Sam Saad

Sam Saad, a Partner with over 15 years of experience, excels in commercial, property, and pharmacy law. His client portfolio includes private and public sector entities, such as developers, landlords, tenants, and business proprietors. Sam's extensive collaboration with commercial and residential buyers’ agencies ensures a streamlined process for high-volume transactions across Australia. He takes a proactive and pragmatic approach to client engagement, consistently seeking solutions to complex problems. His commitment to timely and accessible legal advice underscores his belief that the right lawyer is pivotal in guiding clients toward sound decisions. Sam's expertise encompasses a broad range of property and commercial activities, including the acquisition and sale of commercial, retail, industrial, and residential real estate. He is adept in crafting contracts for sale, leaseback agreements, and option deeds nationwide, with particular proficiency in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, ACT, and Western Australia. His experience extends to handling mergers and acquisitions across various industries, notably in the allied health, medical, and childcare sectors, advising on due diligence for transactions up to $75 million. In the pharmacy domain, Sam guides clients through acquisitions, relocations, and disposals, managing processes such as PBS approvals and lease assignments. He provides insightful advice on establishing, acquiring, or disposing of businesses and franchises, with a focus on joint ventures, shareholder agreements, partnerships, insolvency, and intellectual property. His structural guidance on multi-million dollar property developments involves options, acquisitions, joint ventures, subdivisions, and project sales, including off-the-plan transactions. Sam also specialises in commercial, industrial, and retail leasing, representing both landlords and tenants to align leases with business goals and manage any ensuing disputes. Before joining the firm, Sam honed his expertise by providing tax advice on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, corporate tax, and indirect taxes.