about Emma

Emma Fleming’s tact and commercial approach to law has seen her take the lead on several significant environment and planning litigation cases throughout her career. It’s her commitment to seeing client projects through and her keen focus on commercial outcomes that has led to her success on a number of major projects including environmental prosecutions, planning appeals and project challenges relating to controversial developments involving retail, commercial and residential projects and licensed premises.

As a spe­cial­ist in all aspects of local gov­ern­ment, plan­ning and envi­ron­ment law and compulsory acquisition, Emma knows the development industry from the inside out. Her clients range from property developers and licensed premises, to community groups and private clients.

“Understanding the complexities of planning laws, particularly in NSW, is an important aspect of a successful property development. I focus on helping clients develop a clear strategy to achieve practical and commercial solutions to their planning issues.”

Emma’s expe­ri­ence is particularly sought after amongst property developers as she advises at all stages of the project life-cycle (includ­ing devel­op­ment and project appli­ca­tions, envi­ron­men­tal assess­ment, devel­op­er and plan­ning agree­ments and approvals) with con­sid­er­a­tion to rel­e­vant State and Com­mon­wealth envi­ron­ment and planning legislation. Her expansive knowledge and client care makes her one of the leading lawyers in her field.