Steve Hodgson

Senior Associate

Steve leads Salerno Law’s Estates team and is a Senior Associate with extensive experience dealing with matters in every state and territory in Australia.

Steve has a keen interest in Industrial Relations law having drafted, reviewed, and negotiated many general and bespoke commercial agreements, including employment and contractor agreements, share sale agreements, terms and conditions documents, waivers, and disclaimers. Steve has extensive experience in providing advice to employers and employees respectively on post-employment restraints, including the validity and enforceability of non-compete, non-solicitation, and intellectual property clauses, among others. Steve’s experience spans from small and medium-sized businesses on rights, legal obligations, and risks in relation to terminating employees and contractors and making relevant employees redundant and the risks associated with the same.

Moreover, Steve is accustomed to dealing with unfair dismissal and general provision applications made under the Fair Work Act and has appeared in numerous matters for disgruntled employees and employers with a view to obtaining positive and commercially acceptable outcomes for all parties.

Experiences

Intellectual Property & Trademarks Law, Wills & Estate Planning Law, Personal Injury & Compensation Law, Industrial Relations & Employment Law
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Acquisition and leveraged finance

Opportunities in a tightening market

Borrowers and lenders face increasing pressure as leveraged finance markets tighten in the face of higher interest rates, inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. To explore new opportunities at the outset of any deal, market participants require the support of experienced, detail-oriented advisers who understand the competitive and potentially complex nature of this sector.

Expert advisers with an innovative approach

Ashurst’s global leveraged finance team advises major financial institutions, private equity houses, alternative asset managers, mezzanine financiers and corporations. Leveraged finance is a core area of expertise for Ashurst. Our team has institutional knowledge across sponsors, credit funds and banks, which means we can streamline the process for you. We have experience in the full range of leveraged.