About Aston
Aston Chee is a dedicated corporate and commercial lawyer serving as Special Counsel in Sydney, where her focus lies in mergers and acquisitions. She offers comprehensive support to businesses at every stage, assisting with initial setups, navigating complex acquisitions, developing equity schemes, and structuring deals while managing risk with a firm grasp of commercial realities.
With a versatile background, Aston provides strategic advice across the transaction lifecycle, embracing due diligence, negotiations, and corporate structuring. Her adeptness extends beyond transactions as she frequently serves as an in-house counsel, collaborating closely with founders, boards, and management on routine commercial, contractual, and strategic matters. This holistic approach ensures her clients receive insightful and comprehensive legal guidance.
Aston has significant experience working with clients in the medical and allied health sectors, and her practice also extends to real estate, fitness, and retail industries. Her expertise includes advising on restructures, distressed transactions, and PPSR matters, particularly for clients facing financial or operational challenges.
Her career path includes pivotal roles such as Senior Associate at Artemide Law, and Associate at Hitch Advisory, providing her with extensive exposure to commercial transactions and employment law compliance among other areas. Her earlier experience as a Senior Solicitor at JemmesonFisher honed her skills in commercial property transactions, corporate law, compliance, and franchising. She has also excelled in resolving contractual and franchise disputes.
In addition to her legal prowess, Aston is appreciated for her down-to-earth approach and solutions-oriented mindset. She is known for balancing her comprehensive legal knowledge with commercial acumen, ensuring all advice is practical and aligned with the client’s business objectives. Her educational background includes a Diploma of Legal Practice from The College of Law Australia and a Bachelor of Business and Commerce from Western Sydney University.
