Moray & Agnew appoints property head in Melbourne

Moray & Agnew has recruited senior Victorian property lawyer Michael Markowitz to head its property practice in Melbourne.

Markowitz joins from Rigby Cooke, where he was a partner for 20 years. Markowitz has more than 30 years’ property experience including implementation and development of large complex projects across a range of industries, in particular the alpine and water sectors. He has been instrumental in many landmark property developments at Victoria's ski resorts including Mount Buller, Mount Baw Baw, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek.

As principal adviser to the Board of Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, Markowitz was involved in the preparation of an early public private partnership for the provision of electricity power generation within the resort. He advised the Victorian Minister for Sustainability and Environment on appointments to alpine boards of management.

Markowitz also acts for developers, contractors and builders in government, telecommunications, gas, transport, viticulture and retail projects. His clients have included Abacus Property Group, Woolworths Group, ALDI, VicRoads, the Department of Education and the Department of Transport.

Markowitz is the third major lateral hire in Melbourne by Moray & Agnew in the past six months. The firm has also increased lawyer head count by 51 percent in Melbourne.

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