Banking & Finance: Property Finance
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Mills Oakley
Asia-Pacific 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Asia-Pacific 2026
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Top figures
185
Partners
7
Offices
1100
Company Size
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Overview
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Mills Oakley is a proudly national independent Australian law firm. We are Australia’s 6th largest law firm by size with over 180 partners and over 1,100 staff. Originating in Melbourne 160 years ago, the firm has transformed to become a full-service, multi-award-winning firm operating in every mainland Australian capital city. We are trusted by many insurers, listed entities, Australia's largest real estate investment trusts, large private companies and the Australian government.
Industry sectors (15)
- Property and Real Estate
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Banking and Financial Services
- Government and Public Sector
- Health and Life Sciences
- Energy
- Mining and Resources
- Insurance
- Technology
- Agribusiness
- Transport
- Retail and Consumer Goods
- Private Capital and Investment
- Not-for-Profit and Social Impact
- Manufacturing
Capabilities (15)
- Banking and Finance
- Commercial Disputes and Insolvency
- Competition, Regulatory and Risk
- Corporate Advisory
- Property and Planning & Environment
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Health and Life Sciences
- ICT and Digital Law
- Insurance (including Cyber Risk)
- Intellectual Property
- Mining and Resources
- NFPs, Human Rights and Social Impact
- Projects and Construction
- Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety
Clients (6)
- Qantas
- Citigroup
- Suncorp
- IBM
- Investa
- Bank of Queensland
Key people
Provided by Mills Oakley
John Nerurker
Chief Executive Officer
Daren Curry
Partner and Board Member
Vera Visevic
Partner and Board Member
Daniel White
Partner and Board Member
Rechelle Brost
Partner and Board Member
Stuart Lewin
Partner
Work & experience
Provided by Mills Oakley
Our approach is founded on understanding our clients' objectives and delivering commercially focused, practical and accessible legal advice. We provide seamless, integrated services through collaboration across our firm. Our commitment is to excellence, commerciality and value, delivered through partner-led service, deep capability and responsive support, while providing efficient, high-quality outcomes tailored to our clients' industries and business objectives.
Notable work
Provided by Mills Oakley
Cross-Border Acquisition of Smokeball by ATI Global
2025CompletedMelbourne
Advised the Smokeball on all legal and tax aspects of ATI Global's acquisition of Smokeball.
Charter Hall in its acquisition of an industrial warehouse and bulky goods facility.
2025CompletedSydney
Acted for Charter Hall in the acquisition of industrial and logistics asset at 702 Woodville Road, Old Guildford NSW.
High-Profile Tax Avoidance and Insolvent Trading Proceedings
2025OngoingMelbourne
Acting for liquidators (FTI Consulting) in Federal Court proceedings involving tax avoidance scheme and asset recovery.
Ranked Offices at Mills Oakley
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Ranked Departments at Mills Oakley (13)
Ranked Individuals at Mills Oakley (30)
Australia
Gavin Douglas
Aviation
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Graeme Gurney
Banking & Finance: Property Finance
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Iain Laughland
Capital Markets: Equity
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Vera Visevic
Charities
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Luke Geary
Charities
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Kathryn Edghill
Competition/Antitrust
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Scott Laycock
Construction
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Tony Symons
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Grant Koch
Corporate/M&A
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Jamie Wells
Employment: Queensland
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Daniel White
Employment: Western Australia
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Anthony Whealy
Environment & Planning
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Financial Services Regulation
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Harold Downes
Health & Safety
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Louise Cantrill
Insurance
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Stefan Sudweeks
Insurance
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John Moutsopoulos
Investment Funds
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Teresa Nicoletti
Life Sciences
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Julian Grover
Life Sciences
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Private Equity
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Real Estate
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Tim L'Orange
Real Estate
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Real Estate
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Jason Salman
Restructuring/Insolvency
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Stuart Lewin
Restructuring/Insolvency
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Top figures
185
Partners
7
Offices
1100
Company Size
Content provided by Mills Oakley
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