank, established under franchise of the Bendigo Bank; and
• Honorary Solicitor to the Bonnie Babes Foundation Inc.

I have written numerous articles and have published articles in the Australian Financial Review, Franchise magazines and related Journals on Franchise law and am a regular columnist in the Australian Journal of Pharmacy.

I have developed considerable business expertise from my own experience in retail working in the Teds Camera Stores Group, and provide advice and consultancy to business in a wide range of industries.

I enjoy the challenge of finding lateral solutions for clients to enable them to achieve their desired commercial outcome.

We operate with clients in an open and transparent manner regarding fees. I have instigated at Wisewould Mahony new and flexible fee arrangements for clients such as fixed fees, based on scope of works and capped fees. This provides clients with certainty and the ability to monitor and budget fees.