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  • Anne Ellison

    Special Counsel
    Sydney
    T: +61 2 9296 2134
    M: +61 419 630 794
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • Anne Ellison is a Special Counsel in our Sydney office, specialising in property development, commercial acquisitions, retirement villages, infrastructure projects and construction contracts. Anne acts for developers and sponsors on the development of major properties and infrastructure projects.

    After qualifying in Scotland, she practised for ten years on major shopping centre, office and industrial projects and leasing transactions for large British financial institutions and investors.

    Anne concentrates on residential development projects, joint ventures, project financing, structured titles and government infrastructure projects. This work has included the acquisition of development projects, joint venture and financial structuring, construction contracts, sales contracts and project due diligence for banks.

    Anne has also acted on a number of government related infrastructure deals, involving long term leases from government, design and construction contracts and facilities management contracts.
 

 Experience

 
  • 1980: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1984 - 1994: Solicitor / Senior Associate, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Edinburgh, Scotland - commercial property
  • 1994: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 1995 - 2007: Senior Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 2007 - 2011: Special Counsel, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 2012 - present: Special Counsel, King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • Property projects: Goldsborough Mort; Observatory Tower; Sydney Park Village; Excelsior; sale of Australian Housing and Land business and subsequent float of Australand Holdings; World Square joint venture arrangements; receivership & sale of Knock & Kirby Building (Sydney); retail leasing at Opera Quays and The Wharf, Woolloomooloo; Central 2000 redevelopment at Central Railway Station for Australand; acquisition of the CUB Site for Australand
  • Infrastructure Projects: Sydney Desalination Plant refinancing; Royal North Shore Hospital redevelopment; developments at Sydney Eye Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Brisbane Hospital; Canterbury, St George, Prince Charles and Princess Alexandra Hospitals; Central 2000 redevelopment, Central Railway Station; Australian Expo 2000 in Germany
  • Large lease transactions: WA Govt at Old Treasury, Perth. Suncorp at 259 George Street; CBA at Sydney, Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park; KPMG at King Street Wharf and Barangaroo
  • Partition, leasing (KPMG) and development of King Street Wharf and subsequent sale of Australand's 50% interest in KPMG Building to Colonial First State
  • Negotiation of Put & Call Options and Development Deed for the Kent Brewery Site for Australand
  • Sale of IPG Holdings to James Fielding Infrastructure
  • Negotiation of major development at Lane Cove for Woolworths
  • Acquisition of sites at Greenwich and Wahroonga for Murlan consortium (Waterbrook), documenting partnership arrangements and construction contracts for the development of five-star retirement villages
  • Negotiating Agreement for Lease and Lease of Woolwich Dock for Murlan Consortium with Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
  • Acting for Blacktown Council in negotiation of land swap arrangements and commercial terms with QIC for Westpoint Shopping Plaza and Blacktown Library
  • Negotiating a major prelet to Suncorp Metway of 259 George Street, Sydney
  • AMP - acquisition of a 50% interest in 29 retirement villages Australia wide
  • Blackstone Group - Hilton Hotel acquisition
 

 Professional Memberships

 
  • Law Society of Scotland
  • Law Society of NSW