Sarah Rizk is a Partner in the Melbourne Real Estate and Projects team, advising landowners, developers and investors across commercial, industrial and residential property matters. Her practice is known for its responsiveness and commercially driven outcomes, tailored to the unique needs of each client.
Sarah’s core expertise includes property acquisitions and disposals, development and subdivisions, leasing, structuring and property-related tax advice. She is regularly recognised in Best Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for her contributions to property and real estate law, and is the current Property and Environmental Law Section Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.
Expertise
Experience
- Far East Consortium Advising on its West Side Place and 640 Bourk St mixed use projects, including preparing master contracts of sale and associated documentation, advising on subdivision and owners corporation matters, reviewing and advising on section 173 agreements and assisting in completion matters.
- Vicland Property Group Advising on large scale capital transactions, including the recent Toorak Village. Wilson Street South Yarra 33 Cremorne acquisitions, as well the preparation and negotiation of retail and commercial leasing on these projects.
- Kokoda Property Group Advising on its Malvern Collective project, including preparation of master contracts of sale and associated documentation; advising on subdivision and owners corporation matters and assisting in completion matters.
- Dennis Family Corporation Advising on all aspects of their various broadacre projects.
- UEM Sunrise Berhad Advising on its Aurora mixed use project (previously Melbourne’s tallest tower) including preparing updated master contracts of sale, advising on subdivision and owners corporation matters, reviewing and advising on section 173 agreements and assisting in completion matters.
- Care Park Group Pty Ltd Advising on large scale acquisitions and disposals of property within its car park portfolio, as well as advising generally in relation to leasing matters.
- Warralily Joint Venture Advising on one of Australia’s largest “new community” broad acre developments in Australia comprising over 7000 residential lots, retail and community precincts.