John Gallagher
Hall of fameDLA PiperRecommended 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
- Hitachi Zosen Inova
- Hyundai Rotem Company
- Merricks Capital
- Asia Development Bank
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Engie Energie Services and Mitsui & Co, Ltd
- Solar United Network Pte. Ltd
- Downer Energy
- Kalapataru Power Transmission Limited
- McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd
- RAC Insurance Pty Limited
- Castra Capital Pty Ltd
- Murray Irrigation Limited
- Ports Pty Ltd, trading as GeelongPort
- Sacyr Water Pty Ltd
- Port Hedland Green Steel Pty Ltd
- Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd
- CLARA Energy Pty Ltd
- Enliven Housing Pty Ltd
- Master Drilling Australia Pty Ltd
- McConnell Dowell Diona Joint Venture
- Edge Visionary Living
- Elecnor Australia Pty Ltd
- NewVolt Infrastructure Pty Ltd
- Alstom Transport Australia Pty Limited
- RATCH - Australia Corporation Pty Ltd
- Orion Innovation Homes Pty Ltd
- New World Resources Limited
- iNSiTU Housing Pty Ltd
- Wasco (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Australian National Disability Services
- Hesperia Projects Pty Ltd ATFT Wattle Gr
- Accessible Homes Australia Pty Ltd
- Seymour Whyte Constructions
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
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Richard Edwards, Alyson Eather