Caderyn McEwen

Caderyn McEwen is the Director at Eckermann Lawyers, where he leads with substantial expertise across the agribusiness, property, hospitality, and commercial sectors. With a career spanning over a decade, Caderyn is a trusted advisor renowned for delivering practical and commercially focused legal solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of private clients, SMEs, and large organisations. His extensive experience encompasses a broad range of practice areas, with particular proficiency in the hospitality, tourism, and wine industries. Caderyn provides comprehensive legal guidance on business operations, including liquor and gaming licensing, as well as transactional matters. Caderyn's agribusiness acumen includes advising on farm transactions, agri leases, renewable energy leasing, and navigating environmental, planning, and development arrangements. His expertise in commercial leasing sees him acting for both landlords and tenants, crafting and securing leasing agreements across various sectors. In property development, Caderyn guides developers with astute legal advice through every phase of acquisition, planning, development, and divestment. His skills extend to managing the sale and purchase of land, assets, and businesses, where he oversees transactions involving commercial, industrial, and rural property as well as a vast array of business assets. He boasts a keen interest and depth of experience in licensed venues, frequently representing clients from vibrant metropolitan hotels to boutique wineries, cellar doors, vineyards, breweries, and distilleries. Caderyn is proficient in handling liquor licensing applications, advising on transfers and compliance, as well as gaming machine licensing and regulatory compliance. His insight into setting up, structuring, and negotiating licensed venue acquisitions and disposals, alongside drafting and reviewing supplier and distribution agreements, is highly regarded. Caderyn also advises on regulatory matters affecting vineyards, cellar doors, and tourism ventures, providing expert counsel on the PDI Act, Gaming Machines Act, and Liquor Licensing Act. He supports clients through development assessment processes and compulsory acquisition matters under the Land Acquisition Act. Known for his articulate communication and commercial insight, Caderyn excels in building strong, enduring relationships, serving as an invaluable and reliable legal partner. Caderyn holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide, complemented by a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from LSSA. He was actively engaged in student politics during his academic tenure and pursued subjects in Swedish Constitutional Law and Maritime Law at Lund University. As a committed member of the Australian Hotels Association (SA), Caderyn continues to strive for excellence in providing top-tier legal services.