Presenters

Kelly Young, Director, Estate Conveyancing
Kelly Young is a fully unrestricted Conveyancing Licence holder and director of Estate Conveyancing, located in Macleod. Kelly and her staff at Estate Conveyancing prides themselves and providing education to clients and referrers alike. Kelly has been working in the legal industry for 20 years with experience in the property fields of settlements & conveyancing in Victoria and Western Australia and residential and commercial lending. Starting out as a junior paralegal in stamping, registration, and settlements, moving onto residential mortgages, Conveyancing and also Commercial Lending, Kelly has a background working in accountant firms, law firms and conveyancing offices in Melbourne city, rural areas of Victoria and is also qualified within Settlements in the state of WA.


Michael Lanyon, Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers
In 2021, Michael became a partner and member of Colin Biggers & Paisleys property and development team following the merger with Logie-Smith Lanyon Lawyers. Michael has decades of experience and runs a broad practice with a principal focus on property development. He acts for major corporate property developers and builders in relation to commercial, residential and industrial properties, hotels and serviced apartments, and shopping centres. Michael advises on property development, building and construction contracts, major infrastructure projects including key freight projects such as the inland ports in Victoria, the Building Act, planning issues, land management agreements, commercial leases, and stamp duty. His expertise includes property joint ventures, economic entitlement issues, windfall gains tax, and he acts for developers in finance transactions. He also acts for and assists clients with dispute resolution and litigation. Clients appreciate his calm demeanour, as well as his ability to think laterally and to distil complex legal terminology into plain English. Michael has travelled widely in China over the last 15 years, developing a substantial client base there acting for clients in property developments and business matters. He is currently the honorary secretary for the Chinese Museum in Melbourne's Chinatown and is acting for the Shaolin Temple in relation to construction of a new temple in Australia.