Rebecca Barbour
Special Counsel, Sydney
Rebecca is a Special Counsel specialising in state taxes, with deep experience advising on stamp duty, land tax and structuring across all Australian jurisdictions.

I work closely with clients across sectors to deliver tailored, technically sound and commercially practical tax solutions. I’m also an active contributor to industry dialogue through my role on the Law Society NSW/Revenue NSW Liaison Committee.

Career highlights

  • Advised Opal HealthCare on its AUD$369.75M acquisition of five aged care businesses from Cranbrook Care.
  • Advised Mercer on its investment into the HMC Australia Retail Partnership Fund.
  • Supported Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd on the establishment of a logistics partnership with TPG Angelo Gordon.
  • Advised Dexus Real Estate Equity Partners on residential asset acquisitions and developments.
  • Advised University of Notre Dame on its acquisition of the Blackfriars Campus from UTS.
  • Provided duty advice to Kurraba Group and Altea Investments on their joint venture acquisition of 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh.
  • Provided structuring and stamp duty advice to Toga Central Development on a proposed state significant redevelopment.
  • Advised AMP Capital, Landcom, Frasers Property Australia, and Australian Unity on various property and redevelopment transactions.
  • Provided NSW land tax advice to Urbanest in connection with its AU$2B sale to Scape Australia.
  • Advised on the application of charitable exemptions for a novel structure and on multi-jurisdictional corporate reorganisations.