Deals

Vitale Projects

Assisting local developer Vitale Projects and its joint venture partners, Accor Hotels and The Entertainment Group (both international property groups), to obtain the planning approvals to establish the first ever five-star Mondrian hotel in Australia at a beachfront location in Burleigh on the Gold Coast.

Sekisui House

Advising on the Coolum Queensland development, a proposal for a 220-room five-star Westin Hotel, with a larger resort comprising 148 serviced apartments, 753 residential apartments, 98 two/three storey homes and a 2,770sqm retail village.

Australian Rail Track Corporation and Sydney Trains/TAHE

Advised Australian Rail Track Corporation and Sydney Trains/Transport Asset Holding Entity of NSW on all aspects of the land acquisition, land access and interface arrangements for the Cabramatta Loop and Botany Rail Duplication projects.

Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation

Advising the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation on land access, property acquisitions, value capture and streamlining of development approval processes for the development of the Special Activation Precinct at Parkes.

BP Australia

Advised BP’s downstream business on various contamination issues including statutory obligations to prevent, manage, remediate and notify contamination at different retail sites, and the contractual allocation of contamination management risks at various leased sites.

Laing O’Rourke

Advised on PFAS contamination management statutory obligations, including waste disposal and tracking requirements associated with a defence site.

Infrastructure NSW

Advising Infrastructure NSW on the iconic urban renewal development project at central Barangaroo in Sydney, including advising on complex planning issues and infrastructure provision for the public domain and privately developed areas of the large urban renewal project.

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Advised the Department of Transport and Main Roads on the environmental and planning approvals, native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage issues for Stage 3 of the Gold Coast Light Rail project, and provided ongoing advice on planning and environmental approval and contamination management requirements.

Met Resources

Advised Met Resources in relation to Aboriginal cultural heritage and native title issues associated with the asset sale of a coal mine.

Copperstring 2.0

Advised Copperstring 2.0 on native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage issues.

Environmental Protection Agency

Advised on Native Title issues associated with coastal protection jurisdiction by the Environmental Protection Agency in negotiations with Indigenous parties.

Coca-Cola European Partners plc

Advised Coca-Cola European Partners plc on key Australian tax aspects of its acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, valued at A$11.1 billion.

Bolton Clarke

Advised Bolton Clarke on the tax aspects of its acquisition of Allity Aged Care homes from Archer Capital and other minority holders by way of a share sale and purchase agreement. This is the largest ever M&A transaction in the Australia aged cared sector.

Rio Tinto

Advised Rio Tinto on the entry into a joint venture with respect to the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia with China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd.