Protecting the business, the legacy and the family.
Melissa Bush helps family businesses and their owners navigate succession, wealth transfer and growth in plain English, drawn from 30 years in law.

Melissa delivers powerful insights on business succession planning, generational wealth transfer, and strategic business growth. Her engaging presentation style combines practical knowledge with compelling storytelling, making complex topics accessible and actionable.

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Practical, plain-English insight on succession, wealth transfer and business growth for your next conference, board forum, association event or family-business gathering.

Formats:  keynote · workshop · panel · MC · virtual
Fees available on enquiry.

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Accredited Family Business Association adviser · Accredited mediator · Master of Applied Law · AICD Company Directors Course · Admitted 1996

Check out her podcast - Business Know How

 Business Succession Planning

How to hand over or sell the business without fracturing the family or the value.

• Creating sustainable transition strategies
  
• Protecting business legacy
• Managing family dynamics in business succession

Generational Wealth Transfer

Passing wealth to the next generation intact and keeping the peace while you do it.

• Strategic approaches to wealth preservation
• Family governance structures
• Navigating complex family dynamics

Legal Strategy for Business Growth

Building a business that’s structured to grow, and protected if things go wrong.

• Risk management and legal compliance
• Strategic business structuring
• Protecting business assets

PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Orana NSW Inc - Estate planning and dementia (September 2025)
• Orana NSW Inc - Estate planning (March 2025)
• Donna Hann "She's in Business" - Legal matters (January 2023)
• Business Chicks - Legal over Lunch - How to navigate the laws of new business (July 2022)
• Southside Valuers - The conveyancing process (June 2016)
• Cronulla-Sutherland Master Builders Association - Legal know how for builders (October 2015)
• Dementia Carers Support Group - Estate planning for dementia sufferers (August 2015)
• Eagle Waves Radio (podcast) - Business Law for Startups (October 2013)
• Realise Business - Debt recovery for small business (October 2011)

Presenter and Author (Televison Education Network)

I have written papers for and presented at the following TVED seminars:

• The Impact of "Ageing and Engaging" on Estate Planning (Online webinar, Sydney, August 2023)
• Building Contracts (Online webinar, Sydney, December 2021)
•  A Foray into the Financial: an Essential Guide for Conveyancers (Online webinar, Sydney, March 2021) 
• From Go to Whoa: Managing the Risks in Property Purchases (in conjunction with Brooke Glastonbury and Gary Newton, Sydney, March 2021) 
• Reform and Recent Developments in NSW Property Law (in conjunction with Anthony Cahill, Sara Hatcher and Gary Newton, Sydney, October 2020)
• Not In My Backyard: Easement Creation and Enforcement (in conjunction with Anthony Cahill, Natalie Bryant, Gary Newton, Anthony Herro) (Property Law Masterclass, Sydney, May 2020 - postponed) 
• Risk Management and Electronic Conveyancing (Online webinar, Sydney, March 2020)
• E-Conveyancing and Electronic Transactions (Online webinar, Sydney, March 2019)
• Relationship Changes, Defining Spouses, and the Effect on Wills, EPOAs and BDBNs (Online webinar, Melbourne, September 2018)
• E-Conveyancing and Electronic Transactions: Navigating the Tricky Path Ahead (in conjunction with Sydney Jacobs, Gary Newton and Anthony Cahill) (Online webinar, Sydney, March 2018)

I also assisted with the 2021 and 2023 program design and subject selection for property law / conveyancing.