Meg Lee

Meg is a Partner in the Hall & Wilcox Property and Projects team, specialising in planning and environment law.

She has over 20 years’ experience advising clients in the government, retail, residential, health, industrial, water and energy sectors. She advises on environmental and planning approvals, liabilities, and statutory regulation for major infrastructure, property developments and commercial transactions.

A significant component of her practice involves working with clients to obtain planning and environmental project approvals and rezoning of land, including running appeals and hearings before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Planning Panels and Ministerial Advisory Committees. Related to her specialty, Meg also advises on land acquisition and compensation matters in the context of major projects.

Meg is well regarded by her clients, consultants and other professionals as an organised problem-solver, able to explain complex legal issues in plain English. Meg brings a pragmatic perspective to legal problems, connecting and bringing together multi-disciplinary teams needed to manage environmental impacts and development projects.

Meg is a Board Member of the Victorian Planning & Environmental Law Association.

She is a recommended lawyer in Doyles Guide to the Legal Profession in Australia in their list of Leading Environment & Climate Change Lawyers (Victoria) 2020-2021 and Leading Town Planning & Development Lawyers (Victoria) 2019-2021.