Maurice is Special Counsel, Property and Projects at Hall & Wilcox. He has more than 25 years’ experience delivering legal services for clients in both the private and public sector. Maurice is a trusted legal adviser to business leaders in both the private and public sector through the senior executive roles he has held during his career. His current practice includes: • corporate and commercial advisory; • commercial contract negotiation & preparation contracts; • real estate development; • commercial and retail leasing; • administrative law; • governance & probity; • corporate finance; • land use planning advisory; and • dispute resolution and mediation Clients and recent experience Most recently Maurice was General Counsel at Parramatta City Council and has also held the position of Legal Services Director at the City of Sydney Council. Both in these roles and in private practice Maurice has delivered client focussed legal services ranging from high level strategic advice on policy or politically sensitive issues to operationally focussed legal support for business projects.