AI Magazine Issue 9 2018

58 Acquisition International - Issue 9 2018 Steven James Lawyers & Advisers is a law firm dedicated to real estate, building and construction, corporate/M&A, commercial, banking and finance and private client services. Earlier this year, the firm’s Principal and founder, Steven Spyros, was named Australia’s Best Real Estate Lawyer in Acquisition International’s 2018 Global Excellence Awards. Following this win, we profiled the firm and Steven himself, to see how he has maintained a persistently excellent standard in the notoriously competitive legal sector. teven Spyros has long been considered one of the best lawyers in the real estate and finance sectors; a winner of multiple awards, his particular brand of excellence is well established in New South Wales and comes recommended from peers and clients alike. Since graduating from the University of NSW, Steven has nurtured a talent for complex transaction structuring across the real estate, construction, corporate and finance industries. With this talent, he has overseen transactions worth over $1 billion Australian dollars in the past 12 months. All of this is remarkable, considering that Steven James Lawyers & Advisers opened its doors only in September 2017. Perhaps more importantly, Steven Spyros has encouraged a culture that values clients as Company: Steven James Lawyers & Advisers Address: Suite 908, 37 Bligh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia Website: www.sjlaw.com.au Telephone: +61 2 8826 8704 Defining Excellence inReal Estate Law S 1805AI60 partners, with the firm acting as a trusted adviser on numerous high stakes transactions. This diligent, invested approach reassures clients that Steven James Lawyers & Advisers is an indispensable extension of them and the clear choice of law firm for their landmark transactions. Steven James Lawyers & Advisers operates under a flexible and adaptable framework, ensuring that the firm remains, at its core, utterly client-centric. The firm is renowned for its accessibility and the personal approach it takes to its clients. The approach is the same, whether acting for national real estate developers, international hotel or serviced apartment operators, or high net wealth individuals and regardless of the nature or value of the work. All in all, Steven Spyros and Steven James Lawyers & Advisers represent one of the finest establishments in Australia’s legal landscape. A seemingly natural talent for overseeing transaction structuring on a large-scale corporate level, particularly for highly sophisticated, bespoke transactions, has been a launching pad that drives the firm, and ensures it remains one of the leading firms in the sector for years to come. “The firm is renowned for its accessibility and the personal approach it takes to its clients.”