Andrew Johnson
Managing Partner

Real Estate & Commercial
Expertise
- major acquisitions and disposals, including contract and option drafting, negotiation, confidentiality and exclusivity agreements, and land sale disclosures for standalone and syndicated assets;
- major leisure and commercial projects such as hotels, resorts, and entertainment facility developments;
- residential and retail developments, including planning, engagement, and co-coordinator of consultants, agency appointments, contract preparation, and settlements (including structure advice, set up, and securities issues);
- sale and acquisitions strategies and negotiations;
- leasing and re-structuring in the commercial, retail, and industrial sectors on behalf of landlord and tenant and for property trusts and financiers;
- joint ventures including incorporated and unincorporated, development, and finance procurement and advising on funding structures; and
- listed and unlisted funds management including property trusts, syndication, capital raising, mezzanine funding, and securitisation.
Experience
- acting as key legal adviser for the Pelligra Group in the acquisition of Mariner's Cove site, Gold Coast;
- advising both F.W. Estate Pty Ltd and AV Jennings Limited on their joint venture and development of a 1200 lot masterplan community at Riverton, Jimboomba;
- acting as key legal adviser for the development and delivery of the Metroplex Westgate Masterplan Industrial development – a $1.5 billion industrial real estate transaction and capital raising in Brisbane (through a syndicated joint venture with an ASX listed property trust);
- held a lead role representing Matsushita Investment and Development Corp (MID) in its $800 million sale of Chifley Tower, Plaza and Royal Pines Resort and Golf Course;
- held a lead role representing Matsushita Investment and Development Corp (MID) in the $105 million sale of the ANA Hotel to the Raptis Group;
- represented Thakral Holdings on its 37-storey, $100 million ‘Air On Broadbeach’ development on the Gold Coast;
- represented Sunland Group Limited on the development and delivery of the $255 million, 78-storey, Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast; and
- represented Thakral Corporation Limited on the $150 million Glades Development at Robina a private, resort-style complex featuring a golf course, clubhouse and residential facilities;
- acting and advising Clarence Property Group in relation to the acquisition of industrial Greenfields site in Heathwood, Queensland circa $40 million; and
- acting as key advisor for the introduction and sale of large industrial land in Yatala circa $50 million to private developer/investor.