Leisha de Aboitiz co-founded Massons in 2016, having worked in global law firms in Sydney and abroad since 2002. She is recognised as one of Australia’s leading lawyers in strata renewal, collective sales and complex titling transactions. She advises property funds, government agencies, developers, owners corporations and institutional clients on some of the country’s most complex property projects.
Leisha has more than 20 years of experience specialising in all aspects of property law, including acquisitions, disposals, leasing and structured titling (eg easements, covenants, subdivision). She is known for her particular specialisation in complex arrangements for site acquisition, repositioning or amalgamation (eg strata renewal, redevelopment, collective sales and scheme termination) as well as strategic titling frameworks, involving mixed use stratum subdivision, strata and community schemes, and co-ownership arrangements. Leisha’s practice also includes specialist advisory work in the areas of Crown land management, affordable housing, long-term leasehold arrangements, inter-governmental transactions, combustible cladding and renewable energy projects.
Leisha is a current member of the Strata Chapter Committee of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, having served on the REINSW committee since 2016 and also as a director of REINSW from 2019 to 2024. Leisha has been a fellow of the Australian College of Strata Lawyers since 2022 and is also a member of the Law Society of NSW and the Law Society of Tasmania. She is currently listed in the Doyle’s Guide 2026 “Leading Leasing Lawyers – NSW” and the “Leading Property & Real Estate Lawyers – NSW”, and has been listed in the Guide since 2018.
She is regularly invited to present on strata and property-related legal topics at Legalwise, UTS, UNSWEdge, the College of Law and REI NSW.
“Leisha has been my property lawyer of choice for the last decade. She combines brilliant technical ability with an eye to the commercial reality of each transaction. She is proactive, accessible and responsive. Her advice, and its rationale, is readily understood by lawyers and non-lawyers alike, making her an invaluable asset for both internal briefings and external negotiations. I cannot recommend Leisha highly enough.”
Head of Legal & Community, Spark Renewables
Recognised in the Doyle’s Guide, Leading Property & Real Estate Lawyers – NSW (2018-20, 22, 25-26)
Recognised in the Doyle’s Guide, Leading Leasing Lawyers (2020-22, 24-26)
