HWL Ebsworth has announced that Mark Bartley will be commencing with the firm as a partner in the Melbourne Planning, Environment & Government Group.
Mark is an accredited specialist in environmental, planning and local government law and his background includes acting for Commonwealth and state government departments, statutory authorities, local councils and private sector developers.
Mark is involved in all aspects of property development, and regularly appears before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Planning Panels and Advisory Committees. Mark’s experience extends from infrastructure projects to commercial, industrial and residential developments.
Mark also offers significant water related expertise including advising on major project approvals, legal compliance programs, corporate governance, catchment management and other environmental policies, waste water re-use schemes, water trading and legislative and policy changes.
Prior to joining HWL Ebsworth, Mark was a Partner at DLA Piper, where he led the firm’s National Water Group and was the Melbourne office leader for 2 years. He is the Chair of the Property Council Planning and Governance Committee. Previously, Mark has served as a director of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (1998 to 2008) and also as a board member of the Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association (1995 to 2004). Mark was listed in Chambers Global 2011 as one of Australia’s leading environment lawyers. Mark’s appointment follows that of David Vorchheimer, who recently joined the Melbourne Planning, Environment & Government Group from the Office of the Premier of Victoria.
Mark will join HWL Ebsworth on Wednesday 22 August 2012.
“Mark has a reputation for being technically outstanding, while attracting exceptional client feedback and loyalty”said Juan Martinez, Managing Partner of HWL Ebsworth. “We believe that there are increasing opportunities in the planning and environment area and Mark’s expertise will help us further build on these opportunities”.
“We are excited about welcoming a partner of Mark’s industry standing and we look forward to further expanding our relationships with State and local governments” added Juan.
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