Biography

Liam acts for ASX-listed entities, sovereign wealth funds, A-REITs, property trusts, major landlords, high net worth individuals, financial institutions and administrators. His practice spans institutional and private investors, developers and corporate occupiers across all asset classes.

Liam advises on real estate capital transactions, property development with a particular focus on the community housing sector, and leasing for both landlords and tenants. He works closely with the Corporate and M&A teams on the property component of deals, with a particular interest in corporate real estate. In leasing, he regularly advises market-leading property groups and A-REITs on agreements for lease and leases of retail, office and industrial premises, finalising transactions promptly while protecting his clients' legal and commercial interests.

Liam's practice spans complex capital transactions and institutional leasing at scale. He acted for The Salvation Army as landowner in relation to Investa's development of 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, one of the city's most significant build-to-rent property transactions of recent years. He advises sovereign wealth funds, aged-care providers and A-REITs on major acquisitions, leasing and development structuring, and acts for financial institutions and administrators on property matters in distressed and restructuring contexts.

Liam was promoted to Partner in June 2025, having built his practice across real estate capital transactions, development, corporate real estate and institutional leasing. His focus on the community housing sector reflects a developing area of real estate transactional work, and his close integration with the Corporate and M&A practice gives him depth on the property aspects of complex corporate deals. Liam also has broad experience in negotiating national property management arrangements with leading property agencies.

Credentials

Academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (University of Queensland)

Liam's experience

Investa / Salvation Army — 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney

Acted for The Salvation Army as landowner with respect to a $AU230 million development to be undertaken by Investa at 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Community Housing Development
Acted for leading community housing providers St George Community Housing and Link Wentworth with respect to a range of 'turnkey' and development projects in NSW and Qld, including advising on Housing Australia Future Fund Facility (HAFFF) and Australian Housing Bond Aggregator (AHBA) funding.

Institutional leasing

Regularly advises market-leading property groups and A-REITs on agreements for lease and leases of retail, office and industrial premises, managing complex institutional leasing transactions on behalf of landlord clients.

Notably, Liam advises Dexus as property manager and co-owner (with Lendlease) of One Farrer Place (Governor Phill and Governor Macquarie Towers), 1 Farrer Place, Sydney in respect of all leasing and property management matters.

Major capital transactions 

Acted for sovereign wealth funds, A-REITs and property trusts on direct and indirect real estate capital transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and property due diligence.

Agribusiness

Assisted Queensland Investment Corporation with its acquisition of The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO), which involved the transfer of freehold and leasehold property spanning significant parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory. The value of the transaction was approximately $AU350 million.

Acted for AAM Investment Group in relation to the acquisition of several large cattle stations in Blackall, Queensland and various land aggregations near Tamworth and Dubbo, NSW.

Retirement and aged care living

Acted for Estia Health in respect of the property aspects of its acquisition of several NSW aged care facilities in Little Bay, Warrawee, Erina, Wyoming and Norah Head.

Acted for IP Living in respect of the property aspects of its acquisition of several NSW retirement villages in Elermore Vale and Eleebana Shores.

Distressed assets

Acted for a number of professional services firms including McGrathNicol and KordaMentha in relation to bankrupt trustee, receivership and administration matters.

Property management agreements

Acted for Lendlease in negotiating property management agreements with JLL across a national portfolio of assets, including in respect of flagship AUD$6 billion Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and the AUD$2 billion Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial

Acted for Lendlease in negotiating property management agreements with Essence Communities in respect of build-to-rent projects in Victoria and Queensland