Lyons, Leah

Senior General Counsel

Leah is a highly experienced adviser in the areas of land acquisition, native title and statutory lands rights regimes, migration law, constitutional law, statutory interpretation and legislative development.

She has a particular interest in complex land tenure and land use issues and has worked closely with clients on numerous land acquisition projects. Leah also has a substantial migration law practice and has advised on the Commonwealth’s response to several significant High Court and Federal Court decisions.

Before joining AGS’s Office of General Counsel in 2013, Leah worked in AGS Commercial where she gained considerable experience in advising on property and contract law matters and in conducting commercial negotiations. In that role, she was the recipient of an AGS client care aware for her support to the Department of Defence in a long running acquisition project.