Doug Stipanicev is a prominent corporate lawyer and, until September 2024, had been the Australia Region chair and chief executive of global law Dentons. He stepped down from that role pending Federal Court proceedings involving a former Dentons partner. He leads the financial and property teams in Western Australia. A leading banking and finance and property lawyer, Mr Stipanicev has extensive experience with corporate & institutional financing and debt at all levels. He also acts on major acquisitions & developments and broad acre projects including the preparation of acquisition, construction, management, operation and exit documentation. Prior to joining Dentons in 2012, Mr Stipanicev was a partner of a top-tier Australian firm for 21 years. He has managed practice groups in several areas of the law including property, project development and banking. He has been voted by his peers as one of Australia’s Best Lawyers in the Best Lawyers in Australia 2019 Guide for Banking and Finance, Debt Capital Markets Law, Leasing Law and Real Property Law. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018 Edition mentions Mr Stipanicev for Real Estate, and several editions of Doyles' listing of Leading Western Australian Banking & Finance Lawyers has also recommended him for his expertise in transactional banking and finance matters.
