My clients include developers, major commercial tenants, principals and contractors throughout Australia. They seek my assistance in drafting and negotiating agreements for lease, development agreements, project delivery agreements, fund through arrangements, design and construction contracts, infrastructure agreements and early contractor involvement agreements.

I help clients to understand the risks associated with their projects and work with the parties to find appropriate resolutions. My understanding of each sector’s key drivers enables sensible commercial positions to be quickly reached.

Career highlights

Commercial development transactions

• Dexus: Advised on all aspects of the development of Atlassian's new headquarters in Sydney, within the New South Wales State government-led tech Central precinct. This included the Project Development Agreement with TfNSW, agreement for lease with Atlassian, development agreements with YHA and Toga and D&C Contract with Built/Obayashi as well as numerous ancillary documentation.
• Dexus: Advised on the $1.4B acquisition of 80 Collins precinct including on all aspects of the existing tower and the new development. This included the Implementation Deed and Development Management Agreement and a major due diligence process.
• Dexus: Acted on the D&C Contact with Laing O'Rourke and the agreement for lease with NBN Co at Dexus' 90-100 Mount Street, North Sydney development.
• Zurich: Acted for Zurich as developer and landlord in respect of the 118 Mount Street redevelopment. This included preparing and negotiating the agreement for lease with the anchor tenant, the D&C Contract and then the fund through and development management arrangements with the incoming owner.
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Melbourne Headquarters: Advised in relation to its key commercial office in the Melbourne CBD, drafting, negotiating and finalising all relevant documents including the BAFO, agreement for lease and lease.
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Bankwest Raine Square: Advised on the Raine Square project in Perth, the headquarters for BankWest and then on the redevelopment of this premises, including preparing RFP documentation, works and incentive deed for significant on floor works and base building works.
• AMP Services: Acted for AMP Services as anchor tenant on the preparation and negotiation of an agreement for lease and other transaction documentation to take 36,000sqm at Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney.

Construction and infrastructure projects

• Walker Corporation – Parramatta Square: Acted for Walker Corporation as land owner and developer in relation to the $2.4B Parramatta Square redevelopment advising on the D&C Contracts for each stage of the development.
• CPB Contractors and Lendlease Joint Venture: Advised on the successful bids for the bulk earthworks and airside civil and pavement works contracts for Western Sydney Airport and also on the unsuccessful bid on the Terminal and Specialty services package.
• Lendlease: Acted on the interface agreement for the Melbourne Metro Over Station Development (CBD South) providing for the coordination and integration of the Over Station Development works and the PPP works.

Education
BCom, LLB

• Law Society of New South Wales
• National Association of Women in Construction
• Property Council of Australia's Industrial Property Committee, NSW Division, Member 
• Head of the Sydney Projects, Infrastructure and Construction Group

• New strata building bond and defect inspection scheme comes into effect 1 January 2018
  The new strata building bond and defect inspection scheme established under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) commenced operation in NSW on 1 January 2018. The new scheme applies to contracts entered into from 1 January 2018 for building work to construct residential or partially-residential strata properties that are four storeys or more.