‘Clayton Utz is a national firm offering a broad range of legal services. My firm primarily uses the real estate team led by Andrew Steele. Clayton Utz is a firm that promotes diversity, something that resonates with our business.’

‘They provide top-tier advice, and are always best in class for complex deals.’

‘The team is extremely diligent and responsive. Leases are carefully considered, and they have not been afraid to raise issues with our approaches before and provide an assessment of risk if we choose to adopt a certain approach.’

‘Corrs are renowned for being exceptionally commercial. They understand that their clients’ main priority is closing a deal and facilitate that brilliantly without getting bogged down in details that don’t matter.’

‘Corrs have the best real estate team in the Australian market. All lawyers within the team are hands-on and provide practical advice. They are the team you call if you’re in a jam and need out-of-the-box thinking. When Corrs is on a real estate team, you just know you will get the deal done.’

‘They have the required depth of experience across industrial/commercial property and have a stable team.’

‘The team is responsive, pragmatic, and gives practical legal advice and solutions to legal issues.’

‘The partners go above and beyond to really understand our business and the strategic nature of a transaction. We really do view them as a trusted business partner.’

‘I highly recommend the real estate team at KWM. Everyone on the team from partner to junior role is capable, practical, effective, and approachable. I have only had good experiences dealing with everyone in the team.’

‘They take the time to really get to know your business across the different departments which helps greatly in complex negotiations and helping to pre-empt your positions. They take the time to get to know you and invest in the working relationship.’

‘The prompt attention to our critical deals and issues, together with a deep understanding of our assets over many years’ experience is priceless.’

‘The team consists of highly experienced lawyers with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, all of whom have specialised knowledge. This enables the team to offer expert advice from multiple perspectives and tailored solutions for a wide range of legal issues.’

‘The team are commercial, thorough, and good negotiators.’

‘The Melbourne team is approachable, pragmatic, and responsive. Each matter is appropriately resourced and the team are always cognisant of the key commercial drivers and timelines at play.’

‘The practice is integrated with the Allens corporate practice, which is very helpful for property funds management clients.’

‘The real estate team is professional and provides excellent advice to progress matters in an effective way. I appreciate that they make themselves available with the workflow demands.’

‘The team has diverse experience in hotel sales, acquisitions, development, and financing across multiple markets in Australia and regionally. The team has depth and extensive skills in the technical legal aspects of this work, including corporate & commercial, real estate, employment, and hotel management agreement negotiations.’

‘They have deep relationships, experience, and know-how which facilitates more constructive negotiations and transaction execution.’

‘The team is a real team, I feel comfortable with whomever is on our file, and their internal collaboration brings much value. The one key strength that applies across all of them is a desire to solve problems, which is refreshing.’

‘They are a diverse group of people who work well with our team. They have a very collaborative approach, wanting to actually understand what we are trying to achieve rather than having a boilerplate response.’

‘The property team have extensive experience across all aspects of property, negotiating complex acquisitions, project delivery agreements, joint venture structuring, compulsory acquisition negotiations, and much more. The team works together, with individuals having specific knowledge and experience to deliver on all aspects of property.’

‘The team is well resourced and holds deep connections across markets and teams within its firm, allowing the team to provide a full suite of advice that can cross practice areas and jurisdictions.’

‘Their advice is sound and delivered in a way that is easy to act upon.’

‘They are open, collaborative, and highly responsive. They are also extremely commercial, whilst there is also humor in our interactions.’

‘Their level of service and deep understanding of the subject matter that we work with them on is fantastic. They always deliver on time, provide extremely good advice, offer very good value for money, and are generous with their time, bringing younger members of our team up the curve on understanding the technical and legal matters.’

‘Their quality of work is very high. They are prepared to be commercial and work through issues to come to a fair agreement.’

‘They have a great understanding of our business and are responsive.’

‘Mark Lyons is a very safe set of hands.’

‘Core to McCullough’s success is their ability to bring personal, trusted service with a full size firm capability. They are commercial in their advice and are responsible to our needs.’

‘Their values are aligned, they always pick up the phone when we call, and their ability to check in with internal teams to make sure they stay aligned is fantastic. ’

‘Eva Vicic and her team are our go-to for their expertise, relationship management, and responsiveness’

‘Dentons, recognised as one of the largest legal firms globally, has managed to maintain a personalized approach despite its size. My experience feels individualized, as if I am working with a smaller boutique firm. They offer a client-centric focus, where understanding specific needs and tailoring services accordingly has significantly impacted the outcome of legal proceedings.’

‘Dentons’ commitment to delivering the right outcomes is a testament to their dedication to combining the resources of a large firm with the attentive service typically found in smaller practices. This balance is crucial in fostering trust and ensuring client satisfaction.’

‘The team are experts in large transactions and know the property industry well. They are collaborative and as time passes have come to understand the client better. They are responsive and have been able to step into transactions begun by other lawyers well.’

‘They have high levels of expertise and experience in their areas of practice, and they have the ability to break down and tackle complex and sophisticated legal issues. They provide pragmatic solutions, and provide an outstanding quality of work.’

‘What sets this practice apart is their commercial approach to property transactions. Gilbert + Tobin acts as a true partner in the process, which was evident in several matters, including assisting with one of the largest subleases in Sydney post-COVID. For potential clients, the key strength lies in the team’s deep understanding of the Australian property market.’

‘Gilbert + Tobin and its partners are known for their expertise, experience, communication skills, and problem-solving skills. We have experienced these qualities during our interactions with partners and lawyers at this firm.’

‘They show a strong commitment to understanding and meeting our needs. They understand the complexities of our business and offer innovative solutions. The team is very knowledgeable and lean on other practice areas of the firm to ensure our interests are properly protected.’

‘K&L Gates has a significant international presence, which allows us as their client to cooperate with them across continents. Through their local partners and practices, clients get an international reach and relevant local advice at the same time. Especially for cross-border real estate transactions, K&L Gates is a very experienced and helpful partner.’

‘The key reason we continue to use KLG for all our legal requirements is our relationship with Will Grinter.’

‘This team at Lander & Rogers provides outstanding customer service and legal support on a wide range of real estate matters across the differing national jurisdictions. Their approachability, attitude, expertise, and value for money are unmatched. It is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘James Hill is a standout for his legal knowledge, commerciality, and the provision of clear, sage advice. We highly value James’ ability to provide our business with pragmatic advice on complex legal issues distilled in a way that can be digested and understood by any member of our team.’

‘James Hill has taken the time to understand our business and more broadly our industry, and accordingly brings us value-add beyond legal advice on each of our matters. We value his approachability and availability.’

‘They have excellent cross-discipline knowledge. The team offers practical solutions rather than arcane legal technicalities.’

‘The team are very attentive to requests and matters that require immediate action or responses. The team of partners are professional in their knowledge and also dealings with us on a regular basis. The support staff are second to none, as they also carry the same philosophies as the partners and strive to excel in all facets of law.’

‘The individuals take ownership in each of the dealings to ensure that the advice is understood. They ensure that all areas of concern are attended to.’

‘Mills Oakley have acted for us on a number of high-value, complex property development matters over the last 12 months. They combine strong commercial focus and good legal skills at a reasonable price.’

‘They provide a great service as they cover all different departments regarding real estate business which we require for our operation. Therefore, for all matters arising, we feel we are in good hands to receive the advice we require.’

‘The availability of senior staff, speed of response, and commerciality of negotiations makes them standout.’

‘The team is extremely commercial in all of their advice and dealings. They collaborate to provide timely advice which focuses on desired outcomes tailored to meeting or exceeding client expectations.’

‘The team delivers client-focused and commercially-driven advice. Unlike some other firms, there is a currency to advice provided from Moray & Agnew that reflects real-time knowledge of changes to the regulatory environment, coupled with awareness of commercial issues within the sector.’

‘The individuals that we worked with reflect the team values and awareness mentioned above, they have real-time contemporary knowledge of legal principles and commercial trends.’

‘The Thomson Geer Property team have provided us with excellent service over the last 12 months, working on a variety of large commercial, retail, and industrial leasing matters.’

‘Thomson Geer is a market-leading legal practice for corporate property occupiers. Vicky Sharp always delivers exceptional outcomes for corporate Australia, ensuring that all rights are preserved and, more importantly, that the relationship between landlord and tenant is maintained.’

‘Vicky Sharp is a great operator, with excellent commercial judgment and strong legal skills.’

‘JWS are experts in client delivery. When we engage with JWS, we know that the matter is handled and resolved end to end.’

‘JWS has benefitted greatly from the recent arrival of Eleanor Kwak.’

‘Eleanor Kwak is prepared to spend the time to get to know her client’s business, which is invaluable. This is a great asset during negotiations as Eleanor knows what our key priorities are without us having to explain them in detail. This translates into efficiencies of time and cost and delivers strong outcomes.’

‘Massons are a great team. We work with them across a range of areas and with different people, and everyone in the team is easy to work with.’

‘They are property specialists and really understand this area of law deeply. They are extremely professional and diligent in all their dealings, and have a good manner when dealing with the counterparties to the transaction. Finally, and importantly, the team are all a pleasure to deal with, and we have enjoyed working with them.’

‘They are very well organised, extremely clear in their communication, provide sound advice, and helped us navigate a complex transaction.’

‘The Piper Alderman team are a perfectly balanced outfit. They are genuinely good people to work with.’

‘Their response time is excellent, advice is commercial, and their depth of knowledge is thorough.’

‘They provide clients with practical advice and develop strategies to resolve matters in the most efficient and cost effective way. The team is very accessible, friendly, and takes the time to get to know their client on a personal level and to understand what is important to the client’s business.’