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Bob Baldwin
Bob is the principal of the firm.
Bob has been practicing in law for over 27 years and has vast experience in business, legal and commercial affairs. He has a specialist interest in estate planning and administration and this, combined with his wealth of business and legal knowledge, ensures experience and specialist expertise in the estate planning and administration of your affairs.
Accounting background
- Bachelor of Commerce – University of Queensland
- CPA Member of Australia for 25 years
- Regular attender Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Tax intensives
- Presenter – Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Tax intensive
- Experience working in a large accounting firm – Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).
Legal background
- Bachelor of Laws – University of Queensland
- Admitted as a lawyer for 27 years
- Partner and principal of law firms for 25 years
- Involved in a wide range of commercial activities and advice
Commercial and Business Experience
Over the past 27 years Bob has been involved in a wide range of commercial, business and community endeavours and has participated in a number of boards and businesses including:
Specialist legal and commercial advice in relation to the following matters:
- Local Government – principal legal adviser to a Regional Council for more than 20 years;
- Public companies –including prospectus matters, and establishment of managed investment schemes;
- Wholly-owned government private company;
- Manufacturing companies;
- Land development companies – held the position of Director in large land development project;
- Fuel distribution companies – including merger and acquisition;
- Development company – Director in orchestrating commercial land acquisition and development, including investment;
- Fishing industry company -commercial and legal adviser.
Acted as consultant and Board Member, providing advice to the following organisations:
- TAFE Institute – Council Member
- Board Chairman of School Board
- Rotary Club – President and various Board positions
- District Law Association – President
- Hospice for Terminally Ill – Board Member
- Blue Nursing Service – Regional Board Member
- Aged Care Facility -- board member
- International relief to East Timor organisation – Board Member
- Youth Service organisation – Board Member
- Consulting Service company – Director and specialist consultant.
- Management Consultancy - provided strategic practice management consultancy to law firms including in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast
- Heavy Mining Equipment Hire Company – provision of commercial advice and part-owner in relation to the provision of heavy mining equipment hire to mining industry in central and Northern Queensland.
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