Michael Allen B.Juris LLB
Michael Allen specialises in major property projects and developments with an emphasis on mixed use, commercial, infrastructure, tourism, industrial and urban development projects. He is a leading authority on airspace (stratum title) projects, planned communities, strata and cluster titles, community titles and strata leasehold titles.
For over 35 years, Michael has acted for major developers, institutional, finance and government clients on the formation of land laws and the title, subdivision and management structuring of major real estate projects. He has helped develop innovative legal and management solutions for many of Australia’s iconic developments.
Michael has been nominated numerous times as a leading real estate lawyer in Chambers Global Guides and is recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In 2009, the Chambers Global Guide described him as “one of the best titling experts in the country”.
For 20 years Michael was a partner in the Sydney real estate team of Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ (now King & Wood Mallesons) which was described in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as “quite simply the best”.
In 2014, Fife Capital appointed Michael as a non-executive director of the Australian Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust. He is Chairman of the Fife Capital Compliance Committee.
For 14 years Michael was the author of the loose-leaf report “NSW Strata and Community Titles Law”. He is a former associate lecturer in law at the University of Technology, Sydney and currently an occasional lecturer in law, University of NSW, Sydney. He publishes papers regularly (both in Australia and overseas) and addresses many industry-based seminars each year in Australia and overseas.
Michael is the Senior Partner of our Sydney office.
- michael@bugdenallenlawyers.com.au
- +61 2 9199 1055
- +61 419 297 321
- 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
Solicitor
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
Senior Associate
Michelle is an experienced strata and property lawyer, having specialised in strata and subdivision law for over 6 years.
Michelle Ang
Senior 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