Justin acts for corporate clients and public sector clients across a range of industry sectors. This includes major retailers, petrol companies, hardware chains, fitness centre chains, national and international companies, international student accommodation developers, hotel and leisure companies, State and Commonwealth government, local councils, property funds and major commercial landlords, shopping centre owners, banks, funds and financial institutions

Biography

Justin acts for international and national corporate clients, government agencies, institutional developers, private developers, funds and investors on high-complexity property transactions. His clients include Infrastructure NSW, Transport for NSW, Dexus, Canon Australia, MAAS Group Holdings, Nido Early Learning Centres, Nuveen, COR Partners and major institutional property groups operating across NSW and nationally.

Justin advises on the acquisition, development structuring and implementation of major mixed-use and urban renewal projects. His work covers legal framework and transaction document implementation for precincts, major tenant and stream leasing, house and land development and sales, joint venture structuring, funding and profit share arrangements, student accommodation developments and compulsory acquisition strategies.

Justin leads on State Significant Developments involving multiple government stakeholders, complex overlapping interests and tight delivery timeframes. His matters include the Central Barangaroo being a mixed-use precinct development and The Cutaway underground pedestrian and cultural project at Barangaroo, both for Infrastructure NSW. He also advises on purpose-built student accommodation, major tenant and stream leasing, acquisitions and disposals, house and land development and sales and multi-party projects including funding and profit share arrangements.

Justin manages the interface between private development intent, probity and government delivery, including negotiated commercial outcomes and compulsory acquisition strategies across multiple NSW Government agencies and local councils. His practice spans city-shaping precinct developments that require coordinated stakeholder management at scale.

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Justin's experience

Infrastructure NSW — Central Barangaroo mixed-use precinct, Sydney

Acting for Infrastructure NSW in implementing the legal framework and transaction documents for the $1.2 billion Central Barangaroo mixed-use development zone, comprising 5 residential, retail and commercial buildings and a Sydney Metro station. A State Significant Development forming part of the Barangaroo project.

Infrastructure NSW — The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney

Advising Infrastructure NSW on the acquisition, development and implementation of The Cutaway project being an underground and above-ground pedestrian walkway incorporating retail, art and cultural areas beneath the Sydney CBD and Barangaroo Reserve.

Infrastructure NSW — Sydney Fish Market

Acting for Infrastructure NSW in relation to the $750 million relocation and mixed use development of the new Sydney Fish Market, including the negotiation and finalisation of the development and lease documents for the Sydney Fish Market and the creation of a suite of retail leasing precedents for future tenants.

COR Partners — Student accommodation developments

Acting for COR Partners (The Switch) on the acquisition, development, construction and operation of a purpose-built student accommodation facilities in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, with funding partner Nuveen Investment Management.

MAAS Group Holdings — House and land development

Acting for MAAS Group Holdings on the acquisition, disposal and development of large master-planned house and land communities and estates.

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