Adam is a transactional property law and leasing specialist. Adam works with a wide range of clients including government agencies, fund managers, financial institutions, developers, international investors and listed and unlisted REITs.
Adam specialises in advising clients on large capital market transactions delivering best outcomes and solutions to meet transaction objectives. Commercially orientated and minded, but attentive to risk mitigation, Adam delivers tailored and pragmatic solutions to meet the specific needs of clients predicated on a collaborative and formulated strategy based on identified transactions objectives. He is service and client orientated and runs an extremely responsive practice operating to a high standard delivering tangible and client-focused outcomes.
Adam’s experience includes acquisitions and disposals, negotiating project, joint venture and development agreements, title structuring and subdivisions, transaction structuring and complex leasing.
Adam has acted for Government entities on various landmark leasing commitments and assists with some of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation. Adam’s expertise extends to the private sector including in the areas of childcare, renewable energy projects and commercial leasing.
Adam has been a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Real Estate since 2021. He is recognised by his peers in The Best Lawyers® in Australia for Leasing Law and Real Property Law (since 2021). Adam was also named as a Leading Lawyer for Property & Real Estate in South Australia from 2021 – 2025, and a Leading Leasing Lawyer in South Australia 2019- 2025 in the Doyle’s Guide. Adam is a member of the Property Council of Australia’s Commercial Office and Cities Committee in NSW. Adam also completed the Leading Professional Services Firms Program at Harvard Business School and is also graduate of the company directors course of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Adam is a regular contributor to LexisNexis and legal journals.
Expertise
Experience
- Renewal SA In relation to the development of, and lease to the Department of Defence, a 2.1-hectare Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility for Boeing 737-variant military aircrafts in Penfield, South Australia with a development value of circa $200+ million.
- South Australian State Government (Department for Infrastructure and Transport) Advising on its landmark leasing commitment of 10,215m² at Market Square – a transformative AU$400 million mixed-use development in Adelaide’s CBD.
- Cleanaway Advising on its divestment of a heavy industrial facility in Unanderra NSW.
- Kyren Group Advising on its acquisition of 121 King William Road, Adelaide (premium office development).
- Various private syndicates Advising on recent shopping centre acquisitions including Brickworks Marketplace (SA), Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre (SA), Hallett Cove Shopping Centre (SA), Darwin Corporate Park (NT), Carramar Village (WA), Carnarvon Central (WA), Yanchep Central (WA) and Yanchep Village (WA).
- Iberdrola Australia Advising on the acquisition of a leasehold interest (and associated transactional documents) for the assignment of a project for carbon sequestration under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme for commercial ACCU generation, including associated transactional and native title advice.
- Edge Early Learning Advising on its national development and leasing requirements including complex fund through arrangements.
- Various ASX listed and large-cap corporate tenants Advising on office and retail leasing requirements including BP, Bank of China, Alinta Energy, La Trobe Financial, Telstra, Beyond Bank and Bridgestone Limited.