Michael Molloy Senior Associate
LLB, University of Auckland
- Profile
- Experience
Michael is a Senior Associate in the Property team.
His practice includes all aspects of property law. He acts for a wide range of clients including developers, property investment funds, family offices, property syndicators, institutional investors, corporates and private clients.
Michael has extensive experience in matters relating to significant property acquisitions in the residential, office, retail and industrial sectors, due diligence investigations, development projects and financing, leasing and disposals.
- Advising leading New Zealand real estate firm Bayleys on acquisition and development financing.
- Acting for Cardinal Logistics on commercial property matters and development projects, including significant warehousing developments comprising leasebacks and an automation system that will be the first of its kind in the logistics industry in New Zealand.
- Advising Equipt on private construction equipment financing and working capital financing.
- Administering the legal aspects for the commercial leasing portfolio of Broadway Property Group.
- Project support and contract administration for a 150 unit residential apartment development in Auckland’s CBD.
- Advising Development Empire on construction contracts and development financing.
- Acting for Kāinga Ora in its redevelopment of land purposed for social housing.
- Advising the executors of a deceased estate on complex title issues, including adverse possession and bringing deeds land under the Land Transfer Act 2017.
- Advising a precinct developer on a global traffic management and corridor access contract with Auckland Transport to facilitate multiple interrelated work sites.
- Acting for Crane Brothers on retail leasing matters.
- Advising the “Silky Otter” Group on the development and leasing of a significant cinema portfolio throughout New Zealand.
- Advising on and completing the buyout of a partnership interest in a significant international property investment partnership.
- Advising and drafting construction contracts, including for the demolition and removal of housing and the construction of terraced housing and apartments.
- Advising on subdivisions, unit title developments and complex title arrangements.
- Guiding private clients through the process of buying and selling land, including large scale transactions.
- Advising private and Crown entities on property development financing, including tripartite and mezzanine arrangements.
Expertise
- Acquisitions and disposals
- Property developments
- Construction contracts
- Financing
- Commercial leasing and residential tenancies
- Personal wealth and asset planning
- Complex title issues
Get in touch
DDI
+64 9 302 1628
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+64 21 815 980
E
michael.molloy@chk.law