Craig Semple

Craig is a partner in our Corporate Advisory group. He specialises in general corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and schemes of arrangement and equity capital markets. He also regularly advises listed companies in relation to corporate governance and securities law issues, such as meetings, directors' liabilities, insider trading and ASX Listing Rules and Corporations Law compliance.

Craig is regarded as one of Australia’s leading M&A lawyers, recognised in all the major legal directories. Best Lawyers Australia has recognised Craig since 2010 in the areas of Corporate Law, Corporate/Governance Practice, Equity Capital Markets Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Best Lawyers Australia named Craig as Melbourne 'Lawyer of the Year' for Corporate/Governance practice in 2024. He has also been named Melbourne Lawyer of the Year in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016 and 2014 for his work in Mergers and Acquisition Law, Equity Capital Markets, Corporate/Governance practice, Private Equity, Corporate Law and Mining Law.

Doyle's Guide recently recognised Craig in its 'Preeminent' category for corporate lawyers in Victoria.

Craig holds degrees in Law (Honours) and Economics (Honours) from Monash University and has lectured in Economics at Monash University and in Corporations Law for the Securities Institute of Australia.