Rodney Holborn

Rodney Holborn is a distinguished partner at Holborn Lenhoff Massey in Perth, bringing extensive expertise from his diverse legal career. Educated in Zimbabwe and holding BA and LLB degrees from Rhodes University in South Africa, Rodney has built a robust foundation in civil litigation and commercial law. For 13 years, he served as a partner focusing on civil litigation at a law firm in South Africa before transitioning to commercial law in Perth in 1994. His experience includes a tenure as in-house counsel for a listed Australian mining company. Rodney excels in drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide array of commercial agreements, which include sales of businesses and shares, shareholder and partnership agreements, services agreements, and agency and distributorship agreements. His proficiency extends to leasing, licence agreements, loans, and trusts. In wills and estate planning, Rodney designs standard wills, testamentary trusts, and succession plans related to family trusts and self-managed superannuation funds, alongside enduring powers of attorney and guardianship, and "granny flat" agreements. His notable contributions in deceased estates encompass probate, land transfers, and deeds of family arrangement. With a decade of experience in the mineral exploration industry, Rodney is adept at navigating joint venture agreements, native title access agreements, service agreements, confidentiality agreements, and project and tenement sales for listed multinational and Australian mining companies. Rodney advocates for agreements that are concise and straightforward, employing preliminary bullet point terms sheets to help parties identify potential issues prior to full drafting. Throughout his career, including roles as a sole proprietor and in-house corporate lawyer, Rodney has effectively serviced various legal needs related to commercial and mining agreements. His long-standing practice reflects a commitment to clear, efficient, and client-focused legal solutions.