Property and Environment Law experience
Despite the majority of Declan’s interest being in commercial and administrative law, his major passion is Environmental Law. Declan holds a Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management), which led him to undertake his Bachelor of Laws (Honours), including all of ANU’s possible environmental law-related courses.
Declan has previously assisted the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources to develop a legislative and regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy in Australia.
Experience
Declan is a high performing Senior Advisor working across Proximity’s consulting, legal, and commercial service lines.
Declan has a particular interest in cross-disciplinary synergies, leveraging lessons learned from legal engagements in commercial and consulting work, and vice versa. His approach is focused on finding pragmatic solutions tailored to the organisation he is advising – regardless of the service he’s offering.
Declan has been recognised by the legal profession as a shortlisted Rising Star in the 2020 Australian Law Awards, an Private Practice Lawyer (30 and Under) Excellence Awardee in the Australasian Law Awards, and a Young Lawyer Award finalist in the 2021 ACT Law Awards.
Declan is also Proximity’s Community Program Lead, co-ordinating and providing pro bono services to community organisations across Australia as well as Proximity’s philanthropic efforts.
Outside of work, Declan is heavily involved in several community organisations as a board member and/or volunteer. Declan draws on his day-to-day experience advising government clients to drive the community sector towards operational efficiency and maximised impact.
Declan and his partner are on a long and challenging journey to minimising their environmental footprint and enjoy sharing sharing tips and tricks with friends, family, and colleagues.
