Alex Ilkin & Co

Alex Ilkin & Co, operating as Alex Ilkin Strata Lawyers, is a distinguished firm situated in the MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales. Under the leadership of Alex Ilkin, the firm excels in providing robust legal services focused on strata and community title disputes and management. With a deep commitment to excellence, the firm also handles planning and development, building and construction disputes, insurance claims, conveyancing, and other pertinent matters. Alex Ilkin possesses over 45 years of legal expertise, particularly in strata title law, community law, and building defect issues, having represented clients in numerous landmark cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and Tribunal. As a respected authority in the field, Alex is the author of acclaimed legal textbooks on strata and community title law in New South Wales and regularly shares his insights as a presenter at seminars hosted by the University of New South Wales, College of Law, and other esteemed institutions. His role on the NSW Government’s Strata Title Act Review Committee underscores his prominent status in the legal community. The firm's philosophy prioritises amicable settlement of disputes whenever feasible, though it is fully prepared to engage in vigorous litigation when necessary. The resolution of matters is approached with an emphasis on practicality, promptness, and cost-efficiency. Alex Ilkin & Co builds its practice on foundational values of honesty, trust, courtesy, and pragmatic solutions. Clients benefit from a comprehensive range of services, including providing written legal advice, negotiating settlements, conducting mediations, and representing parties in tribunal and court proceedings. The firm's expertise extends to bylaw drafting and enforcement, creating strata and community management statements, levy recovery, conveyancing, development structuring, and managing building defect claims under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW). In the realm of planning law, the firm adeptly handles matters involving Councils 121B orders, development applications, land and environment court proceedings, and objections and appeals concerning development applications.