Recommended for its ‘commitment, dedication and efficiency’, the construction, infrastructure and project finance sector group at DLA Piper fields a team of ‘full of excellent professional’ with integrated commercial and contentious capabilities, supporting institutions, developers, investors, public authorities and contractors. Team co-head Richard Edwards handles construction disputes both through litigation and forms of alternative dispute resolution, while international co-head of projects Alyson Eather has longstanding experience of complex infrastructure matters. John Gallagher is a go-to for project structuring solutions, while Gitanjali Bajaj is experienced in high-value international arbitrations.
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'Commitment, dedication and efficiency. The team I'm working with is full of excellent professionals. They ensure they are doing a quality job, and not just the minimum to comply with the services they are providing. They are willing to help all the time.’
‘To me the more important thing is to work with real humans. People who care about everything: their job, the client and people. Sometimes things are really tough in a project process and we are really grateful to be working with people that are able to make your day better. Any single individual I've worked from DLAP has shown that skill set.’
Key clients
- National Intermodal Corporation Limited
- PT Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia Unilever
- BE Power Solutions
- Hyundai Movex Co., Ltd
- Suez Water Pty Ltd
- Western Australian Cricket Association Limited
- Hydrostor Australia Pty Ltd
- Country Fire Authority (CFA)
- Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation (Lower Murray Water)
- Samsung C&T Corporation
Work highlights
- Acting for PT Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia on managing procurement and construction project delivery for the expansion of a key oleochemical processing plant.
- Advising Grupo Cobra as part of the ACEREZ consortium on its role in delivering the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Network.
- Advising Hyundai Movex Co., Ltd on its successful tender, as design, supply and install contractor for the platform screen doors and mechanical gap filler package for the upgrade of the existing T3 Bankstown line, as part of the New South Wales Government's $20 billion Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
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Practice head
Richard Edwards; Alyson Eather
Other key lawyers
John Gallagher; Gitanjali Bajaj