Will Taylor

Background

About Will Taylor

I lead Finlaysons’ Wine Group, which I established in the early 1990’s. Due to our industry knowledge and passion for the sector, Finlaysons quickly became the leading law firm for the Australian wine sector. Finlaysons has, for many years, acted for some of the largest beverage alcohol companies in the world, as well as a number of key SMEs and a whole mass of small family wine businesses. We also represent a number of wine sector bodies and suppliers to the sector. Finlaysons has clients in every leading viticultural region of the country, as well as a number of international wine clients. My personal areas of practice include: • grape procurement, wine processing, wine supply, storage, bottling & packaging and other production-related contracts; • distribution, sales agency, export and importation contracts; • mergers & acquisitions of wine businesses and the sale and purchase of key wine assets; • business structuring and family business succession; • new product development and associated compliance and labelling issues. My partners and colleagues cover all other legal requirements of a wine business. Having worked in the wine sector myself as a vigneron for 20 years and having sat on various wine industry boards, I have a deep knowledge of the sector at both macro and micro levels. I feel privileged to have enjoyed a long career in advising players in an industry I love.