Hear from Juan Perez, Principal of Quest Legal on the myriad of legal risks that start-ups and small businesses face and how to minimise the likelihood and impact of something happening to you.  These risks include the below and more: 

• Disputes between founders
• Theft of intellectual property
• Competitors using your brand to ride on your goodwill.

Peter Deans, Director of Notwihtoutrisk, will provide an SME risk landscape and will moderate this event.

Peter Deans has over 31 years of experience across retail, business and institutional banking in Australia. In his roles, Peter has driven fundamental change in risk management frameworks, processes and culture. Peter was awarded Australian Banking & Finance Chief Risk Officer of the Year in 2014 and 2015, 2016 and again in 2018. He is leading advocate for ethical conduct and compliance across the industry.

Juan Perez is the Principal of Quest Legal, an innovative commercial law firm based in Sydney and Perth that does things differently. Quest Legal is a result and relationship-focused firm that is fixed priced and specialises in business, technology, intellectual property and franchising law. With 23 years of experience as a lawyer and finance executive, Juan will share key learnings and tips for business owners.