We help devel­op­ers, investors, own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, builders, home­own­ers and lot own­ers, with the full range of plan­ning, real estate, con­struc­tion and stra­ta law solutions.

Our team has a wealth of expe­ri­ence, knowl­edge and deep legal exper­tise in con­struc­tion, prop­er­ty, leas­ing and stra­ta law, which means we can resolve the most com­plex front-end and back-end prob­lems and can assist in dis­putes involv­ing mul­ti­ple parties.

We help devel­op­ers with large scale res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial prop­er­ty devel­op­ment, which requires com­pli­ance with var­i­ous legal require­ments, includ­ing build­ing codes, envi­ron­men­tal reg­u­la­tions, and local bylaws.

Our clients seek­ing con­struc­tion advise, under­stand we bring a depth of expe­ri­ence and under­stand­ing of var­i­ous legal frame­works, includ­ing the Nation­al Con­struc­tion Code (NCC), the var­i­ous Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment Acts, and the WHS Act, includ­ing exper­tise in both con­struc­tion con­struc­tion law and con­tract law which is crit­i­cal for our clien­t’s project success. 

Our Team

Portrait photograph of Mary Digiglio
Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
Portrait photograph of Helen Kowal
Helen Kowal
Partner
Portrait photograph of Tony D'Agostino
Tony D'Agostino
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Treeby
Michael Treeby
Partner
Portrait photograph of David Clarke
David Clarke
Partner
Portrait photograph of Julie Briscoe
Julie Briscoe
Partner
Portrait photograph of Gerald Carides
Gerald Carides
Partner
Portrait photograph of Nick Dale
Nick Dale
Partner
Portrait photograph of Dr. Matthew Cole
Dr. Matthew Cole
Partner
Portrait photograph of Rosemary Tedesco
Rosemary Tedesco
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Jennifer Hold
Jennifer Hold
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Esther Khoo
Esther Khoo
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Lynette Harrison
Lynette Harrison
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Carly Lennan
Carly Lennan
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Madeleine Lipman
Madeleine Lipman
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniela Terruso
Daniela Terruso
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Rebecca Priem
Rebecca Priem
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Julianne Conceicao
Julianne Conceicao
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of William Clement
William Clement
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Sarah Heuvel
Sarah Heuvel
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes
Partner
Portrait photograph of Marc Baddams
Marc Baddams
Partner
Portrait photograph of Mark Glynn
Mark Glynn
Partner
Portrait photograph of Peter Bournas
Peter Bournas
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Peter Kim
Peter Kim
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Emma Van Klaveren
Emma Van Klaveren
Associate
Portrait photograph of Alexander Leong
Alexander Leong
Associate
Portrait photograph of Molly Borland
Molly Borland
Associate

When things go wrong, hav­ing deep exper­tise and indus­try knowl­edge in stra­ta law and reme­di­al build­ing work in par­tic­u­lar, means we are often sought out in defec­tive build­ing cas­es against cor­po­rate builders and/​or cor­po­rate developers. 

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No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

Publications

More AI Slop in the Fair Work Juris­dic­tion: The Fight Back

In two recent cas­es both the Fair Work Com­mis­sion (FWC) and Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia (FCF­CoA) have…

NSW Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 Pass­es Parliament

The Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 (the Bill) passed through Par­lia­ment on Tues­day after­noon 4 August 2026. The Bill is…

AI Slop v Fair Work Com­mis­sion: The Scourge Continues

For all the talk of how extra­or­di­nary and trans­for­ma­tive arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI) can sup­pos­ed­ly be, it con­tin­ues to be a scourge…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Lawyers Week­ly Show pod­cast with Jerome Doraisamy released on 27 August 2026 to dis­cuss work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional attitudes

“Work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional atti­tudes” explores how social media, work­place rights, and chang­ing gen­er­a­tional expec­ta­tions are reshap­ing…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘A bad career deci­sion’: Inside the fall­out from Tik­Tok grad­u­ate fir­ing” pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 August 2026

Pro­fes­sion­al con­se­quences faced by an Aus­tralian grad­u­ate lawyer whose Tik­Tok activ­i­ty led to dis­missal, spark­ing indus­try-wide debate about social media use.Michael…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Busi­ness­es demand new pow­ers after worker’s ​‘hope­less’ AI claim costs employ­er”, pub­lished in the Aus­tralian on 23 August 2026

Busi­ness­es want new pow­ers because AI-assist­ed employ­ee claims are increas­ing the num­ber of weak or inac­cu­rate work­place com­plaints, forc­ing employ­ers…