Kyle Costigan

Kyle is a well practiced corporate and commercial lawyer with expertise in front and back end matters relevant to businesses. Kyle is also able to assist with general Wills and Estate matters, particularly those for business owners seeking to plan the succession of their business.

Throughout his career, Kyle has always taken a client-centric approach to his practice in acting for a diverse range of entities, including high net worth individuals, ASX listed companies, small companies, liquidators, and trustees.

With a meticulous and analytic approach to matters, Kyle is persistent and highly motivated in delivering comprehensive and commercially mindful advice.

Kyle draws on his prior experience in a purely litigation role to provide well-rounded advice and support to clients that considers the practical aspects of contract enforcement and the effect of contractual terms in the unlikely event of a dispute.

Kyle’s recent experience includes:

• Acting for and advising directors of large corporate groups regarding restructuring and quarantine of risk. This includes engaging in complex negotiations with creditors and a thorough understanding of security arrangements;
• Facilitating a favourable settlement for the lessee, an Australia-wide service provider, in a contractual interpretation dispute regarding a multi-million-dollar agreement to lease;
• Assisted in preparing an adjudication application in a multi-million-dollar payment claim dispute against an international mining company, involving complex submissions covering statutory, contractual and equitable grounds;
• Drafting supplier terms for a variety of businesses, including transport and logistics providers;
  Assisting with multiple business and asset sales, including comprehensive due diligence, drafting of special conditions, and contract review;
• Defending and commencing debt recovery claims, breach of contract claims and shareholder disputes;
• Drafting and negotiating settlement agreements;
• Advising multiple lending entities on enforcement of mortgage and PPSA securities;
• Advising on AML/CTF compliance and completing AML/CTF audits for national companies;
• Drafting loan and security documents for private lenders and mezzanine lenders and attending to settlements for refinancing of facilities;
• Obtaining probate and acting in the administration of deceased estates.

• Finalist – Banking & Finance Team of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2024
• Finalist – Banking & Finance Team of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2023