I am passionate about regulatory reform and development projects. I have worked with clients to deliver exciting projects and service property portfolios across all sectors including education, office, industrial, retail and residential for the past 18 years.

I work with clients in both the private and public sector, and up and down the contracting chain. As a member of MinterEllison’s Education Industry Group I have a special interest in working with schools and tertiary institutions.

My insights extend throughout the lifecycle of a project, including competitive EOI process, heads of agreement negotiation, project delivery agreements, design development, construction, defects liability and operational phases.

Appointments

I am a founding member of the Property Council of Australia’s Building Regulations Committee.

I am pleased to represent the Property Council of Australia on the industry consultation panel for the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW). The panel has been convened by industry stakeholders working with the NSW Building Commissioner as part of the Reform Pillar 4 (Building Better Procurement Methods) working group.

Career highlights

• Wattle Creek Energy Hub: Lead advisor to Sydney University throughout the bid phase and full documentation phase for the engagement of Spark Renewables to investigate and develop a hybrid renewable energy facility on the University's Arthursleigh property. The Wattle Creek Energy Hub could generate up to 500 megawatts of electricity from the sun and wind, and include the installation of a large-scale battery with a capacity of up to 500 megawatt hours.
• Student Accommodation Precinct: Lead advisor to the University of NSW throughout the bid phase and full documentation phase for the engagement of Iglu to develop Australia's largest new integrated student accommodation, leisure and lifestyle precinct on a 9,280 sqm site opposite the main entrance to UNSW's Kensington campus. The concept features five new buildings to offer premium student accommodation, office space, carparking, retail tenancies and a restaurant and lifestyle precinct.
• ConstructNSW: Prepared for the Office of the Building Commissioner an investigative report into governance practices on large construction projects.
• TAFE NSW: Acting for TAFE NSW since 2018 on dozens of construction projects across their property portfolio, including for TAFE campuses at Bega, Hay, Nambucca, Meadowbank and Newcastle, and in relation to the Institute of Applied Technology for Construction.
• AMP Capital: More than 1,000 procurement contracts managed across AMPC Capital’s Australia-wide retail, industrial and logistics portfolio, using our ContractsMadeEasy online contract automation platform.
• Dexus: Acted for Dexus across numerous development projects, highlights include the development and leasing of the historic Theatre Royal, acquisition and development of 100 Mount St, North Sydney, redevelopment of 101 George St, Parramatta, and the development of 480 Queen St, Brisbane.
• Parramatta Square: Acted for Walker as developer in relation to Stages 6 and 8 of the Parramatta Square redevelopment, being one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia.
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Acted for the bank to secure a prestige new 93,000-square-metre workplace for 10,000 of the bank’s employees, at the Australian Technology Park in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. This involved advising the bank throughout a competitive bid process, negotiating with multiple bidders, and ultimately negotiating an agreement for lease and ancillary documents with Mirvac Group and other stakeholders.