Emily has over 15 years’ experience providing transactional property advice.
Emily’s practice spans Australia, acting for listed and unlisted property funds, developers and institutional clients across a range of property asset classes. She has expert knowledge in sales, purchases, due diligence, development agreements, commercial, industrial and retail leasing, sales of distressed assets and general property advisory work, often acting on all property legal issues for the entire life cycle of assets.
Emily builds strong relationships with clients who trust her to provide commercial legal advice and guidance, often in tight timelines. She takes the time to understand her client’s asset, the strategic objectives of the deal and to reflect that in the transaction documents.
Emily’s clients include Australian Unity Funds Management, Accenture, Banner Asset Management, Trilogy Funds Management, Growthpoint, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Care Super, Korda Mentha and Eildon Capital.
Emily is a member of the Property Funds Association, Property Industry Foundation, Law Institute of Victoria and Property Council of Australia.
Emily is recommended for real estate in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024.
Experience
- Advised the sellers of Victorian integrated construction materials business Dandy Premix on the $85 million sale of the business to Maas Group Holdings Limited.
- Advised German-headquartered company Putzmeister on its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Australian-based CPE Machinery Pty Ltd.
- Acting for property funds, property developers and institutional clients in relation to the sale and purchase of large scale assets across Australia including a retail asset in Victoria worth over $178 million; an industrial asset in South Australia worth over $50 million, an office tower in Western Australia worth over $80 million; completing due diligence investigations in respect of the land; advising on planning matters and environmental factors affecting the land; completing settlements across Australia; advising on duty implications for purchases.
- Acting for a large international supermarket chain in relation to the acquisition of multiple sites in Victoria.
- Acting for Australian Unity in relation to the negotiation and acquisition of units for its newly established fund holding specialist disability accommodation.
- Acting for a listed aged care provider in relation to the sale and leaseback of sites in Victoria.
- Advising, negotiating and preparing an agreement for lease and lease for a purpose-built facility in Barangaroo, New South Wales for a global technology company; advising, negotiating and preparing a sublease to an internationally renowned technology company.
- Key advisor to the Victorian Pride Centre Ltd in relation to the purchase of the site for Australia’s first Pride Centre; advisor to the Board on property related matters; preparing all agreements for lease and leases for the Centre.
- Managing the retail leasing portfolio for several major shopping centres ranging in size to over one hundred tenancies, such as Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre. The scope of work includes preparing and negotiating leases, disclosure statements and assignments, renewals of leases and advising on tenancy issues.
- Acting for the Department of Treasury and Finance in relation to an agreement for lease and lease new premises intended to be used as one of the sites for the Justice Accommodation Expansion Program run by the Victorian Government.
- Acting on behalf of the State government, local authorities and government organisations in relation to the sale and purchase of Crown Land and Torrens Land; leasing matters and procurement processes.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Real estate
Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession 2025
Leading Leasing Lawyer (Victoria)
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Victorian Women Lawyers
- Professional Environmental Women's Association
- Victorian Planning & Environmental Law Association
- Property Council of Australia
- Property Funds Association
- Property Industry Foundation