Emile McPhee is the newest partner in our Brisbane office, joining our national Real Estate Markets team.
An experienced property and finance lawyer, Emile has acted on housing developments and operations of all sizes, as well as advising banks, private lenders and developers on property financing.
He is known for his specialisation in social and affordable housing, specialist disability accommodation and retirement living. Among his relevant experience, he has advised a Tier 1 community housing provider on their largest Queensland development, and a leading Australian real estate investment and development company on a 475-unit build-to-rent pilot project with the State of Queensland.
Emile is also an industry leader in community housing financing, having assisted the sector in the development of the Queensland master funding agreement, as well as acting for many community housing providers on State, Federal and private financing arrangements.
Emile is a board member of Jacaranda Housing, which provides community housing and reduced rents to vulnerable people on low incomes in the Brisbane region. Passionate about community and access to justice, he has been a member of the QLS Access to Justice & Pro Bono Law Committee for a number of years. He is also a member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Queensland Housing Supply & Affordability Committee and the PEXA Queensland Advisory Council. Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, he practised at McCullough Robertson for over 12 years.
Nick Humphrey, CEO of HPX Group and Managing Partner of Hamilton Locke, said: “We’re pleased to add another talented partner in Emile to our firm, and to our growing Brisbane office – which will celebrate the milestone in July of four years since launching. Emile is a great fit for us both professionally and personally, with his passion for community partnerships and access to justice reflected in his work and in his broader contribution to the community housing sector and to the legal profession.”
With Emile’s appointment, we now have 13 partners and 34 lawyers in our Brisbane office, and 68 and 180 nationally.
