I am an experienced commercial lawyer specialising in real estate. My approach is both considered and practical, focusing on achieving the best possible outcome for my clients.
Expertise
I have over 16 years’ experience as a real estate lawyer acting on a broad range of real estate matters for a diverse number of clients, including:
- Property sales, acquisitions and options
- Leasing (acting for landlords and tenants)
- Easements and other access rights
- Managing large scale property transactions
- Identifying real estate risks in corporate transactions
Practice & Industry Sectors
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Real Estate & Construction
Experience
I have acted for international and national clients on real estate transactions in the commercial, industrial, and agriculture sectors across several States. My experience includes:
- Acting for a variety of clients, including listed international REITs, publicly listed companies, and private trusts.
- Sale of national property portfolio comprising an office tower and 11 industrial sites across 5 States via a competitive sale process.
- Sale of industrial site via multiple option agreements with a lease back arrangement.
- Sale of tenanted industrial sites in 3 States in a single transaction.
- Acquisitions of various commercial, industrial, and rural sites, both vacant and tenanted, in a number of States.
- Acting for landlords and tenants on various leasing transactions for commercial and industrial sites across Australia.
- Advising on development and lease documents for 35+ childcare centres in 2 States as part of a corporate M&A share acquisition.
- Due diligence of real estate assets for mortgagee clients as part of banking and finance deals.
- Advising on and negotiating easement cancellations and various licences for a private school.
Roles, memberships, and education
- Affiliate Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
- Member of the Law Society of New South Wales
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW, 2006
- Diploma of Law, Legal Practitioners Admission Board, 2005
- Bachelor of Commerce (Majors in Economics and Accounting), Sydney University, 1999