Associate
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Shaun advises lenders on due diligence, loan documentation, certification, settlement, securities and syndicated transactions. His experience includes multi-jurisdictional finance, complex property-backed lending and transactions involving multiple lenders, borrowers, guarantors and trusts.
Shaun takes a practical, solutions-focused approach to matters. He identifies execution, verification and documentation issues early, then coordinates the parties and requirements needed to reach settlement. His advice is clear and commercially grounded, particularly where competing expectations or transaction complexity require careful management.
Known for consistent communication and disciplined execution, Shaun helps lenders maintain control of transactions while ensuring legal, compliance and security requirements are properly addressed.
Key cases/experience – representative matters
Cross-Border Loan and Security Transaction
A loan involved guarantors in Singapore and Perth, with secured properties in Western Australia and the ACT. Execution, verification of identity and certification requirements had to be coordinated across locations and time zones.
Multi-Property Finance Transaction
A cash-out and purchase transaction involved multiple properties, guarantors and independent advice requirements, together with extensive purchase, transfer and lease documentation.
Seven-Lender Syndicated Transaction
A syndicated transaction involving seven lenders required review of multiple purchase documents, trust arrangements and coordinated execution by each lender.
Admissions
Admitted, Supreme Court of NSW, 2018
Memberships / Associations / Affiliations
Law Society of NSW
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