GLG Legal | Brisbane Commercial and Property Lawyers

GLG Legal is an independent, Brisbane-based law firm founded in 2014 by Christopher Saines. The firm's team includes Accredited Specialists, among them Mehera Saunders in Succession Law and Domenic Festa in Tax Law. It serves clients in the real estate and development, corporate and commercial, and private sectors. The firm offers legal services in property acquisitions and disposals, property development, leasing, construction and infrastructure, planning and environment, and body corporate law.

It also provides services in commercial disputes, estate disputes, insolvency, bankruptcy and debt recovery, business disputes, property disputes, and body corporate disputes.

Further services include franchising, not-for-profit structures, governance, charitable trusts, and compliance matters; banking and finance, loan and security documentation, responsible lending advice, project and asset finance, and self managed super funds; private advisory and tax, asset protection, personal taxation, finance planning and structuring, and self managed super funds; estates and succession planning; equity capital markets; corporate advisory, directors' duties, trading policies, AGMs/EGMs, and shareholder and unitholder agreements; employment and workplace relations and financial services compliance; and mergers and acquisitions, purchase and sale of business assets, takeovers, schemes of arrangement, mergers and demergers, divestments, joint ventures and partnership, private equity, distressed asset sales, and regulatory compliance. Michael Hansel and Mark Jenvey are Managing Directors. Cathy Vo, Peter Lee, Mylee On, and Roland Leong are Practice Leaders.

In Brisbane, GLG Legal has built a reputation among property buyers and sellers for conveyancing and related legal work, with reviewers repeatedly noting the clarity and timeliness of communication. Clients purchasing first homes, investment properties and off-the-plan units describe being guided through each stage in plain English, with queries answered promptly and details checked without prompting. Named solicitor Roslyn is singled out for her hard work on off-the-plan sales, while Sarah is praised for efficient and reliable conveyancing, and Mylee On receives consistent thanks for organising settlements smoothly and keeping clients informed.

More than one customer describes the pricing as affordable and the cost explanations as transparent from the outset. The firm's broader expertise covers estate planning, family law and commercial matters, and one reviewer acknowledges Mehera Saunders for patient, responsive support during a difficult mediation under tight deadlines. First-time buyers mention feeling reassured rather than overwhelmed, and repeat clients note that the same standard of service has held across multiple transactions. The recurring themes are professionalism, attention to detail and a calm, supportive approach that removes stress from property settlements and disputes alike.