Mr Chris Ryder > Corrs Chambers Westgarth > Perth, Australia > Lawyer Profile

Corrs Chambers Westgarth
LEVEL 15, WOODSIDE PLAZA
240 ST GEORGES TERRACE
PERTH, WA 6000
Australia

Work Department

Construction.

Position

Partner.

Career

Chris Ryder devises innovative and rapid solutions to complex, high profile construction disputes and projects. With a reputation built on extensive experience, technical skill and unique industry insight, Chris is recognised year-after-year by industry and his peers as one of the foremost lawyers in construction. Having advised on multi-billion dollar projects and multi-million dollar disputes, Chris’ distinctive combination of expertise and client understanding has gained the trust of industry giants such as Woodside Energy, INPEX Browse, Leighton Group, Downer Group and UGL.

Chris is ranked Band 1 for Construction & Infrastructure in Chambers Asia Pacific Guide.

https://www.corrs.com.au/people/chris-ryder

Memberships

Construction and Infrastructure Committee Law Council of Australia (WA) Committee Member; Society of Construction Law Member; Western Australian Advisory Board – Centre for Social Impact (UWA) Member.

Lawyer Rankings

Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction

(Hall of Fame)

Chris RyderCorrs Chambers Westgarth

Boasting ‘excellent depth of team and industry knowledge‘, Corrs Chambers Westgarth‘s sizeable bi-coastal practice made great strides in expanding its front-end project capabilities with the high-profile lateral hires of Allen & Overy‘s projects co-head Adam Stapledon and project finance partners James Abbott and Simon Huxley (all of whom joined the Sydney office in late 2022). ‘Exceptional problem solverChris Ryder (in Perth) and ‘technically brilliant‘ practice co-head Andrew Stephenson (in Melbourne) are the standout construction lawyers, while Joseph Barbaro is another key Melbourne contact for project delivery and outsourcing. Litigators Carla Mills and practice co-head Matthew Muir are also highly recommended in Sydney and Brisbane, respectively. In Victoria, senior partner John Walter and David Warren act for governments, sponsors, contractors and financiers on road and rail PPPs, rolling stock procurement and social infrastructure projects.