I am a commercial and property lawyer in Canberra, I specialize in providing common sense advice to those clients looking to buy or sell residential property, as well as those clients who wish to enter a range of commercial transactions. I have had vast experience in both leasing and sale of business concerns, including the leasing of large commercial concerns within the Canberra City and the surrounding regions. Further, I have successfully navigated many clients through the sale and purchase of business interests including many local Canberra restaurants, pubs, cafes as well as large commercial real estate concerns. Prior to this I specialized as a tax lawyer and provided practical tax advice to clients on issues such as property transactions, superannuation, buying or selling commercial properties and the creation of specialised business and estate planning structures. Prior to becoming a taxation lawyer I worked for 7 years with the Department of Treasury and the Australian Taxation Office focusing on taxation policy development.