Antony Harrison
Partner
P: (07) 3007 3716 | E: aharrison@mahoneys.com.au
About
Antony is an experienced lawyer who has been practicing corporate-commercial law for over 25 years.
Having studied both commerce and law, Antony is uniquely qualified to help clients deliver their strategic, operational and commercial objectives by helping them to identify, understand and manage the legal risks that arise on day-to-day basis and during corporate transactions.
By taking the time to understand his clients’ business, Antony has established himself as a trusted advisor to a range of clients – including high-net-worth individuals; private, national and international companies; partnerships; joint ventures; consortiums; training organisations; and charities.
Antony’s experience has seen him work closely with business owners, management teams, boards, in-house lawyers and other stakeholders on a wide range of matters for clients operating in a variety of industries.
A partner since 2006, Antony leads Mahoneys commercial law group – an experienced team of lawyers that specialise in:
- personal and corporate structuring;
- commercial and corporate law;
- commercial transactions;
- commercial property; and
- succession planning.
Antony holds a bachelor of laws and a bachelor of commerce (accounting). He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand in 1997, and as a solicitor in Queensland in 1998.
Antony is a highly sought after speaker, who regularly presents at local and national events. He provides high quality education-based content and case studies that sync with broader tax, financial and commercial considerations.
Antony was recognised for Commercial Law in the 2026 and 2027 editions of the Best Lawyers® in Australia.
Antony was also recognised in the 2025 and 2026 edition of Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Market for Property & Real Estate Law and Commercial Leasing.
Key service areas
- Corporate, Commercial and Succession
- Implementing and advising on corporate and business structures including shareholder, partnership, unit holder and joint venture agreements
- Undertaking corporate governance review;
- Medical practice advice;
- Personal structuring including entity establishment, restructuring and estate planning
- Share raising advice and structuring including employee share schemes;
- Supply agreements
- Franchising agreements
- Employment agreements
- Share sale and purchase agreements
- Property and Business
- Leasing – retail and commercial
- Business sales and purchases – from multinational organisations to small retail shops
- Rural property purchases and sales
- Property development including drafting and implementation of development and joint venture agreements
Qualifications & memberships
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
- Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand
- Admitted to practice in Queensland (1998) and the High Court of Australia
- Member, Queensland Law Society.
Recent experience
- Acted on share sale and restructure of a ~$1 billion luxury apartment developer/builder.
- Acted on the restructure of a boutique brewing company.
- Acted on share sale of a well-known food and entertainment precinct.
- Acted on the restructure of well-known hospitality group.
- Acting for developers of solar farm projects ranging from ~$300million to ~$1.3billion.
- Assist a technology business raise ~$15million in new capital.
- Acted on share sales of a solar farm project to a large overseas renewable energy providers.
- Acted on ~150m sale of a Queensland-based technology company to an internationally listed mining and engineering group.
- Acted on share sale and restructure of a large privately owned chemicals manufacturer.
- Acted for an investor on acquiring a special class shares in a pharmaceuticals development company.
- Acted on the ~$25M share sale of a cyber-security and ICT infrastructure business.
- Acted on the sale of a general medical practice to a large private equity firm.
- Acting for a major international supplier of renewable energy equipment on critical equipment contracts, installation and supply contracts.
- Acted for a prominent second tier telecommunications provider restructure its intellectual property assets to maximise its protection.
- Acted for a critical cyber security firm on its software as a service development project agreement with the Commonwealth Government.
- Acted for the owners of an intergenerational family business (with a net worth of approximately $20 million) with a comprehensive estate / succession plan.
“Antony has become one of our trusted advisers, consistently providing an outstanding level of client service and practical advice. He has come to know our business and our clients so well that our relationship is effortless.”
John Kazakoff - Managing Director, Arrive Wealth Management
