Our people have substantial commercial,
government and international experience
in their respective specialist fields.

Abraham Schwarcz

Solicitor

Abraham holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Monash University and was admitted as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2010.

Abraham joined Morgan Lewis as a law graduate in 2009 in its commercial litigation and dispute resolution division and settled in the commercial division in 2010.

Adelle Randall

Licensed Conveyancer

Adelle specialises in high volume residential conveyancing transactions including off the plan developments in New South Wales and Queensland. She also acts for clients in relation to the purchase and sale of residential properties.

Adelle has been with Morgan Lewis and Quick Convey since 2006.

Belinda Lambert

Licensed Conveyancer

Belinda specialises in residential conveyancing including torrens title, strata title, community title and off the plan developments.

She has acted for local governments, incoming and discharging mortgagees and a wide range of commercial clients.

Bob Miljevic

Senior Associate

Bob is an experienced property lawyer with a broad range of knowledge in all aspects of property transactional, leasing and titling work.

Bob provides timely, practical and easy to understand advice. Bob understands the often changing and challenging needs, wants and concerns of clients engaged in property transactions.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Bob worked in a specialist strata and community title practice and has also had many years of retail and commercial leasing experience.

Cynthia Garraway

Licensed Conveyancer

Cynthia specialises in handling high volume residential conveyancing transactions for property developers.

In 2002 Cynthia became the licensee of Better Conveyancing and managed this business until joining Morgan Lewis in 2006.

In 2008, Cynthia was appointed manager of Quick Convey, the residential conveyancing division of Morgan Lewis.

Cynthia acts in relation to subdivisions and (one off and high volume) conveyancing, leasing and mortgage transactions in New South Wales and Queensland.

Cyrus Aftasi

Solicitor

Cyrus completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce at Monash University before joining Morgan Lewis. He has worked across the firm’s departments before settling in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

Clients benefit from Cyrus’ “can do” attitude, practical outlook and commitment to achieving excellent results.

Delene Blumberg

Director

Delene specialises in private sector mergers, acquisitions and other transactional work and is one of Australia's leading franchising solicitors.

Delene has extensive experience in both corporate and commercial law, having practised in these fields for more than 18 years, and having been a partner in a top tier South African firm before joining Morgan Lewis in 2001.

Dorian Sarkissian

Solicitor

Clients benefit from Dorian's "think outside the square" approach to legal problem solving.

Dorian has worked as a policy adviser in NSW Government before making a move into the private legal sector and his experience includes acting in commercial leasing transactions, in the sale and purchase of property and large scale off the plan developments.

Doug Hayter

Senior Associate

Doug specialises in commercial litigation, and is admitted to practice as a solicitor in England, Wales and New South Wales.

Doug has over 10 years experience handling a wide range of commercial disputes, ranging from general corporate disputes to trust, banking, insurance, employment, franchise and construction litigation. Doug has extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis Doug worked for DLA Piper (formerly known as Phillips Fox) and Middletons in Sydney, separated by a stint with AO Hall Advocates in Guernsey.

Doug has been recognised for his work in: Chambers UK 2010 which said Doug is “…widely regarded as efficient and diligent”; Chambers UK 2009 described Doug as “One to Watch” and said “…his energy and enthusiasm abound when he gets his teeth into a case”; and The Legal 500, 2009 said Doug “… impresses with a sound commercial eye”.

Affiliations and Memberships

Member: Insolvency Practitioners Association

Member: Law Society of New South Wales

Member: NSW Civil Litigation Committee

Joanna Goldsworthy

Solicitor

Joanna holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney. Joanna joined Morgan Lewis in 2010. Her experience includes the sale and purchase of property and large scale off the plan developments.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Joanna worked in the legal publishing industry, specialising in planning, property, environment and conveyancing law.

Julian Block

Special Counsel

Julian is one of Australia's most experienced, skilful and best recognised tax and structuring lawyers.

Julian immigrated to Australia in 1978, joining Freehills in 1978. He became a banking and finance partner in 1980, where he remained until joining Morgan Lewis in 2001.

Julian has been a Senior Member of the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal since 1995 and a Deputy President of the Tribunal since 2000.

Les Lewis

Director

Les has specialised in corporate and commercial law for 30 years. He has led innumerable transactions for both private and public companies and is experienced in all aspects of transactional work, including dealing with regulatory bodies such as ASIC and FIRB.

Les has extensive corporate advisory experience and has assisted many directors, shareholders and investors through difficult and stressful crises.

In addition to his corporate work, Les specialises in asset protection and succession planning, both for corporate and individuals with complicated and complex structures.

Les was a partner of Fluxman Rabinowitz (a leading commercial practice in Johannesburg) and joined Freehills when he immigrated to Australia in 1987. Les, together with Mark Morgan, established Morgan Lewis in 1996.

Mark Morgan

Director

Mark is one of Australia's leading practitioners in the areas of property development and leasing and he has specialised in those areas for 25 years.

Mark can assist clients with all aspects of land and development law, including finance structures, purchase structures, acquisition, planning, subdivision, building, management, easement, sale and disputes. His client base includes both public and private companies, as well as high net worth individuals.

Mark worked at both Corrs and Freehills before, together with Les Lewis, establishing Morgan Lewis in 1996.

Matthew King

Director

Matthew specialises in M&A, private equity and commercial property related transactions.

Matthew's experience in commercial transactions has been honed at top tier law firms, as well as during a stint as an investment banker focussing on private equity investments and divestments.

In addition to his legal qualifications, Matthew holds a Master of Business Administration degree. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Matthew was a Special Counsel with Blake Dawson in its M&A and securities law group.

Matthew represented the investors in the $211 million investment in the listed Abacus Property Group, the $200 million acquisition of a controlling interest in the listed Orchard Industrial Property Fund and the $73 million investment in the listed Cromwell Group. Matthew has advised on the development of the Western Australian Cricket Association’s grounds and Jandakot Airport in WA. Matthew's private equity related work has included fund formations, team participation structures, secondary private equity sales and the $1billion-plus leveraged buyouts of Primedia Limited, a listed media group and Peermont Limited, a listed gaming group.

Rebecca Breen

Director

Rebecca specialises in property development. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Rebecca was contracts manager for a major property developer, and she has an intimate understanding of the commercial drivers in property development.

Rebecca acts for property developers, assisting with all stages of development, including acquisition, financing, construction, subdivision and sale.

Rebecca holds medical science and law degrees from the University of New South Wales and an honours degree from the Sydney Children’s Hospital.

Roxanne Johnson

Law Graduate

Roxanne holds a bachelor of economics and social sciences and a bachelor of laws from the University of Sydney.

Since joining Morgan Lewis in 2011, Roxanne has developed her keen interest in property law as part of the Quick Convey team where she is becoming experienced in the sale and purchase of large scale off the plan developments.

Susan Bellamy

Senior Associate

After graduating from law at the University of New South Wales, Susan joined Morgan Lewis, where she worked in both the commercial and property groups, before specialising in property law.

Susan's experience includes documenting and managing residential, commercial and industrial property sales, including preparing and supervising high volume residential sales for property developers.

Susan has also negotiated with local councils in relation to development agreements and planning disputes.

Vicky Papandreou

Junior Conveyancer

Since 2008, Vicky has worked in conveyancing and is completing her Licensed Conveyancing Law and Practice Course at Macquarie University.

Vicky’s positive attitude and commitment to client service ensures that even the most difficult matter is progressed thoroughly and quickly.

Yukio Hayashi

Special Counsel

Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, Yukio has a bachelor of laws from the University of New South Wales. In 1979, Yukio became the first Japanese lawyer to be admitted to practice in Australia.

Yukio worked in the commercial groups at Baker & McKenzie and then Freehills, where he became a partner in 1984. While at Freehills Yukio specialised in providing corporate and commercial advice to Japanese companies. In 1996, he established his own firm, Yukio Hayashi & Associates. In 2010, Yukio joined Morgan Lewis as Special Counsel.