Ishita practices primarily in the areas of tax, commercial and corporate law.

Ishita obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree and her Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, graduating on the Dean's merit list.  She is currently undertaking her Masters in Law (Tax) from the University of Sydney.

She has worked with the in-house counsel of one of the largest retail groups in Australia.  In that capacity, she advised on commercial litigation, corporate and compliance, intellectual property, trade marks, competition and property matters.

Ishita has since worked at reputable Sydney based commercial law firms, obtaining experience in mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, corporate finance and refinance, corporate structuring, contracts, commercial leasing and in commercial litigation.

Ishita’s broad range of experience includes:

1. Acting for high net worth individuals in relation to various taxation matters;
2. Advising in relation to and establishing appropriate trust structures for clients;
3. Advising in relation to and establishing SMSF structures for clients;
4. Acting for individuals in relation to voluntary disclosures to the ATO;
5. Advising and acting for clients where the ATO is undertaking audit;
6. Acting for the multinational watch manufacturer Citizen, Dunstan Baby, the international restaurant chain Wagamama and the national clothing retailers General Pants Co, Jetty Surf and Surf Dive n Ski;
7. Assisting in the merger of Pisces Pty Ltd and Newsnet Pty Ltd and subsequent corporate restructure;
8. Advising on and acting in relation to various commercial litigation matters;
9. Advising on a range of corporate restructures, corporate refinancing and corporate compliance matters;
10. Advising and acting in relation to corporate insolvency, bankruptcy and debt recovery matters;
11. Acting in relation to a broad range of commercial property matters including but not limited to acquisition, Strata dispute, sale and leasing matters;
12. Assisting in a significant Partnership/Joint Venture dispute matter;
13. Advising in relation to employment matters and code of conduct issues;
14. Obtaining and advising in relation to liquor licenses;
15. Obtaining and advising in relation to competition permits;
16. Assisting in a range of business acquisitions and sales;
17. Advising and assisting clients in relation to IT contracts;
18. Advising in relation to obtaining and the protection of Intellectual Property rights.

Ishita can be contacted on (02) 9904 6800 or at isethi@laclawyers.com.au