Our clients include some of Australia's largest property development companies, financial institutions, listed and unlisted trusts, fund managers, and Australian and overseas corporations as well as Federal, State and Local Governments and authorities and agencies.
What sets us apart?
Top tier multidisciplinary national practice
The Clayton Utz Real Estate group is one of Australia’s most highly regarded legal teams and trusted legal advisers on strategically important property deals. We specialise in advising blue chip corporations in a wide range of industries, as well as State and Federal Government agencies. Our significant experience advising both the private and public sector provides us a deep understanding of the commercial drivers on both sides of the coin, thereby minimising lengthy and costly negotiations.
Our lawyers have comprehensive real estate experience in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and are skilled in advising on the full spectrum of property law. This means wherever you are and wherever you want to invest we are there to provide you with the right legal advice.
Leading lawyers that undertake high-profile top deals
The Clayton Utz national team contains some of Australia's foremost legal experts in commercial property law across all jurisdictions and is consistently recognised as leading by independent legal guides such as Chambers Global, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and PLC Which Lawyer.
The breadth and depth of our technical expertise and experience mean you can rely on us to actively work with you through each stage of your real estate investment project, from initial planning and structuring, through to closing the deal.
Law firm of choice for large major projects
Clayton Utz provides clients with an unrivalled depth of expertise acting for the full spectrum of project participants from both the public and private sectors in Australia and abroad.
The keys to our success are our innovative strategic advice, our ability to see the big picture and our dedication to integrate industry best practices – this comes from our deep expertise and extensive experience working on a very large number of significant projects including urban renewal, major development, sustainability, sale and leaseback and joint ventures.
Specialist government knowledge
We provide legal services to both Federal and State Government clients on high-dollar, high-value projects more than any other firm. As trusted legal advisers to Government we have developed very significant experience and understanding, interpreting and applying Government policy. Our Government clients are able to leverage off this capability and draw upon our experience to provide focused, workable and publicly acceptable solutions to meet their objectives. We provide Government clients with peace of mind and robust legal advice that will stand up to the gamut of political, media and parliamentary scrutiny that can sometimes occur in high-value, high-profile projects.
Inbound Asian property investment
Our experience extends beyond Australia to the Asia-Pacific region. We are well versed at working seamlessly with foreign legal teams, providing them with the local expertise that is required to ensure our clients meet their commercial objectives. This collaborative approach has been highly successful for our clients making major investments from offshore – largely from Asia – into Australia. We understand the issues you will be facing and the drivers behind your decisions to invest in Australia.
Our team of highly skilled lawyers, and our network of international legal affiliations, mean we can assist our clients wherever they are and wherever they are doing business.
