David Bugden LLB BCom
David has over 20 years of experience in the Australian and international property and technology sectors.
His roles have included as a strata lawyer in Sydney, a development consultant in Dubai and the CEO of a 25,000-lot strata management business which had offices in Sydney and Perth. Most of David’s career however has been running innovative SaaS companies that provide solutions to the global strata and property industries.
Before joining Bugden Allen Lawyers, David was Chief Commercial Officer for ASX-listed Urbanise.com, a cloud-based strata management and FM platform. David ran the largest division of the firm and was responsible for the strategy, product, sales, marketing, and customer support for their Strata platform. In June 2015, Urbanise acquired David’s business Mystrata, which was a global leader in cloud-based management and accounting solutions for strata properties which he successfully ran for 12 years.
David holds degrees in law and commerce from Bond University and was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
As the Group CEO for Bugden Allen Lawyers and their subsidiary technology company Stratavine, David is responsible for the strategic leadership of the firm and running the services and tech businesses that support our innovative growth plans.
- david@bugdenallenlawyers.com.au
- +61 2 9199 1055
- +61 416 181 117
- Level 13, St James Centre, 111 Elizabeth Street, SYDNEY, NSW, 2000
Executive Assistant
Experienced executive assistant, having worked for over 10 years as part of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers’ Melbourne property team.
Jade Holding
Executive Assistant
Corporate Accountant
Sorcha has over 8 years experience in various legal finance roles. She manages the Group's finance, risk and audit functions.
Sorcha Poole
Corporate Accountant
Elizabeth Thomas
Paralegal
Paralegal
Natalee has been a licensed conveyancer and paralegal for over 17 years, having worked in large national firms including King & Wood Mallesons, McCullough Robertson and Thomson Geer.
Natalee Forster
Paralegal
Solicitor
Solicitor with 2+ years experience working on general body corporate advice and dispute work. Holds a Bachelor of Business Management.
John Coleman
Solicitor
Solicitor
4+ years experience in strata, debt recovery, building and construction matters, commercial litigation and property law.
Coral Shamir
Solicitor
Associate
Litigation lawyer with over 5 years experience running complex strata, property and general commercial disputes.
Jaime McIver
Associate
Associate
8+ years experience in Queensland and Victoria, specialising in strata advisory, debt recovery, commercial litigation and property law.
Robert Savage
Associate
Senior Associate
9+ years experience as a real estate lawyer in all aspects of property development in Australia and the UK.
Sally Thomson
Senior Associate
Special Counsel
11+ years experience as a strata and property lawyer, specialising in strata, development law and property litigation.
Leila Idris
Special Counsel
Jane Macdonnell
Special Counsel
Partner, Sydney
12+ years experience as a real estate lawyer specialising in property development, titling, acquisitions, disposals and major leasing.
Emma Smythies
Partner, Sydney
Partner
5+ years experience in a broad range of litigation work in strata, general property and commercial matters.
Stella Lee
Partner
Partner
5+ years experience as a strata lawyer in Queensland with expertise in development structuring, general advice work and management rights.
Kevin Pai
Partner
Group CEO
20+ years experience running innovative SaaS companies in the global property and strata industries. Held roles as a strata lawyer and CEO of a large strata management business.
David Bugden
Group CEO
Partner
22+ years experience as a strata lawyer, author and educator. The former partner of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers’ Melbourne property team.
TIM GRAHAM
Partner
Partner
35+ years experience as a strata lawyer, development consultant and author. The former partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons).
Michael Allen
Partner
Partner
40+ years experience as a strata lawyer, development consultant, author and currently Professor of Strata and Community Titles at Bond University.
Gary Bugden – OAM DUniv
Partner