Hindsight Legal Advisers is an independent law firm founded in September 2024 by Michael Lazar and AJ Sridaran. We give financial institutions, credit providers and everyday Australians commercial and practical legal advice, drawing on our experience inside major banks and at a global law firm.
We’re based in Sydney, but we’re a truly national firm. We act for clients in every Australian state and territory, across both our banking and lending work and our property law practice.
Our promise is simple: big firm expertise, down to earth service, transparent fees.
Hindsight in numbers
$850m+
in property transactions settled
All 8
states and territories where we’ve settled property transactions
Value of property transactions settled through PEXA from September 2024 to 30 October 2026.
At a glance
- Founded: September 2024, by Founding Partners Michael Lazar and AJ Sridaran.
- Our background: Dentons, Macquarie Bank and NAB.
- Who we act for: banks, non-bank lenders, credit providers and SMSF lenders, as well as individuals and families buying, selling, borrowing or guaranteeing a loan.
- What we do: banking and financial services law, and property and personal law.
- Where we act: all Australian states and territories, for banking and lending matters and property law.
- Our offices: our head office in Oran Park, on the site of the historic Oran Park Raceway, and our second office in Barangaroo in the Sydney CBD.
Our story
Michael and AJ built their careers inside two of Australia’s major banks, NAB and Macquarie Bank, and at global law firm Dentons. They saw how legal advice works from both sides: as the lawyers advising banks, and as the in-house teams relying on that advice.
They founded Hindsight Legal Advisers to give clients the advice they would want themselves: commercial, practical and clear. We bring our combined knowledge, experience and industry contacts to every matter, whether it’s a lender working through a complex regulatory change or a family buying their first home.
What we do
We act for two groups of clients: the institutions that lend, and the people who borrow, buy and sell.
Banking and financial services
Meet our Founding Partners
Our firm is led by two lawyers who know banking and property law from the inside.
AJ Sridaran
Founding Partner
AJ spent more than a decade at Macquarie Bank and global law firm Dentons honing his skills, most recently as a senior lawyer at Macquarie and before that in Dentons’ financial services regulation team.
He advises on complex AML/CTF, privacy and data, and credit and financial services issues, and has acted for some of the largest global financial institutions.
Recognised by the Legal 500 in 2022 as a ‘lawyer to note’ in fintech and financial services regulation, and a Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 finalist in 2021 and 2022.
Michael Lazar
Founding Partner
Michael spent more than a decade at NAB and global law firm Dentons honing his skills, where he advised major banks, financial institutions and credit providers on regulatory matters.
His work covers advertising laws for regulated businesses, AML/CTF and design and distribution obligations. He has particular expertise in setting up and advising SMSF lenders, including complex structuring and SIS Act questions.
He brings an extensive network across the financial services industry to his work for banking and property clients.
Our offices
We have two offices: our head office in Oran Park in Sydney’s south west, and a second office in Barangaroo in the Sydney CBD.
Head office
Oran Park
LPC House, Suite 1.10
3 Fordham Way
Oran Park NSW 2570
Home to our team, on the site of the historic Oran Park Raceway.
Sydney CBD
Barangaroo
Level 24, Tower Three, International Towers
300 Barangaroo Avenue
Sydney NSW 2000
Close to the city’s banks, lenders and financial institutions. Meetings by appointment.
Our home on the old Oran Park Raceway
Our head office is in Oran Park Town, which was built on the site of the Oran Park Raceway. From 1962 to 2010, the circuit hosted the Australian Grand Prix in 1974 and 1977, a round of Australian touring car racing every year from 1971 to 2008, and World Superbikes in 1988 and 1989.
Our brand artwork traces the circuit’s figure-eight layout, crossover and all. It’s a reminder of what we value: preparation, precision and a team that pulls together.
Need legal advice?
Talk to our team
Banking, Property & Personal Law
Whether you’re a lender working through a regulatory change or a family buying a home, wherever you are in Australia, tell us what you need. We’ll explain your options in plain English, with transparent fees.
