David McCredie

Melinda acts for developers, institutional landlords, tenants, community housing providers and government-related entities on property transactions and development matters. Her practice covers commercial, residential, industrial and social infrastructure asset classes. Melinda advises on property acquisitions and disposals, commercial and retail leasing, development agreements, strata and community title structures, and conveyancing. She advises on social and affordable housing projects, stud...

Alex Hartmann is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction / Infrastructure Law. Alex practices law in Sydney, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Alex Hartmann since 2014. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alex Hartmann is held by other lawyers.

David acts for all four major Australian trading banks, regional and foreign banks, investment banks and private credit financiers, as well as registered and unregistered managed investment schemes and corporate and SME borrowers. His clients operate across the property, construction, hospitality and accommodation, health and aged care and professional services sectors. David advises lenders and borrowers on the full range of financing arrangements: bilateral and syndicated facilities, invest...

Stephen is a partner in the firm's Workplace Relations and Safety group and is the firm's Sydney Managing Partner. He has significant experience in all aspects of workplace relations and safety, and provides a wide range of strategic advice and protects clients' interests in all applicable Courts and Tribunals. Stephen's experience includes: advising on all termination of employment issues and procedures, including in respect of senior executives on questions concerning options, bonus entitle...

Jennifer is a real estate partner with extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property law. In particular, she acts for clients in the government, financial services, transport and infrastructure sectors. Jennifer provides advice on a diverse range of issues including title and development issues relating to infrastructure projects and other government developments, rail corridor access, property management outsourcing, acquisitions and disposals (including in relation to compulsor...

Scott is an experienced junior counsel with a broad commercial practice with a special focus on domestic and cross border insolvency. He is recognised in Doyle’s guide and Best Lawyers in the field of insolvency and restructuring and is a fellow of INSOL international. Prior to coming to the Bar, Scott was a medical practitioner, Associate to Justice Emmett in the Federal Court of Australia and a litigator at Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney.

16 years of experience at the Bar, and a total of 27 years as a specialist in environmental, planning, mining and associated areas of property law. Listed as either a leading or recommended barrister in the environmental and planning area in the “Doyle’s Guide” for the past nine years. He has also been listed on the Best Lawyers list in the areas on environmental, property and water law, including for the current year 2023- 2024. Complementing his specialist practice in envi...

Admitted to legal practice in 2002, Farid is an Accredited Specialist inImmigration Law , included in the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Immigration Law since 2013; included in the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Human Rights Law since 2014, and included on the Doyle’s Guide’s 2021 inaugural list of Leading Immigration Lawyers in NSW. Farid has advised and assisted with applications for a very wide range of visas and other approvals under the Australian immigration law, inc...

Samantha regularly acts for private and public hospital operators, Local Health Districts, not-for-profit organisations, aged care and retirement village operators and Primary Health Networks. Her practice is concentrated in the health, aged care, retirement villages and not-for-profit sectors. Samantha advises on acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructures, commercial arrangements, Corporations Act and ACNC compliance. She advises on governance frameworks, director duties and regulato...

Brett was called to the Bar in 2009. Prior to this he was a Tipstaff in the Queensland Court of Appeal, and worked as a solicitor in competition law, insolvency, and general commercial litigation. Brett has a broad practice in corporate and commercial litigation, including building and construction, banking and finance, insolvency, equity, property, local government and environmental law, and intellectual property. He appears, regularly without senior counsel, in motions, trials, and appeals ...