Commercial & Corporate
Shareholders agreements, business sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructures, capital raises, and corporate governance. The work that shapes how a company operates and grows.
PTF Partners is a Brisbane law firm built for founders, businesses, and individuals who need clear thinking and decisive advice. We pair the rigour of a commercial practice with the accessibility of a boutique — transparent fees, genuine partnership, and work that gets done.
PTF Partners is led by Kaz Patafta, a commercial lawyer with over ten years of practice across Australia and Southeast Asia. Kaz has advised foreign-invested businesses across Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Myanmar — experience that informs how we approach complexity, structure, and risk for clients here in Brisbane.
The firm is intentionally lean. That keeps overheads low, fees fair, and decisions fast. When a matter calls for specialist support — tax, family, criminal, IP — we draw on a trusted network of senior practitioners across Brisbane.
Supreme Courts of
ACT & South Australia
ACT
Law Society
Brisbane
QLD & ASEAN
We act for SMEs and founders on the matters that move their businesses forward, and for individuals on the moments that matter. Below is the work we do most.
Shareholders agreements, business sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructures, capital raises, and corporate governance. The work that shapes how a company operates and grows.
Bespoke and template contracts, terms and conditions, supply and distribution agreements, commercial leases, and licensing. Drafted to protect, negotiated to close.
Executive and employment contracts, restraints, terminations, workplace policies, contractor arrangements, and Fair Work compliance for growing businesses.
Commercial disputes, debt recovery, contract enforcement, and pre-litigation strategy. We negotiate first — and litigate well when we have to.
Residential and commercial conveyancing, leases, contract reviews, and property structuring for investors and owner-occupiers across Queensland.
Wills, estate planning, enduring powers of attorney, advance health directives, and probate. Considered planning for the people who matter most.
PTF Partners is a full-service general practice with deep commercial roots. Below is the work we take on most often — organised by area. If your matter sits across multiple categories, that's usually where we add the most value.
If you don't see your matter listed, send us a note — chances are we either do the work or know who does.
Most law firms over-explain and under-deliver. We do the opposite. A first conversation is brief and direct — we tell you whether we're the right firm for the matter, and what it will cost. If it's not the right fit, we'll say so and refer you to someone better placed.
Our work is anchored to outcomes, not billable hours. Where we can fix a fee, we do. Where we can't, we scope tightly and update you before any meaningful change. You should never receive an invoice that surprises you.
Legal advice that needs translation isn't advice. We write in plain English, explain trade-offs, and tell you what we'd do if it were our matter.
Fixed fees where possible, capped fees where it's not, hourly rates only where genuinely required — and always quoted in writing before work commences.
Most enquiries get a response within the same business day. Most matters get scoped within 48 hours. Speed is part of the service.
A good lawyer is a relationship, not a transaction. We work with most clients across multiple matters and years — that's the way it should be.
A short note — what the matter is, the timeframe, and how to reach you. We'll come back within one business day with a clear next step.