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COVER • PROFILE

Tell us about Why Cairns?
your respective
professional journeys. The national managing partner
Ranjit: I have been a of Holding Redlich tells Tropic
Marsha Klipp lawyer for 16 years,
Lawyer, Property and Commercial starting my career why the firm decided to expand
INDUSTRIOUS, TENACIOUS. with MacDonnells into Cairns.
Has worked at Law Solutions Law in 2001. This was Holding Redlich decided to open our
for four years and was admitted followed by a stint office in Cairns in response to client
to the profession last year. at WGC Lawyers for demand and our view of the growth
seven years. For the prospects in Cairns and Far North
past seven years I Queensland.
have been running In recent years our Brisbane office has
my own law firm Law
James Harding Solutions on McLeod performed a considerable volume of
Senior Associate, Commercial Street with more than legal work for clients in FNQ, including
Property and Corporate for some significant businesses in the
12 staff, most of whom property sector and a number of regional
DETERMINED, DRIVEN. are under 30. local councils.
Has been a lawyer for five Vanessa: I have
years with Law Solutions been a lawyer for
under Ranjit Singh. more than 10 years
and hold a dual
qualification in law
and town planning
which provides me a
unique perspective on
development issues
for my clients. For the
last five years I have
been running my Prior to making the decision to open
own practice as well our office we sought the advice of our
as being involved in clients and a number of people we
local community and know in politics and local government
business matters in in FNQ, including local State MP Curtis
my role as director of Pitt. Everyone we spoke to said that a
Ports North, former combination of a strong local office
Chairperson of Jute combined with our national resources
Rebecca MacMillan Theatre and Deputy and expertise would be well-received by
Registered Migration Agent Chair Volunteers the Cairns business community, local
FNQ. government, and State Government
CHARASMATIC, EFFICIENT. agencies.
Has over 10 years’ experience in What’s your view Our office employs local lawyers and
Australian migration law. on the future of the support staff with a deep understanding
Cairns economy? of FNQ and its issues and who will ensure
Vanessa: There has that we are part of the Cairns community.
been steady year-on- We consider ourselves very fortunate
year growth for some to have been joined by Ranjit Singh and
Daleena Hartin: I have always had a time now. While we would all love to Vanessa Maruna and to have integrated
passion for residential conveyancing be riding the crest of the economic their law practices and teams into ours.
and moving to Holding Redlich means Our firm comprises more than 200
we are better equipped to assist boom from the heyday of the early to lawyers and a total staff of 400 nationally,
mid-2000’s, there are plenty of good
a greater range of clients all over news stories to celebrate in Cairns; the with particular expertise in property,
Queensland and can attend settlements Nova City development, the Trinity planning, environment, native title,
in Brisbane for no extra cost.” Inlet Shipping Development Project, construction, disputes, employment,
Marsha Klipp: “There’s now an ability immigration, agribusiness, intellectual
for our lawyers and paralegals to be the Global Tourism Hub and the property, and corporate and commercial.
Crystalbrook Collection hotel projects.
at the forefront of the latest changes Our research indicates that there is
in law and practice with daily internal strong and growing demand for these
nationwide training and workshops MORE: holdingredlich.com services in Cairns and FNQ, and our aim
using the latest video conferencing is to perform work of very high quality for
technology. All staff at Holding Redlich our clients in the region.
have access to the largest available
professional libraries and a dedicated Ian Robertson AO
National Managing Partner
knowledge centre which is manned
with full-time research clerks. Holding Redlich

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