Maddocks has appointed Bettina Sheeran as a special counsel in its property and development practice.

Sheeran previously worked in-house at PwC where she set up the firm's real-estate legal team in Melbourne, prior to that she was with Gadens Lawyers. She brings with her more than 10 years of property law experience and has particular expertise in advising large institutional clients.

Sheeran is also a board member of the Victorian Division of the Urban Development
Institute of Australia (UDIA).