A turbulent economic climate and tightening credit markets are forcing participants in the property development and infrastructure industries to proceed with caution.

The need to be able to move quickly but at the same time identify and understand areas of risk means the need for astute and timely legal advice is greater than ever.

Piper Alderman's property and projects group is a dedicated, specialist practice devoted solely to the unique needs of our property and infrastructure sector clients. Our team provides leading-edge risk management and allocation, finance, stamp duty and other advice on infrastructure projects and on commercial, retail, residential and industrial properties. We work closely with our corporate, tax and financial services lawyers to create balanced, comprehensive legal solutions for our clients.

We advise in relation to joint venture, construction and development agreements, leasing, financing, sales and acquisitions, native title, land use and contamination, stamp duty and GST.

Piper Alderman's clients include Walker Corporation, CRI, Precision Group, Stockland, Cemex, Urban Pacific, Futuris, Adelaide Bank, GPT, Centro, Urban Pacific, Urban Construct, Hungry Jack's, Hardy Wine Company, the Defence Housing Authority, local and overseas investors and developers and Australian and overseas government instrumentalities.