Property is cyclical. To capitalize on its peaks and troughs, you need advisers with long-term experience in seizing the opportunities on offer.

With more than 85 years in the sector and long-standing relationships with some of the largest, high profile clients in the Asia Pacific, our team offers unparalleled experience across the entire property cycle and an impressive track record for exceeding the client’s desired outcomes.

Our real estate team advises on residential, retail, commercial and industrial property transactions and complex projects as well as related issues such as property technology. Our clients include local, national and global property owners, business owners, investors, financiers, and government entities.

Property types handled include shopping centers, mixed-use developments, golf courses, hotels, data centers, clubs and rural properties. A niche is our experience in advising on large-scale master-planned communities and major transit infrastructure such as railways, light rail, tunnels, pipelines and resource transportation.

Our aim is to place you in the best possible position at all points of the cycle, be it site acquisition, construction, planning and environmental approvals, development agreements, joint ventures, project financing, vendor financing, structuring arrangements, product disclosure statements and other managed investment issues, leasing, sales, and the ongoing structure and management of your property interests. We also have expertise in transactions involving the acquisition and implementation of technology and digital transformation in the real estate sector (proptech).

Developers, government entities, fund managers and inbound investors call on us for our tough negotiating skills, ability to simplify the complex, delivery of quality work within strict deadlines, and command of their commercial imperatives.

Our service is so seamless you may think we work within your business. If your interests or outlook is global, you have an experienced real estate team across the globe looking for opportunities and representing your interests.

Recognition

Dentons recognised in second annual Best Law Firms in Australia accolades

May 29, 2025

Dentons has been recognised for the second consecutive year in the Best Law Firms in Australia accolades (2026 edition) by The Best Lawyers in AustraliaTM. Dentons was recognised across 13 areas of law nationally, and 61 areas across Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. 

Dentons lawyers recognised in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2025

January 16, 2025

Dentons has been recognised again in the annual Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide.

Fourteen Dentons lawyers recognised in Chambers and Partners 2025

December 16, 2024

Fifteen Dentons lawyers from Australia and Papua New Guinea have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide. 

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Insights

Updates to NSW Planning Act – modifying consents, supporting the delivery of housing and consolidating strategic planning direction

June 2, 2025

Australia: On 10 March 2025, we outlined the proposed amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act). Since then, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2025 (Amendment Act) has been passed; it passed on 7 May 2025, and was assented to on 22 May 2025. The Amendment Act implements the changes we previously outlined. We set out a summary of the changes in this article.

Victoria’s renewable grid future: What the Draft 2025 Transmission Plan means for energy project stakeholders

May 20, 2025

Australia: Victoria’s Draft 2025 Transmission Plan (VTP) sets a strategic 15-year framework to coordinate Renewable Energy Zones and unlock significant transmission investment. The VTP signals a shift towards early engagement, regional participation, and a firm commitment to renewables, creating new opportunities and obligations for energy project developers and investors.’

Affordable housing contributions: when can a Council require them?

April 24, 2025

Australia: To provide for affordable housing, councils often impose housing affordability contributions as conditions of consent. These conditions require developers to make monetary contributions. For Council to have the authority to impose these contribution conditions, there must be an authorising provision in the local environmental plan. 

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons recognised in second annual Best Law Firms in Australia accolades

May 29, 2025

Dentons has been recognised for the second consecutive year in the Best Law Firms in Australia accolades (2026 edition) by The Best Lawyers in AustraliaTM. Dentons was recognised across 13 areas of law nationally, and 61 areas across Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. 

Dentons lawyers recognised in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2025

January 16, 2025

Dentons has been recognised again in the annual Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide.

Fourteen Dentons lawyers recognised in Chambers and Partners 2025

December 16, 2024

Fifteen Dentons lawyers from Australia and Papua New Guinea have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide. 

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