Baker & McKenzie's former property partner Anthony Brearley has moved to Mills Oakley.
After spending ten years at Bakers, and some years as senior legal counsel of Dubai-based property developer Nakheel, Brearley had been searching for a medium-sized firm. "I wanted to find a firm with a young and progressive leadership, corporate, construction and litigation capabilities, with offices across the Eastern Seaboard. Mills Oakley was the natural choice," he said.
Brearley's regular contact with Mills Oakley property practice head James Price helped him understand how joining the firm would make his offering more competitive. Brearley, who has acted on Dubai's US$363m (A$451m) Almas Tower and Palm Jebel Ali property developments, hopes to grow the firm's client base by offering more competitively priced advice.
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