Commercial Law Partner
Chloe Plavin
A commercially minded lawyer who pairs careful drafting with a clear focus on the result the client needs. Chloe leads the firm's commercial, property, estate planning and deceased estates work.
About Chloe
Practical, and precise
Chloe advises business owners and private clients across commercial, property, estate planning and deceased estates matters. Her clients value that she keeps the commercial objective in view while being meticulous about the documents that get them there.
Her work spans commercial agreements and business transactions, property and conveyancing, entity establishment, and binding financial agreements, as well as estate planning and deceased estates. Whatever the matter, she keeps the practical outcome in focus and is careful with the detail that gets a client there.
Chloe is approachable and direct in equal measure. She explains the position plainly, sets out the options, and is honest about the trade-offs, so clients can decide with confidence.
Practice focus
Where Chloe concentrates
The areas Chloe most regularly advises on:
Experience
The kinds of matters Chloe handles
Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including shareholders agreements and supply contracts, for business clients.
Acting on the sale and purchase of businesses, coordinating the commercial terms with the firm's tax advice.
Preparing wills, including testamentary trust wills, and enduring powers of attorney for families and individuals.
Advising on estate planning where family trusts and companies need to pass to the next generation cleanly.
Acting on residential and commercial conveyancing, including the duty and structuring questions involved.
Establishing companies, trusts and other entities, and reviewing existing structures.
Preparing binding financial agreements for clients.
Assisting executors through the administration of deceased estates in Victoria, including applications for grants of probate and letters of administration.
Advising beneficiaries on their entitlements and helping resolve questions that arise during estate administration.
Examples are illustrative of the type of work undertaken.
Chloe's approach
Clear communication, careful documents, practical outcomes.
Outcome first
Chloe starts from what the client is actually trying to achieve and works back to the documents that get them there.
Exact on the wording
Her drafting is concise and precise. Clear language now prevents disputes later, and she treats that as part of the brief.
Easy to deal with
Chloe keeps clients informed, answers plainly, and makes a legal process feel manageable rather than opaque.
Work with Chloe
Need commercial, property, estate planning or deceased estates advice?
Chloe is happy to have an initial conversation about your matter, whether you are a client or a referring adviser.