Why Choose Unified Lawyers?

We’re a dynamic and innovative law firm consisting of talented lawyers that are purely focused on our client’s needs.

You can find over 300 5-Star reviews from delighted clients all over the internet including Google, Facebook, TrueLocal and WordofMouth.

Unified Lawyers has been rated one of the best family lawyers in Sydney for four straight years in a row

Unified Lawyers has also been rated top 3 best conveyancers in Sydney for four straight years in a row.

Most important reason to choose us is because we genuinely care. When we say that we’re Here For You, we mean it.

Corporate INTL - Global Awards Winner 2020

Client Reviews

We understand that when new clients call our office for the first time, they’re usually frustrated, confused or anxious. This is why we take the time to listen to our clients and then provide advice that is straightforward, clear and easy to understand.

We are known for our professionalism, commitment to quality and personalised service. But don’t take our word for it, read through some of our client’s reviews below:

Many thanks to Unified Lawyers especially Antoinette who has been the one handling my case, she is very helpful answering question, very patience, and always reliable.I would so recommend Unified... Lawyers!Thanks again Antoinette, all the bestread more

devina gunawan

23:40 21 Oct 21

Alex Bourne and his team were extremely professional and kind. Alex was able to achieve an outstanding result for me and his fees were extremely fair. Thank you to the whole team who treated me with... understanding. I highly recommend this company to anyone looking for reliable service.read more

Jacqueline Scully

06:01 20 Oct 21

Donna was an amazing help with my family court matter. Extremely helpful and helped me understand the process from start to finish.Would recommend to anyone looking for a professional and friendly... service.Thank you again Donna!read more

Sam Piuila

03:25 12 Oct 21

Thank you Deama and Stephen for helping us with our transfer. We really appreciate all your hard work and dedication. I would definitely recommend you guys to family and friends.

Michael O'Donnell

22:58 09 Oct 21

These are fantastic lawyers. They managed the conveyancing of my aunt's house in Sydney, while I'm in Perth. They made everything easy and responded within the hour to any queries. Do not hesitate to... use them. They offer 5 star service!read more

Susan May

04:19 08 Oct 21

My case was handled by Tania Sakla, she was very professional. She knew what she was talking about and also was very courteous. My case previously was handled by another firm went on for 18 months.... When I talked to Tania she was surprised that this took so long. Tania closed my case within 2 weeks with a very favourable resultread more

sanjeet chandra

02:48 22 Sep 21

Vincey and Dominic are some of the best property lawyers in Sydney. They gave us clear and expert advice, and supported us through a difficult negotiation process with the other party’s lawyers. I... would not hesitate to use them again, and we are so grateful for their support and assistance.read more

Yvette DH

09:16 15 Sep 21

Unified Lawyers was excellent to work with and they provided great advice. They made me feel calm and comfortable, in terms of dealing with difficult people. Shout out to Donna!Thanks heaps!

Naveed Hossain

05:56 12 Sep 21

We recently bought a new house and we really appreciated the efforts put in by Vincey and the team from Unified Lawyers ! Vincey went over and above in helping us through the whole process of buying... a house making it very easy and convenient for us. We trust her in knowledge, compassion and accessibility which helped us through the process very time efficient and worry-free. Me and my partner can't recommend Unified Lawyers enough for Conveyancing !!!read more

Wa Tun

22:42 09 Sep 21

Unified Lawyers provides an outstanding level of service and professionalism. The level of diligence and attention to detail is what sets this firm apart from others. Will not hesitate in coming back... again if I ever need their services in the future.read more

Warren

03:10 20 Aug 21

What do I like about Unified? Everything! I've now used Unified for a number of legal matters, most recently property transaction, and they are always brilliant, professional and courteous. I love... Deama - she is wonderful, generous, knows her stuff inside out, and is so helpful.read more

Andrew GM

02:11 17 Aug 21

I'm so thankful for the service provided by Unified Family Lawyers in regards to my family matter. Frances and Tania were exceptional in all areas - from being highly professional, empathetic,... approachable and responsive to all my legal needs. Together they obtained the optimal outcome for me and now I have my life in order. I highly recommend.read more

Kat T

02:12 06 Aug 21

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Expert Family Lawyers who really care.

Our family lawyers have a genuine passion for family law. Our lawyers understand that marriage breakdowns and separation can be traumatic and uncertain.

That’s why we’re here for you.

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Meet Our Team

We are a strong team of family and property lawyers working together for a better future for all our clients. Our lawyers work tirelessly day in and day out to ensure that we provide the family law and conveyancing services to our clients.

Mark Machaalani
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Machaalani is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Unified Lawyers.
Mark is an experienced litigator practising in the areas of commercial litigation, debt recovery, bankruptcy and insolvency, insurance law, property law, family law, divorce, asset protection, retail and commercial leasing, the sale or purchase of business and conveyancing.

Dominic Nguyen
Solicitor Director
Property, Disputes & Family Law

Dominic is one of Sydney's leading property lawyers with over 10 years experience in property law.
Dominic has outstanding knowledge and extensive experience in conveyancing, buying and selling of businesses, commercial and retail leasing, building and construction, strata law, easements, opposing development applications and compulsory acquisitions.

Maryann Melhem
Senior Associate
Accredited Specialist in Family Law

Maryann Melhem is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law who has practised exclusively in the field of family law since 2014.

Her experience in family and divorce law covers a range from straight forward to more complex matters including but not limited to relocation of children overseas, applications under the Hague Convention for return of children from outside Australia and matters involving addiction and abuse.

Other matters include high net worth pools, complex trust and commercial structures, spousal maintenance, child support and binding financial agreements.

Grant Malfitano
Senior Associate | Family Law Specialist

Grant Malfitano was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2009 and has since practised exclusively in family law. He has developed a dedicated, highly focussed practice founded on an ethos of providing clients with high quality legal advice and achieving desired outcomes.

Alex Bourne
Associate | Family Law Specialist

Alex practices almost exclusively within Family Law, where he has extensive experience in all family law related matters, including Property, Parenting , Divorce, LGBTI property settlements and Child Support.

Alex regularly appears before the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in often complex Family Law litigation including Parenting and Property matters.

Frances Maatouk
Senior Family Lawyer

Frances is an experienced family lawyer with a strong passion for family law.
Frances has extensive experience in family law, de-facto and same sex relationships, property settlements, parenting disputes, child support and divorce.
Frances also specialises in wills, estate planning and probate matters.

Tania Sakla
Family Lawyer

Tania specialises predominately in family and divorce law. Tania has assisted many clients settle their family law matters in the most cost effective and efficient manner. As well as helping her clients amicably settle matters, Tania is a fierce litigator and has helped numerous clients achieve outstanding results in the family Courts.

Antoinette Gauci
Family Lawyer

Antoinette joined the family law team at Unified Lawyers in 2021.
She holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of International Studies from Macquarie University and is admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and High Court of Australia.
Prior to admission, she worked at a Community Legal Centre where she assisted clients in crisis and disadvantaged members of the community.

Taylor Reardon
Family Lawyer

Taylor is a passionate family lawyer that goes above and beyond for all her clients.

Taylor has experience in matters involving divorce, family law property settlements and parenting disputes. She is extremely passionate about family law because it allows her to assist clients through the extremely difficult process of separation.

Donna Nguyen
Family Lawyer

Donna is a family law solicitor admitted in the Supreme Court of New South Wales with a double degree in Business and Law. Donna is drawn to family law as she is interested in helping clients during a difficult and transitional period following separation. She strives to achieve the best outcome for clients and has their best interest at the forefront of her advice.

Christopher Kissoglou
Family Lawyer

Before being admitted as a solicitor in 2020, Christopher was employed as a law clerk at one of Australia’s leading Barristers Chambers and a nationally ranked Doyle’s Guide leading family law firm. In that time Christopher developed positive working relationships with many leading family law practitioners, and gained valuable experience in the practice of family law, including drafting court documents, legal research, document analysis and client communication in matters before the Family Court, Federal Circuit Court, the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia.

Lauren Spence
Family Lawyer

Lauren is a passionate family lawyer who genuinely appreciates the emotional difficulty that comes with divorce and separation. Since her admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW, Lauren has practiced almost exclusively in the area of divorce and family law.

Matthew Tang
Graduate Family Lawyer

Matthew Tang is a Graduate Family Lawyer that recently joined the family law team at Unified Lawyers.

Matthew has a strong passion for Family Law and is eager and committed to assist clients with the legal ramifications of separation. Since completing his university studies, Matthew has worked primarily in Family Law and is experienced in working with clients, developing strong relationships and understanding their needs.

Leen Setrak
Lawyer

Leen Setrak graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Law and is admitted into the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Leen is a passionate lawyer with extensive experience in the legal industry since 2017.

Leen has worked across multiple areas of law including family law, debt recovery, general litigation and wills and estates.

Vincey Poon
Property Lawyer

Vincey has acted for various types of clients from high net worth individuals to multi million dollar corporate entities and has accumulated a breadth of experience in Property Law as well as other areas such as Wills and Estates, Family Law and Commercial Law.

Amira Makki
Property Lawyer

Amira has completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (English and History) at the University of Western Sydney and is admitted as a Solicitor in 2016 with the Supreme Court of New South Wales and High Court of Australia.

Deama Merhi
Licensed Conveyancer

Deama commenced working in conveyancing in 2015 and has since handled an array of matters in all aspects of conveyancing. Deama understands the stress that comes with purchasing and selling property, particularly when there are unexpected events, which can often occur with conveyancing transactions. Deama's pragmatic approach allows her to resolve issues efficiently whilst keeping you reassured and updated every step of the way.

Marianela Raimundo
Property & Conveyancing Lawyer

Marianela has a strong passion for property law and conveyancing. Marianela’s main specialty lies in conveyancing and the various branches within property such as off-the plan conveyancing, commercial purchases and sales, buying and selling of businesses, residential purchases and sales, transfer of property and commercial and retail leases.

Stephen Ooi
Property Lawyer

Stephen was admitted as a solicitor in 2017 and joined Unified Lawyer's property team in early 2018.
Stephen specialises in property law and conveyancing and has a strong passion for this area of law. Stephen also practices in corporate, trusts and superannuation law.
Stephen has solid experience in advising trustees on all aspects of trust law, including removing beneficiaries as foreign persons and changing trustees of trusts.

Joceline Machaalani
Office Manager & Property Paralegal

Joceline has been with Unified Lawyers since 2015 as an office manager and paralegal assisting the property division of the firm.

Sophia Bechara
Family Law Paralegal

Sophia initially joined the Unified Lawyers Family Law team in 2020 as a PLT student. Through assisting our experienced family lawyers Sophia gained invaluable experience and ignited her passion in family law. Sophia has a passion for understanding people with a particular interest in better serving their needs in the bigger picture of life and family dynamics.

Catherine Wang
Practice and Finance Manager

Catherine Wang joined Unified Lawyers in 2021 as the firm’s Practice and Finance Manager.
Catherine has extensive knowledge and experience in business management and finance operations from within the legal industry. After graduating from her master’s degree in commerce from Sydney University, Catherine worked within various law firms across Sydney for over 4 years.

Our Offices

Our head office is located in the Sydney CBD with secondary offices in our favorite suburbs of Marrickville, Parramatta and Bondi.

Sydney CBD

Level 6, Suite 2, 287 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Parramatta

Deloitte Building, Level 15, 60 Station Street E
Parramatta NSW 21500

Marrickville

3/369 Illawarra Road
Marrickville NSW 2204

What we provide our clients

Timeliness

We promise to get things done to meet time frames and resolve your matter as quickly as possible. We provide timely advice and proactively advance matters to completion, achieving the best outcome for you.

Communication

At Unified Lawyers, it is important that our clients are always kept fully informed about matters at every critical stage. We pride ourselves on concise and excellent communication as well as being a valuable resource for clients to access. We strive to provide advice that is straightforward, clear, easy to understand and accurate.

Our Service

Our main focus point is to exceed expectations and go above and beyond what is required for our clients. This includes being responsive, accessible and approachable.
Our extensive knowledge, understanding, and experience in family law and property law ensures that our legal services are pragmatic, commercial and actionable.
We are known for our professionalism, commitment to quality and personalised service.

Strategies & Innovation

We embody a culture of ongoing commitment in identifying and implementing strategies and innovative solutions for complex or unique matters.
On receipt of instructions, it is our aim to identify the pertinent issues so that matters can be resolved expeditiously, but also without unnecessary costs being incurred.
This approach continuously defines Unified Lawyers.

Quality & Value

Being a client and technology driven firm, we have a developed framework which ensures that all matters are efficiently planned, monitored and managed.
Our philosophy is to provide exceptional legal services and deliver value for money. This is our commitment to you.

We are
Unified Lawyers

Why Choose Unified Lawyers?