Bio

Toni Forrest is a partner in Bell Gully's industry-leading projects and real estate team. She has significant experience advising clients on acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, property development projects and commercial real estate leasing as well as pure real estate matters. As a transactional lawyer, Toni is accustomed to advising and delivering on complex transactions. She has a reputation for going the extra mile for her clients to ensure they achieve their objectives. Toni previously spent almost six years working in the corporate team of CMS Cameron McKenna, London. In The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021, Toni is ranked as a “next generation partner" in real estate and construction. Clients described Toni as “exceptionally commercially savvy, solutions-focused and extremely approachable" and the “definition of a trusted advisor". One client stated: “In a complex organisation like ours, we need advisors who can understand not only the legal and commercial risk the organisation faces, but also reputational and commercial risk. Toni does this effortlessly." In a previous edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Toni was recommended in the projects and resource management (including environment) practice area.​