Allan is a seasoned commercial and property lawyer able to leverage his technical expertise and commercial sense to provide strategic, practical advice. He services a broad range of clients ranging from commercial property investors, small to medium sized developers, and operators of various small to medium enterprises in other industries. He prides himself on his ability to work through complex situations and identify his clients’ actual and strategic objectives, then plan and execute practical solutions to achieve them. This solution-orientated approach also provides Allan with a keen sense for finding common ground and a negotiated solution between parties who may otherwise be struggling to reach an agreement.

Commercial property is a focus of Allan’s practice. He is a trusted advisor for many landlords and commercial property investors, managing the legal side of their commercial property portfolios. This extends to all leasing work, acquisitions, sales, and other development work. In addition to this, Allan is also often sought out by tenants seeking advice on new leases and other issues, who prefer his pragmatic advice and guidance. Most of the new work Allan takes on comes from referrals by word of mouth from existing clients.

Allan’s fifteen years of experience in the industry, including his time as a commercial property paralegal, a conveyancer and as a lawyer have trained his strong technical understanding, his pragmatic understanding of when and where legal guidance is most important, and his efficiency at getting the job done. Due to this, Allan is a favoured lawyer for preparing leases due to his prompt turnaround time and his comfort in navigating complex leasing issues that may arise.

Allan regularly assists his clients with small to medium industrial developments, various residential developments on both flat land and in community title schemes, business sales, supply agreements, security agreements, and other commercial arrangements, all of which are staples of Allan’s practice.

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