Profile
Warren has over 30 years’ experience advising clients on a wide variety of real estate transactions.
Warren is highly skilled in the preparation and negotiation of all common real estate transactions, including leasing, acquisition and sales. Warren’s capability also extends to more complex transactions such as development and fund through agreements, put and call options, and large commercial property transactions.
He also has experience in strata title residential, commercial and mixed use developments, aged care, receiver and mortgagee sales, joint venture agreements, title structures, staged developments and real estate dispute resolution.
Warren acts for clients across all sectors of real estate, including property development, real estate investment trusts, the fund management industry, air and sea ports, aged care, and particular service industries such as the dental industry and management rights.
Warren is a Queensland Law Society accredited specialist in Property Law and has been recognised by The Best Lawyers in Australia in the area of Real Property Law since 2015 and Leasing Law since the 2022 edition.
Expertise
Services
Recognition
Accolades
- Best Lawyers in Australia – Recognised for Leasing Law (Brisbane, AU) – Since 2022 edition
- Best Lawyers in Australia – Recognised for Real Property Law (Brisbane, AU) – Since 2016 edition
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Australia – Recommended Lawyer for Real estate – Since 2020 edition
Recent deals and media coverage
- K&L Gates Loses Five Lawyers Across Australian Offices (Paywall) – The American Lawyer, 8 April 2019
- Piper Alderman nabs five-strong team from K&L Gates – Australasian Lawyer, 5 April 2019
- International law firm’s real estate lawyers defect to national firm – Lawyers Weekly, 5 April 2019
Memberships
- Property Law Specialist Accreditation committee member
- Property Council of Australia, Queensland
Insights
25 May 2020
Changes to timeframes for lapsing of Development Consents and ‘physical commencement’ of works
Read More01 April 2020
Introduction of the COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW)
Read More13 October 2014
The price for being “unreasonable” – Body Corporate ordered to pay costs in management rights...
Read More25 September 2014