ELIAS
FARAH

Principal Partner

08 8206 8444

ELIAS FARAH

Principal Partner

08 8206 8444

About ELIAS

Elias has been practising in the area of property, conveyancing and commercial law for more than 19 years, both in commercial and residential matters, and is well attuned to the South Australian real estate market.

His main areas of focus are property acquisitions and disposals (residential and commercial), large and small scale property developments specialising in apartment projects (including mixed use), strata and community title advice, property due diligences, leasing transactions and advice, hotel agreements, business sales and purchases, property related banking and finance transactions and general property advice.

Elias often assists his clients and the property industry through Director and/or Advisory Board appointments, as well as presenting seminars on relevant legal topics very often taking on a practical and direct approach. He has received multiple awards and industry recognition as being a leading Property Lawyer in Adelaide, South Australia and nationally.

Elias graduated from The University of Adelaide holding a Bachelor of Laws (Honors) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting major). He currently holds the following memberships and affiliations:

Committee member of the Property Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia
Honorary member of University of Adelaide Golden Key International Honour Society
Alumni member of the University of Adelaide
Golden member of the Law Society of South Australia

Prior to the founding of Commercial and Legal, Elias worked at some of the most reputable law firms in South Australia and internationally, including Minter Ellison, Finlaysons and Norton Rose (Dubai). Some of the clients Elias has worked with-in Australia and overseas include:

  • The University of Adelaide
  • The University of South Australia
  • Flinders University
  • Greaton
  • Medallion Homes
  • Samaras Group
  • Urban Construct
  • Renewal SA
  • South Australian Housing Trust
  • Colonial First State Investments Ltd
  • National Australia Bank
  • Woolworths Ltd
  • The Shell Company of Australia Ltd
  • Hutchison 3G Australia
  • Vodafone
  • Limitless World (Dubai)
  • Dubai Investment Group
  • Mubadala Development (Abu Dhabi)
  • BNP Paribas Real Estate

Education

Bachelor of Law

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice

Affiliations

Committee member of the Property Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia

Honorary member of University of Adelaide Golden Key International Honour Society

Alumni member of the University of Adelaide

Golden member of the Law Society of South Australia

Legal Expertise

Property Law

Building & Construction Law

Project Advisory

Apartments & Mixed Use

Hotel Development

Commercial Leases

Business Sale / Purchase

Loan Agreements