Forestry

Growing awareness of climate change and carbon management has fuelled fresh interest in the forestry sector. DLA Phillips Fox's lawyers, however, have been acting in this vital industry for many years.

Our lawyers know the market. We have a history of providing legal advice to a number of plantation owners including global Timber Investment Management Organisations, asset managers, superannuation and endowment funds, forest managers and forest product companies.

We deliver:

• Deep industry knowledge – our lawyers know and understand the specific legislative regimes applicable to forestry throughout Australia and New Zealand. We have advised on issues ranging from changing ownership from public to a private structure, the impact of climate change, the launch of new products and product certification, water, government forestry and environmental issues.
• Track record - DLA Phillips Fox’s lawyers have worked on a number of the most significant plantation disposals and ownership restructures in Australasia.  
• Global team of experts - many of our forestry team are members of the key industry bodies in Australia and New Zealand. They are recognised as experts in their fields. We offer a true trans-Tasman presence in the forestry industry and the backing of our global alliance partner, DLA Piper.

We provide tailored advice to the forestry industry in relation to:

• Plantation establishment.
• Acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and due diligence.
• Land and forest ownership.
• Ownership structuring, tax structures and cross-border taxation.
• Managed Investment Schemes.
• Forest management agreements and forest management issues.
• Harvesting and marketing agreements.
• Wood supply and other off-take agreements.
• Stumpage sale agreements.
• Plantation forestry and native forestry legislative regimes.
• Carbon sequestration agreements.
• Certification including FSC and Australian Standards
• Regulatory compliance in both Australia and New Zealand.
• Environmental, land management and other conservation issues. 
• Development approvals and resource consents.
• Occupational health & safety.
• Dispute resolution.