Arjunan Puveendran
Partner, Thomson Geer
Arj is a Partner in the firm's Corporate group in Sydney, working predominantly for the Gaming & Leisure sector providing broad legal services to the hospitality industry.
Having worked across several practice areas including commercial advisory, M&A, liquor and gaming licensing, property and disputes, Arj's diverse experience enables him to assist both private and public companies in a broad range of matters, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sector.
Arj undertakes extensive work advising registered clubs servicing the team’s extensive client portfolio including sporting, RSL and workers clubs. This includes acting for clients like Mounties Group, Workers Lifestyle Group, and Parramatta Leagues Club. He assists in corporate governance, commercial contracting, development projects, company meetings, amalgamations and other acquisitions, and compliance with gaming, liquor and clubs regulation informed by a strong understanding of the industry and its commercial needs. This includes:
applications to and disciplinary matters with the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority;
service agreements including for food and beverage operations, gaming, security management, sports management etc;
drafting and interpreting constitutions and rules; and
amalgamation transactions between clubs.
His experience extends to advising various corporate clients in transactions including business and share acquisitions such as the $62m acquisition of Ebet from Tabcorp, joint ventures and capital raisings within the hospitality and ancillary industries including retail and manufacturing.
Arj speaks regularly at industry conferences and seminars on legal issues affecting the hospitality sector including for industry associations such as ClubsNSW, Leagues Clubs Australia, Golf NSW and the RSL & Services Clubs Association. In 2018, he was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards.
