Brookfield
Advised on and implemented the domestic part of the structure for the acquisition of 60 Carrington St, including drafting and advising on local fund documentation for MIT tax status.
Multiplex
Advised on the debt financing and joint venture arrangements for the Darling Island Apartments, Sydney, including negotiating senior and mezzanine funding from CBA and Bankwest.
Summer Housing
Acted for Summer Housing in respect of financing its NDIS development projects with Macquarie Bank and Lighthouse Infrastructure.
Department of Education
Advising on multiple legal proceedings involving claims of discrimination on the ground of disability and the issue of reasonable adjustments and accommodation in the provision of services.
Melbourne Health
Advising on the investigation undertaken into allegations of sexual harassment brought against the then Chair of Melbourne Health
Leading Logistics Company
Advising the Board and Senior Executive on an investigation concerning allegations of sexual harassment by an executive officer. Assisting the company respond to the findings and manage stakeholder expectations.
Coles
Successfully acted for Coles in respect to the making and approval of two distribution centre agreements
Australian Football League
Advised the AFL on its negotiations with the AFL Players Association, addressing the industrial relations and the bargaining framework
Exxon Mobil
A$4.5 billion Exxon Mobil expansion Bass Strait Victoria
National Australia Bank
Acted for National Australia Bank on the delivery and implementation of 3 major transactions comprising NAB’s Melbourne CBD head office comprising a 66,000 square metre whole of building pre-commitment at 405 Bourke Street, a 35,000 square metre pre-commitment in the A$1.6 billion complex at Wynyard Place in Sydney CBD and a 40,000 square metre office tower in the metropolitan suburb of Parramatta.
Coles Limited
Acted for Coles in the development of 2 highly automated distribution centres in Queensland and NSW. These are state of the art distribution centres which will entirely transform the logistics and supply chain for Coles supermarkets in these States, by driving major efficiencies and modernisation. The new warehouses will store and distribute twice the volume of groceries with half the footprint of existing centres.
Mirvac and Blackstone
Acted for Mirvac and Blackstone Group (as co-owners) in respect of Westpac’s head office lease of over 58,000m2 in a premium grade asset in Sydney, including advising on appropriate transaction structuring to accommodate significant redevelopment works.
Medibank
Advised Medibank on the establishment of major new national headquarters in Melbourne valued comprising 30,000 square metres at 720 Bourke Street Docklands.
Goodman
Acted for Goodman on its lease of over 42,000 square metres of industrial logistics space to Amazon in Moorebank, Sydney, including advising on transaction structuring, negotiation and documentation. The lease represented Amazon’s largest foray to date into the Australian market.