Andrew leads McCarthy Durie Lawyers’ Property and Commercial team in Brisbane. Admitted to practice in 2007, Andrew has been with the firm since 2006, following two years of Articles at Gilshenan & Luton Lawyers. He was appointed Director in January 2011.

With a background that combines law, accounting, and over 13 years as a business owner, Andrew brings a unique and practical perspective to commercial legal matters. Before entering legal practice, he successfully ran a financial planning and management firm and a marketing company—experience that gives him a deep, firsthand understanding of the challenges faced by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Andrew is renowned for his commercial mindset and "client-first" philosophy, often making himself available to clients around the clock to ensure their business needs are met with urgency and care.

Andrew’s client base extends across Queensland, NSW and Victoria.  Whilst Andrew handles a wide variety of matters, he specialises in:

Areas of Expertise

• SMSF Property Transactions and compliance

• Property Development and Commercial Property Transactions

• NSW and Victorian property matters

• Body Corporate matters

• House and Land packages and construction matters

• Both high rise and land off the plan property transactions for buyers and sellers

• Business Purchases and Sales

• Corporate Structuring and Business Succession

• Asset Structuring, including joint ventures, partnerships and company governance

• Franchising, intellectual property and licence agreements;

• Commercial contracts and negotiations; and

• General commercial law matters including dispute resolution, security documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting) – Swinburne University, Melbourne (1992)

• Juris Doctor – University of Queensland (2004)

Memberships

• Solicitor, Supreme Court of Queensland

• Solicitor, High Court of Australia

• Member, Queensland Law Society