principal - Paul Summers

Paul Summers is the principal and founder of summerslegal.

Paul was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1985 after completing his articles of clerkship with Parker & Parker (now Freehills). Paul commenced practicing as a sole practitioner and from 1989 practiced in partnership under the firm name of Summers Partners.

The firm changed its name to summerslegal. Under Paul’s direction the firm has grown from a sole practice to a medium sized law firm employing around six lawyers and having a sound and diverse client base.

Before studying law Paul worked with the Department of Tourism both in Western Australia and New South Wales as well as working in private enterprise. This experience means that Paul has been able to provide helpful and substantive advice to clients of summerslegal on the establishment of several tourism and resort projects in Western Australia. In fact summerslegal has gained a solid reputation for providing advice to the tourism and resort industry.

Paul is also a former officer of the Australian Stock Exchange, Perth. This experience promoted his interest in the areas of business development and mergers and acquisitions.

Paul practices predominantly in the areas of commercial property, business and corporate law and has particular expertise in the areas of corporate advisory, capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, managed investments and property syndication and development.

Known for his role as adviser to the automotive industry, Paul continues to act for both State and National vehicle retailers and distributors.

Having a long and varied experience in the commercial and property arena, Paul has a high level of understanding of commercial legal issues.

In 2006 Paul established the insolvency accounting firm summerscorporate which today has secured a substantial portion of the insolvency advisory sector of Western Australia. The establishment of summerscorporate which saw the legal practice become “multidisciplinary”, taking advantage of the new statutory regime applying to Western Australian legal practices.

In recent years Paul has also undertaken a corporate advisory role in the mining and resources sector holding directorships in various mining companies operating in locations throughout Central Asia. Paul has been involved in the acquisition of offshore mergers involving Canadian, United Kingdom and Kyrgyzstan corporate resource interests. He continues to take an active role in the energy sector in Central Asia.

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