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Thomson Playford Cutlers has continued to build up its property practice with the appointment of special counsel Sarah Aitken to its Sydney office.

Aitken is joining the firm after working at Mallesons Stephen Jaques as the practice manager for the commercial leasing group. While at Mallesons, she was involved in retail, commercial and industrial leasing, acting for corporate and institutional clients – both as landlord and tenant.

Thomson’s is also pursuing strong growth in its national corporate real estate and leasing practice, recently adding senior property lawyer Julian Peters to work as a consultant to the group.

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