Michael Norbury

Practice Areas:
Business Services
Estate Planning and Wealth Management
Taxation and Revenue

Michael has over 25 years experience in the areas of commercial law, revenue law (income tax, state taxes, GST, international tax) and estate planning.

As an accomplished practitioner in the commercial area, Michael advises clients on an array of matters relating to taxation and revenue and general commercial issues in industries including retail, energy, manufacturing and telecommunications.

Michael's experience in the area of Commercial Business Services includes:

• Corporations Law and corporate governance issues;
• Joint ventures and strategic alliances;
• Mergers and acquisitions; 
• Business sales and acquisitions; and
• Commercial agreements.

In the area of Taxation and Revenue Michael advises clients in relation to:

• Goods and Services Tax;
• Income Tax;
• Stamp Duty and Land Tax;
• Corporate Tax; and
• Appropriate business and tax structures.

Also, as leader of Madgwicks' Estate Planning and Wealth Management practice, Michael's experience includes:

• Asset protection;
• Establishing trusts;
• Succession planning;
• Taxation relating to succession;
• Superannuation advice;
• Analysing established structures;
• Family asset arrangements; and
• Preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney.

Clients appreciate Michael's thorough approach and his commitment to developing an intimate knowledge of the client's situation and aims. Michael's knowledge of company and trust structuring and the implications of these structures are second to none.

Michael has been a partner at Madgwicks since 2003. As a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, Michael has recently been appointed to the Institute's Victorian State Taxes Subcommittee, the technical advisory committee in relation to Victorian taxes.