ABOUT ALTIMIS
Altimis is an advisory legal practice providing fractional and interim General Counsel and Company Secretary services to organisations navigating growth, complexity and strategic change.
Experience supporting organisations across:
Agribusiness
FMCG
Banking
Banking & Financial Services
Pharmaceuticals
Digital Health
Altimis was established to support organisations that require experienced legal and governance leadership, but do not yet need, or cannot justify, a permanent General Counsel.
Altimis works with boards, founders and executive teams across regulated and growth sectors, providing practical legal leadership during periods of organisational scaling, major transactions, governance uplift and regulatory engagement.
Engagements are typically delivered on a fractional, interim or project basis, allowing organisations to access senior legal expertise aligned with their stage of growth and strategic priorities.
Altimis is the trading name of JDW Law Pty Ltd, an incorporated legal practice regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales.
ABOUT JOSH WOLFF
Josh Wolff is the founder and Principal of Altimis.
Josh is an experienced General Counsel, Company Secretary and governance adviser with more than fifteen years of experience in senior legal and executive roles, supporting boards and executive teams across listed, regulated and growth environments that require disciplined governance and strong commercial judgement.
He has held senior executive legal roles across agribusiness, FMCG, banking and financial services, pharmaceutical and digital health sectors, advising organisations through periods of growth, regulatory change, complex transactions and strategic transformation.
Josh previously served as General Counsel and Company Secretary at Rivalea, where he played a key role in a number of significant corporate transactions and strategic initiatives. This included supporting preparations for a proposed ASX listing, leading major divestments and asset transactions, and managing complex commercial negotiations and disputes.
He has also supported major transformation and transaction initiatives within the FMCG sector, including work undertaken with SPC as General Counsel during a period of significant organisational change.
More recently, Josh served as General Counsel & Manager Regulatory Affairs at Vitura Health, an ASX-listed digital health company, advising the board and executive team on governance, regulatory matters and strategic transactions, including acquisitions and joint venture arrangements in the rapidly evolving digital health and pharmaceutical sectors.
Across these roles Josh has led governance uplift, regulatory engagement, board reporting and the execution of complex strategic initiatives, working closely with boards, investors and executive teams.
Josh is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia and holds an unrestricted practising certificate issued by the Law Society of New South Wales.
Representative experience from senior in-house legal leadership roles
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Corporate Transactions
(Capital markets, investment and strategic transactions)
Senior legal adviser to boards and executive teams on strategic transactions, including full business sale processes and capital market readiness
Member of due diligence committees, working closely with shareholders, external advisers and internal stakeholders
Led and supported legal workstreams for ASX listing readiness and reverse listing processes, including governance uplift, structuring and disclosure support
Contributed to end-to-end transaction execution, including due diligence, negotiation, regulatory engagement and completion
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestments
(Acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructuring)
Led acquisitions and divestments across operating businesses and asset portfolios
Managed transactions end-to-end, including structuring, due diligence, drafting and negotiation of key documents (including SPAs)
Executed transactions both internally and with external advisers, optimising cost and control depending on complexity
Delivered restructuring and separation of business units and operational assets
Commercial Agreements
(Complex operational and strategic contracts)
Drafted and negotiated complex commercial agreements, including supply, processing and distribution arrangements across integrated supply chains
Structured commercial and infrastructure arrangements aligned to business strategy and risk profile
Developed contract playbooks and templates to support consistent, scalable internal contracting
Delivered contracts internally, engaging external advisers selectively for specialist input
Led negotiation of technology and transformation contracts supporting large-scale business change.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
(Commercial disputes, employment matters and investigations)
Managed commercial disputes and litigation, including matters before superior courts, working with and without external counsel
Represented organisations in employment, industrial relations and tribunal proceedings
Drafted and negotiated settlement, separation and release agreements
Led internal investigations into sensitive organisational and executive matters
Developed policies, procedures and training relating to investigations and dispute management
Advised on legal professional privilege, regulatory exposure and dispute strategy
Governance Transformation
(Governance frameworks, compliance and legal operations)
Senior legal and compliance adviser, leading governance and regulatory affairs across the organisation
Led the design and uplift of compliance and governance frameworks to ensure they were fit-for-purpose and aligned to business growth
Led enterprise governance and risk review exercises, engaging external advisers to assess frameworks and identify improvement opportunities
Acted as Privacy Officer, establishing privacy programs, policies and data breach response procedures
Led responses to notifiable data breaches, including regulatory engagement and remediation
Oversaw legal and compliance operations, including contract management systems and reporting frameworks
Introduced responsible AI and automation to support legal workflows, contract management and risk visibility
Led enterprise risk, compliance and ESG programs, including modern slavery and GRI-aligned reporting
Qualifications
Master of Laws (LLM)
Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance and Risk Management — in progress
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Bachelor of Business (Finance)
Professional Development
Certificate in Legal Project Management – Legal Project Management Institute
ACC In-House Counsel Certification Program (ICC) – Association of Corporate Counsel
Certificate in Governance Practice (GIA) – Governance Institute of Australia
Certificate of Professional Banking Fundamentals (GFIN) - Financial Services Institute of Australia
Legal Practice Management Course
Nationally Accredited Mediator – College of Law
Chartered Accounting, Management Accounting (Graduate Certificate Level), Deakin University
Chartered Accounting, Financial Accounting (Graduate Certificate Level), Deakin University
Chartered Accounting, Auditing (Graduate Certificate Level), Deakin University
Professional Memberships and Admissions
Solicitor admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia
Principal Solicitor with an unrestricted practising certificate issued by the Law Society of New South Wales
Certified Member – Governance Institute of Australia
Certified Member – Association of Corporate Counsel
Associate – Financial Services Institute of Australia
Fellow – The College of Law