David is a real estate lawyer specialising in property investment and development, major projects and joint ventures.
David has a reputation for facilitating transactions, combining experience with intuition. He brings a refreshing commercial perspective to property deals and has a strong appreciation of the need for lawyers to be nimble and astute.
David’s legal skills embrace acquisitions and sales, development projects, comprehensive due diligence, joint ventures, leasing and project work. His commercial skills include negotiation, facilitation and execution, structuring transactions, project management and astute risk identification.
David has represented clients in many large, complex and innovative property transactions. He has been rated by Legal 500 as one of Australia’s leading real estate lawyers.
Work highlights
Brisbane Hebrew Congregation
Sale and development of a portion of its Brisbane CBD site as part of a proposed 80-story residential tower by the developer of the adjoining site in Mary St Brisbane CBD.
Wanda City (Gold Coast) Development
Representing the vendor of a 44 hectare lot at Nerang in its sale to Songcheng (Australia) Entertainment including advice on FIRB, regulatory matters, due diligence, vendor warranties and capital gains tax.
Neilsen Group
Corporate real estate portfolio including acquisition of future quarry sites, sales of quarries, environmental and statutory compliance, development and project advice.
Adelaide Brighton Ltd
Queensland real estate work – sales, acquisition and operational advice.
Neilsen Group
Corporate real estate portfolio including acquisition of future quarry sites, sales of quarries, environmental and statutory compliance, development and project advice.
Forwin International Group
$79 million sale of a mixed use site in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley comprising The Valley Heart portfolio of office, retail, car park and commercial uses.