Luke Salem is Senior Associate in the Sydney Environment, Planning & Native Title Team. He assists clients to navigate all areas of environment and planning law including licences and approvals, pollution, contamination, waste, water, coastal management, biodiversity, heritage, compulsory acquisition, regulatory investigations and incidents.
Luke advises on complex deals and projects. He prepares and negotiates bespoke agreements and acts in NSW Land and Environment Court and Local Court proceedings. His advisory, transactional and litigious work regularly involves major renewables projects, transformative infrastructure, and high stakes compliance issues.
Luke has more than 10 years’ experience gained in private practice and in-house at the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Relying on his specialist legal expertise and knowledge of government processes, Luke delivers timely and robust solutions for clients engaging with environmental and planning regulation.
