Emma acts for institutional landlords, tenants and corporate clients on commercial leasing, property acquisitions and disposals, and due diligence across Australia.

Biography

Emma acts for institutional landlords and tenants and corporate clients on commercial, industrial and retail property transactions. Her clients include port authorities and major corporate institutions.

Emma advises on commercial, industrial and retail leasing, including drafting and negotiating lease documentation for landlords and tenants in large leasing transactions. She advises on property acquisitions and disposals and conducts substantial property due diligence for buyers and sellers in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Her work spans contracts of sale, agreements for lease, rent review mechanisms, lease incentives, indemnities and rights of first refusal.

Emma has advised on significant leasing transactions including the negotiation of an agreement for lease and lease for GeelongPort in connection with TT-Line's relocation of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne's Station Pier to Geelong. She has also conducted property due diligence for major corporate M&A transactions, advised a university on its premises relocation, and acted as team member on an advanced recycling facility project.

Credentials

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Emma's experience

Port authority

Acting for GeelongPort in negotiating a complex Agreement for Lease and Lease with TT-Line for the relocation of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne's Station Pier to Geelong.

Recycling facility

Acting as team member on the development and construction of an advanced recycling facility in Victoria, including negotiation of the long-term lease and site services agreement with the landlord and environmental approvals.

University relocation

Acting for a university in connection with its relocation to new CBD premises, including negotiation of the lease, agreement for lease and related property documentation.

Corporate due diligence

Conducting substantial property due diligence for buyers and sellers in corporate mergers and acquisitions, including review of title, leasing and tenure documentation across large property portfolios.

Awards, recognition and ranking