About Us & Our Experience
How we can help you start a business in Australia
We specialise in helping non-residents of Australia register a business and incorporate a company here. We can also provide a resident director (a mandatory legal requirement) for you, which we have done for hundreds of overseas clients over the last 15 years.
Business Lawyers Online
This is a division of Lexxon Lawyers, which was founded by Russell Wheeler in 1996. Lexxon provides support for residentdirectors.com.au and its non-resident clients. This is because some of the issues that need to be dealt with when starting a new business or company are legal issues that can only be dealt with in Australia by a registered law firm.
Russell Wheeler, BA, LL.B.
Russell has practised law for over 30 years, and has a wealth of experience in different areas of business law, particularly business start-ups. Some of the specific areas include:
- Negotiating and drafting business contracts;
- Risk management e.g. asset protection; shareholders’ agreements
- Technology e.g. software, internet & IT deals;
- Intellectual property – licensing; trademarks, etc
- Problem prevention – contractual and practical
- Buying and selling businesses and/or companies;
- Problem resolution – by negotiation, not litigation!
Russell’s legal expertise is supplemented by his experience in investment banking, his direct experience in business (having set up several different businesses for himself, not just for clients) and his expertise in negotiation.
Russell is often retained to assist with the strategy and tactics required for specific negotiations because of the unique combination of his business, negotiation and legal expertise/experience.
What companies say about Russell Wheeler as a resident director
“Russell has done an excellent job as our resident director. He deals with everything professionally and quickly. We have no hesitation in recommending him as a director to anyone who wants to establish a business/company in Australia“
Peter Siu Kit Ng, Managing Director, Guang Yi Company Ltd, Hong Kong
“Russell is very practical and in my opinion this, combined with his experience in business law, makes him a great asset to any company which appoints him as its resident director. I am very happy to recommend Russell highly to anyone who is looking for a company director in Australia“.
Neal Macrossan, Managing Director, Incorporator.com.au, Australia
“Russell is a very professional company director and is a real pleasure to work with. I can wholeheartedly recommend him for the role of resident director.”
Patrick Coleman, CEO, PAYG, England
What Australian business owners say about our law firm
“My business employs over 50 people and is expanding by acquisition and joint venture. Lexxon’s business law division has enabled me to do this with confidence that the risks are reduced significantly.”
Darren Brighton, Managing Director, BluFi Australia Pty Ltd
“I have used Russell Wheeler as my business lawyer for over 20 years because I get top end legal advice without paying top end prices”.
Richard Hughes, Director, Catylis Properties Pty Ltd
“There is no doubt I would be a lot richer today if I’d used Business Lawyers Online for advice on previous business dealings”.
Mark Lusher, Director, Romasor Pty Ltd
“You can always rely on getting the right advice. Russell Wheeler has been my lawyer for over 25 years. You couldn’t find anyone more trustworthy.”
Geoff Leaver, Chairman, CVC Funds Management (now retired).
“They put together a comprehensive stakeholders’ agreement when we first started. Without it I doubt we would still be in business today”.
Chris Muir, Director