Media Release | 24 January 2015

Hall & Wilcox advises on REA Group acquisition

Leading Australian independent business law firm Hall & Wilcox acted for REA Group Limited in their $15 million acquisition of 1Form Online Pty Ltd, operator of market leading rental application service 1Form.com.

Established in 2006 and with 2.3 million registered tenants, 1Form.com is the leading online tenancy application service in Australia and New Zealand with a comprehensive presence across a broad range of property advertising and real estate agency websites. Following the acquisition REA Group will continue servicing real estate agency websites through 1Form.com and intends to expand the resource in order to streamline the entire property process making it more efficient and stress free.

The Hall & Wilcox team was led by partner Deborah Chew. Deborah was supported by partners Karl Rozenbergs and Ben Hamilton, senior associate James Deady and graduate lawyer Anthony Langford.

Deborah commented that: “Hall & Wilcox has a strong relationship with REA Group and was pleased to advise them on this strategically significant transaction.

“We have been seeing more merger and acquisition activity in the mid-market space, perhaps a sign of business confidence growing.”

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Karl Rozenbergs

Partner

Alison Baker

Partner

Andrew Lyle

Consultant

Keith James

Consultant

James Morvell

Partner

Noel Batrouney

Consultant

Matt McDonald

Partner

Emma Woolley

Partner

Michael Parker

Partner

Oliver Jankowsky

Partner & Head of International Practice

Frank Hinoporos

Partner & Head of Tax

Tom McMahon

Partner

Ed Paton

Partner & Head of SE Asia Practice

Deborah Chew

Partner

Eugene Chen

Partner & Head of China Practice

Elisa Paxton

Partner

James Deady

Partner

Iona Goodwin

Special Counsel

Ben Hamilton

Partner

Mark Inston

Partner

Jason McMahon

Partner

Harry New

Partner

Jacob Uljans

Partner

John Coldham

Consultant

Conrad Smith

Special Counsel

John Bassilios

Partner

Victoria Ng

Senior Associate

Andrew Stamp

Partner

Mark Dunphy

Partner

Gavin Macrae

Partner

Adrian Verdnik

Partner

Tony Macvean

Managing Partner

Anastasia Coutsouvelis

Partner

Ana Forster

Partner

Zoe Keith

Partner

Ben Cotter

Special Counsel

Leigh Parker

Partner

John O’Kane

Partner

Graydon Dowd

Partner

Matthew Curll

Partner

Melanie Smith

Director - Business Development, Marketing and Communications

Aaron Dearden

Partner

Natalie Bannister

Partner & Commercial National Practice Leader

Stan Kondilios

Partner

Maurice Doria

Partner

Anthony Bradica

Partner

John Hutchinson

Consultant

Wayne Kelcey

Partner

Andrew O’Bryan

Partner

Mark Petrucco

Partner

Martin Ross

Partner

Daniel Stoddart

Partner

Joanna Turnbull

Partner

Andrew Fairley AM

Consultant

Grant Galvin

Partner

Simon Morgan

Partner

Rhett Slocombe

Partner & Insurance National Practice Leader

Nicholas Studdert

Partner

Nathan Kennedy

Partner

Kristopher Kunasingam

Partner & Head of Migration

Adrian Lasky

Partner

Joe Mancuso

Partner

Katherine Payne

Partner

Elisabeth Pickthall

Special Counsel

Tanya Smart

Partner

Nikki Akhurst-Rasa

Special Counsel

Melinda Andrew

Special Counsel

Liam Campion

Partner

Barbara Casado

Special Counsel

Michael Dent

Special Counsel

David Dickens

Partner

Alexandra Gallagher

Senior Associate

Kirrilee Kennedy

Partner

Mark Lebbon

Special Counsel

Amber Mahoney

Special Counsel

William Moore

Partner

Carl Newton

Special Counsel

Toniel Paton

Special Counsel

Megan Scott

Special Counsel

Ahranee Vijayaseelan

Partner

Melissa Zen

Senior Associate

Rebecca Pickering

Senior Associate

Pia Rossignuolo

Senior Associate

David Markham

Special Counsel

Mark Dessi

Partner

Kathryn Sharpe

Senior Associate

Samantha Hooper

PEOPLE & CULTURE MANAGER

Jenny Nichols

Special Counsel

Catherine Freeman

Special Counsel

Terri Hirbod-Bassi

Senior Associate

Juliet O’Brien

Senior Associate

Sam Baring

Senior Associate

Catherine Blair

Special Counsel

Vanessa Porter

Special Counsel

Katie McKenzie

DIRECTOR - PEOPLE & CULTURE

Rachael Arnold

Partner

Sumith Perera

Chief Operating Officer

Emily Kyriacou

Partner

Rachel Law

Senior Associate

Anton Vucak

Partner

Stephanie Driscoll

Partner

Rosena De Freitas

Special Counsel

Andrew Murphy

Partner

James Bull

Special Counsel and Head of Frank

Jennifer Kildea

Special Counsel

Maree Ferguson

Partner

Anthony Crowe

Special Counsel

Melanie James

People & Culture Manager

Krisha Bennett

Senior Associate

Matthew Needham

Partner

Stephanie Rocca

Senior Associate

Amy Bilich

Special Counsel

Stephen Klotz

Partner

Brandon Silva

Special Counsel

Stacey Marino

Senior Associate

Taleen Bertolini

Special Counsel

Anne MacNamara

Partner

Dean Cartwright

Director - Finance

Mike Brookes

General Counsel

Jacqui Barrett

Partner & Head of US Practice

Paul O’Donnell

Consultant & Head of Energy

Adam Dimac

Special Counsel

Paul Baxter

Partner

Drew Castley

Partner

Sean Sullivan

Special Counsel

James Whiley

Partner

Hamish McNair

Special Counsel

Elizabeth Docker

Senior Associate

Mitchell Stein

Partner

Christopher Brown

Partner & Head of UK Practice

Hannah Peddie

Special Counsel

Rebecca Shelley

Partner

Shane Wallace

Senior Associate

Jeanette Lui

Special Counsel

Bridget Wall

Special Counsel

Tina Lung

Special Counsel

Todd Bromwich

Senior Associate

Cameron Forsyth

Senior Associate

Vanessa Murphy

Special Counsel

Nhu-Thuy Dinh

Senior Associate

Ella Simmons

Senior Associate

Alexandra Lane

Senior Associate

Ebonie Willcox

Senior Associate

Joey Liu

Partner

Albert Ponte

Partner

Matthew Smith

Partner

Katrina Reye

Partner

Anna Bailey

Special Counsel

Jamie Kulczycki

Special Counsel

Peta Rapson

Senior Associate

Ellie McGrory

Senior Associate

Lauren Haygarth

Special Counsel

Ilona Strong

Partner

Sauming Chan

Partner

Lauren Parrant

Senior People & Culture Advisor, as at 1 July 2022

Nicholas Simpson

Senior Associate

Belinda Walsh

Special Counsel

Jim Koutsokostas

Partner

Markus Saltups

Senior Associate

Diana Germanoski

Senior Associate

Pious Thomas

Head of Technology

Rory O’Connor

Partner

Holly Turner

Senior Associate

Terry Killian

Partner

Vince Battaglia

Partner

Bettina Sorbello

Special Counsel

Kelli Stallard

Partner

Kathryn Howard

Partner

Julian Hammond

Partner

Fay Calderone

Partner

Clare Kerley

Special Counsel

Felicity Ford

Senior Associate

Dr Wolfgang Babeck

European Counsel

Sam Tempone

Senior Associate

Lucy Wilcox

Lawyer

Lucy Lu

Senior Associate

Melinda Woledge

Marketing & Communications Manager

Angela Brookes

Partner

Amber McMillan

Senior Associate

Natasha Curry

Senior Associate

Daniella LaVeglia

Senior Associate

Holly Lawson

Senior Associate

George Ioannidis

Special Counsel

Jennifer Douglass

Special Counsel

Erin Doyle

Senior Associate

Jasmine Koh

Senior Associate and Head of Frank

Stacey Boulton

Special Counsel

Sheridan Keller

Senior Associate

Jane Baddeley

Partner

Alison Choy Flannigan

Partner & Leader, Health & Community

Bianca McCormack

Senior Associate

Lauren Separovich

Special Counsel

Scott Meacock

Special Counsel

Courtney Daunt

Senior Associate

Chris Forder

Senior Associate

Jordon Lee

Lawyer

Lauren Armstrong

Special Counsel

Candice Carrasco

Senior Associate

Hector West

Partner

Geoff Benson

Lawyer

Martin Samyia

Senior Associate

Janneke Maisey

Manager

Daisy Duff

Partner

Paul Todd

Lawyer

David Catanese

Partner

Kitty Vo

Partner

Greg King

Special Counsel

Stephen Lott

Special Counsel

Bridget Mangan

Senior Associate

Adam Shaw

Special Counsel

Anne Wilson

Senior Associate

Sining Wang

Senior Associate

Meg Lee

Partner

Marissa Skaltsounis

Special Counsel

John Gray

Partner

Harvey Duckett

Lawyer

Alexandra Davies

Lawyer

Charlie Renney

Lawyer

Alexandra Armstrong-Millar

Lawyer

Gemma Dehn

Partner

Angie Gimisis

Special Counsel

Ashby Bueno

Senior Associate

Nina Clark

Special Counsel

Rachel Morgan

Senior Associate

Clare Campbell

Partner

Luke Denham

Lawyer

Travis Jackson

Senior Associate

Brieanna Gallagher

Senior Associate

Caitlin Malone

Senior Associate

Melissa Plavsic

Senior Associate

Scott Butler

Partner

Ceri McDonald

Special Counsel

Ann Watson

Special Counsel

Billie Kerkez

Manager – Smarter Recovery Solutions

Peta Bunce

Special Counsel

Freya Soding

Senior Associate

Kizzy Bagga

Senior Associate

Chris Sacré

Partner

James Fielding

Senior Associate

Sarah Latham

Special Counsel

Sharmane Errey

Senior Associate

Jemima Whiteman

Lawyer

Brendan Tobin

Partner

Alison Thorp

Senior Associate

Tim Ainsworth

Partner

Bradley White

Lawyer

Ranny Fan

Partner

Sarah Khan

Lawyer

Mona Sukkar

Senior Associate

Michelle Eastwell

Partner

Audrey Leahy

Special Counsel

Rachel Giudicatti

Senior Associate

Katarina Bilandzic

Special Counsel

Matthew Barter

Senior Associate

Kelsey Essex

Senior Associate

Renelyn Green

Senior Associate

Hilary Lee

Senior Associate

Bronwyn Nevin

Senior Associate

Matthew Peterson

Senior Associate

Holly Stevens

Senior Associate

Simon Quenby

Senior Associate

Nicole Tumiati

Special Counsel

Emily Ransom

Lawyer

Kathy Melville

Partner

Natalie Pecenicic

Senior Associate

Brian Bolton

Special Counsel

Penelope Ford

Partner

Charlotte Reed

Lawyer

Philip Hopley

Partner

Nick Ramsey

Partner

Marie Mitilineos

Lawyer

Joy-Yi Zhao

Senior Associate

Katie Zhang

Lawyer

Gloria Tam

Lawyer

Rosemary Roach

Partner

Nicholas Beech

Special Counsel

Madelyne Inch

Senior Associate

Holly Lillico

Senior Associate

Yasmin Bell

Special Counsel

Catie Moore

Partner

Claire Hawke-Gundill

Special Counsel

Emma Leys

Partner

Lauren Handreck

Senior Associate

Jeremy Roby

Senior Associate

Jessica Luker

Senior Associate

Matt Hughes

Senior Associate

Alicia Bray

Senior Associate

Lucy Kelsey

Senior Associate

Christine Scott

Special Counsel

Peter Jones

Senior Commercial Counsel

Eden Winokur

Partner

Jennifer Degotardi

Partner

Gianna De Luise

National IP Manager

Kendall Messer

Lawyer

Seun Idowu

Special Counsel

Angela Pollard

Senior Associate

Louise Radloff

Senior Associate

Amanda De Souza

Senior Associate

Lydia Shen

Senior Associate

Ashleigh Glasson

Senior Associate

Stephanie Francis

Senior Associate

Sheldon Fu

Lawyer

Annabelle Yap

Senior Associate

Anna Cao

Lawyer

Chris Wright

Senior Associate

Joel Whale

Senior Associate

Priya Paquet

Partner

Brad Marland

Partner

Jacqueline McGrath

Special Counsel

Nelson Tang

Lawyer

Ben Clarke

Senior Associate

Jenna Davies

Special Counsel

Marianna Kirchmann

Lawyer

Ani Mekerchian

Lawyer

Tessa Mitchell

Senior Associate

Shauntelle Lim

Special Counsel

Tamara Charlwood

Lawyer

James Pavlidis

Lawyer

Jeremy Boyd

Senior Associate

Liam Closey

Senior Associate

Charles Friocourt

Senior Associate

Alexandra Gillan

Senior Associate

Neil Keene

Senior Associate

Fiona Kim

Senior Associate

Jessica Pascual

Senior Associate

Olivia Raiman

Senior Associate

Melissa Small

Senior Associate

Isobel Ward

Senior Associate

Angelica Huang

Senior Associate

Jana Sosner

Senior Associate

Stefan Fenk

Partner

Nina Mao

Lawyer

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