Bio

Adept at anticipating and resolving complex legal issues, Lizzie Knight specialises in complex and high profile real estate transactions with a focus on foreign inbound investment. She is known for championing her clients’ objectives across the spectrum of real estate transactions including capital transactions, platform creation, joint ventures and disposals by corporate structure and foreign investment. Lizzie has advised on some of the largest foreign investments in Australian real estate. With 25 years' experience, she has been actively and continuously engaged in this space for over 10 years, and her views are regularly sought after by PE Funds and corporate clients. Having previously lived and worked in Shanghai and Bangkok (during the currency crisis), Lizzie understands the key elements of successful deal execution. Lizzie is passionate about real estate and policy reform. She ensures clients and the real estate industry have a voice that is heard on key issues that are driving the national agenda and delivering important policy outcomes. Her commitment to reform means Lizzie appreciates the changing landscape of real estate and proactively advises on ESG and proptech initiatives as value drivers for real estate. She looks to creative solutions to address the evolving way we live and work and the impact on the built environment post COVID.