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Grace Wimberley

Expertise

Grace is an experienced commercial property lawyer, specialising in capital transactions and energy transition projects. Grace is a trusted advisor to REITs, hotel owner/operators, developers and renewable energy proponents, guiding them through a range of transactions and projects, including:

  • acquisitions and disposals of commercial, industrial, retail and tourism assets (real property and business) across all Australian jurisdictions
  • land acquisitions for energy projects
  • off-the-plan projects and title structuring
  • joint ventures
  • general property transactions and advice such as leasing, easements and body corporate matters.

Grace has a collaborative approach, working with all stakeholders to achieve her client’s desired outcomes. Grace has been recognised in the 2022 edition of Doyles Guide as a rising star lawyer in Property for Queensland.

Experience

Grace’s recent experience includes:

Capital Transactions

  • acting for listed Australian REIT in relation to property and business acquisitions across all States and Territories, development management agreements, joint venture funds, management agreements and day-to-day property matters
  • acting for RACT in relation to the disposal of the “Destinations” tourism business, including the iconic Freycinet Lodge, Cradle Mountain Hotel, Strahan Village and Gordon River Cruises
  • acting for Stamford Land Corporation Limited in relation to the sale of Sir Stamford Circular Quay, Sydney and Dynons Plaza, Perth 
  • advising clients in relation to the acquisition of island resorts in the Whitsunday region
  • acting for a developer in relation to the sale of a 200+ lot residential subdivision, including a novation of all sales contract and project documents and amendment to an existing foreign investment review board approval to facilitate the sale
  • advising property developers in relation to complex residential developments, including titling, body corporate and off-the-plan contract matters.

Renewable Energy

  • acting for renewable energy developers in relation to option agreements, contracts to acquire land, agreements to lease, leases, easements, access licences, laydown and washdown licences, disturbance deeds, mortgagee tripartite deeds, grazing leases and other tenure related documentation
  • acting for carbon farming advisors in relation to carbon farming services agreements and security deeds dealing with ACCUs, considering regulatory matters for dealing with ACCUs.