Renowned Commercial and Property Lawyer Briget O’Callaghan Joins Harwood Andrews, Bolstering Property Expertise
Harwood Andrews is thrilled to announce the addition of esteemed commercial and property lawyer, Briget O’Callaghan, and her colleague Evelyn Zeglinas, to its growing team. Briget and Evelyn bring a wealth of experience and a proven record of accomplishment to the firm, further solidifying its position as a leader in the property law space.
Briget boasts years of experience in the field, having worked as a Principal Lawyer at a medium-sized law firm in Melbourne. Briget has earned a reputation for her strategic and commercial approach in navigating complex transactions across a diverse range of industries, such as hotel and tourism, community housing sector, motorsports, and entertainment.
Briget has acted for a wide range of clients, including high net-worth companies/individuals, hotel operators, property investors, community housing providers, small businesses, and not-for-profit organisations.
Evelyn has practiced in both business and property. She brings a unique perspective to her practice, having worked across a range of industries, such as hotels and tourism, community housing sector, motorsports and entertainment. Through secondments at a community housing organisation, Evelyn gained a deep understanding of their unique needs and business challenges which equipped her with invaluable knowledge and perspective of the specific commercial hurdles her clients face.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Briget and Evelyn to the team,” said Harwood Andrews Principal and head of Property Law Vittoria De Stefano. “Their extensive experience and expertise in property and commercial law will be extremely useful to our clients and further strengthen our capabilities in these growing areas of practice.”
Briget O’Callaghan expressed her enthusiasm for joining Harwood Andrews and the opportunity to contribute to its continued success. “Evelyn and I are excited to have joined the very well-established property and commercial teams at Harwood Andrews. Our knowledge in these areas of practice is an excellent fit for the firm and we are looking forward to combing our expertise together with the firm’s industry recognised expertise in areas such as tax, planning and environment and employment to provide clients with high quality, commercial legal advice” she stated.
Briget and Evelyn's arrival at Harwood Andrews solidifies the firm's commitment to providing its clients with the highest quality full service legal representation.