About
We are an integrated professional services firm providing legal and advisory services to solve complex business problems.
Established in 2013, we were founded to offer clients “The New Way” in professional services – one of the first of its kind. With this foresight and the application of our respective disciplines, high capability talent and agile commercial models we ensure our clients’ complex business problems are solved.
Our team of lawyers (many from top-tier law firms) have decades of experience in mergers & acquisitions; corporate and commercial law; corporate governance; finance; IT; IP; real property; contracting; projects and employment law. Our firm’s culture is based on providing clients with high value, technical (but pragmatic), advice.
Our global clients are based in Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Singapore, China and Hong Kong and include both public and private companies, start-ups through to mature entities. Our integrated advisory approach and commercial acumen is why they keep coming back to us.
Our purpose and values is at the core of everything we do for our clients. View these here.
For more information about our lawyers, insights and our suite of solutions, see below or contact us on +61 2 8651 8700.
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Team
Our Legal & Advisory Team are happy to be contacted directly. Click here to access their details.

Lyn Woods CEO - MBA
Lyn is the CEO and a Director providing advice to clients on areas of business strategy, leadership, talent management, organisational design, and employment risk matters. Her background includes senior roles in global brand corporations and top-tier law firms. Lyn is also a Non-Executive Director for an Australian financial services company, a leading compliance training company and a global manufacturer.

Peter Shaw Director - MBA BSc LLB
Peter is top-tier trained with a focus on corporate/commercial advice specifically on public and private M&A transactions (nominated for M&A Advisor of the Year 2018), equity capital markets, private equity, strategic joint ventures and corporate governance. Peter is a FIRB specialist and also acts for substantial private companies, investors and family offices and for a broad range of early stage companies. He is an Alumni Council member of The University of Sydney.

Shaun McGushin Director - MBA LLB
Shaun is one of Australia’s most experienced advisers on infrastructure and finance, including greenfield and brownfield projects, buying and selling infrastructure assets, public private partnerships, project finance, corporate finance, acquisition and asset finance, capital markets and workouts. Recognised by Best Lawyers, Shaun has over 30 years’ experience advising local and international corporates on a wide range of transactions with particular focus on the infrastructure, power, energy and resources industries.

Janna Parfenova Associate Director - LLM LLB
Janna has worked with a focus on corporate/commercial advice specifically on public and private M&A transactions, private equity, venture capital and corporate governance. Janna acts on share and business sale transactions, public takeovers and schemes of arrangement. She has advised on share purchase and option plans, employee incentive schemes, convertible note issues and private placements. Janna is an accredited Family Business Australia adviser and also a fluent Russian speaker.

Andrew Calvin Associate Director - LLM LLB
Andrew is an accomplished lawyer, with over 30 years' experience in IT, IP and Real Property. He has a very strong legal and commercial background in technology transactions, corporations and commercial property laws as well as social media, procurement, systems integration, commercial property, construction, infrastructure, complex property development, intellectual property, dispute resolution and corporate governance related matters. Andrew has assisted a wide range of organisations from start ups through to global listed companies.

Katrecia March Special Counsel - LLM LLB GAICD
Katrecia is a top-tier trained, corporate/M&A lawyer, with nearly 20 years’ experience, specialising in both advisory and transactional work. She has particular expertise in corporate governance and corporate actions, including share buy-backs, capital reductions, directors’ duties, meeting procedure and regulatory compliance. Katrecia is also a notary public, a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, and a specialist advisor with respect to corporate governance for Director Assist (a service operated by IFX Legal in partnership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors).

Daniel Gallagher Lawyer - Corporate and M&A
Daniel recently completed his law degree through the UNSW and is a graduate in our Corporate and M&A practice.

Edwin Kwok Lawyer - LLB, CFA, CAIA
Edwin is currently working in our Projects & Finance practice. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and has commercial experience working in the front office for leading international financial institutions prior to becoming a lawyer.

Chris Barton Employment Law Consultant
Chris has worked for a broad range of private and public sector clients and has over 30 years' experience in all aspects of employee relations including employment law, workplace relations, occupational health & safety, and discrimination and equal opportunity law.

Danny Sankey Litigation Consultant
Danny is a highly regarded and respected Litigation Lawyer, has practised as a barrister in common law, and for many years has acted and continues to work as General Counsel for the CPS group of companies and consultant for Ash St. Legal & Advisory.

Catherine Tomic Head of Marketing & Development
Catherine has over 15 years’ experience as a professional marketer and has represented top tier financial services organisations with domestic and global footprints. She is deeply client centric, passionate about the customer journey as well as helping companies grow. Catherine leads the marketing & development function at Ash St.
Contact
You are invited to contact Ash St. using the form below, visiting us at our offices or calling our reception. Whatever method you choose you are assured of a friendly response and we will do our utmost to prove we are The New Way in Professional Services.
L1, 25 King Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 8651 8700