Mr John Walter > Corrs Chambers Westgarth > Melbourne, Australia > Lawyer Profile
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Offices

Level 25
567 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
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Mr John Walter

Work Department
Banking & Finance / Corporate / Energy & Resources / Government / Major Projects & Infrastructure.
Position
Partner.
Career
Unparalleled experience. Enviable industry recognition. Just a glance at John’s career reveals a sharp legal mind that is always ready to tackle that “next big challenge”. John’s expertise has been effectively utilised as lead adviser in major government and private sector projects. His track record ranges from the privatisation of the Victorian Electricity Industry in the 1990s to the Tasmanian Natural Gas Pipeline, Melbourne Citylink, EastLink in Melbourne, the Brisbane Airport Link, Melbourne Convention Centre, Victorian Schools, South Australia Desalination Project, South Australia Schools and the Victorian Desalination Project together with the review and subsequent reform of the Victorian gambling industry and advising on the competitive relicensing process for the gambling industry in Victoria. Not wanting to rest on his extensive legal experience, John has also proven himself to be an exceptional leader. John has previously held the position of Chairman of the Transport Accident Commission and chair of the Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council. He is a director of WorkSafe, was the Inaugural Chairman, and since 2008 has been a member the Regulatory Policy Taskforce for Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. John is Chairman of the Commonwealth Statutory Authority and a member of the Panel of Senior Experts to Promote Infrastructure PPPs in the Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC/APEC Business Advisory Council sponsored).
https://www.corrs.com.au/people/john-walter
Memberships
University of Melbourne – Presenter – “Contract Management” issues – Former Independent Lecturer – Taxation and Securities and Creditors Rights Regulatory Policy Taskforce for the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (2008-to-date) Inaugural Chairman and Member Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Transport Committee (2008-to-date) Member Public-Private Regional Collaboration Member of Panel of Senior Experts to Promote Infrastructure PPPs in the Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC/APEC Business Advisory Council sponsored) Australia-Japan Business Cooperative Committee Mission to Japan and Indonesia 2011 Member Commonwealth Statutory Authority Chairman Bankers Trust in Melbourne (1996-1999) Head of Investment Banking Banking Law Review (1991-2010) Editorial Board Member.
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction
(Hall of Fame)Recommended for its ‘professionalism, depth of expertise and problem-solving skills‘, Corrs Chambers Westgarth‘s projects practice works from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, covering both contentious and advisory work for developers, private investors, and public sector clients. In Melbourne, Andrew Stephenson heads the projects team alongside Brisbane-based Matthew Muir. Stephenson specialises in contractual project risk allocation and dispute management, while Muir is a go-to for construction law and disputes. Chris Ryder is a key name in Perth, often advising on particularly high-value disputes. John Walter
and David Warren
, both in Melbourne, are highly experienced in the infrastructure space. Carla Mills, in Sydney, handles disputes both as a litigator and with experience of international arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction
- Infrastructure projects and construction Australia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Competition and trade
- Data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Infrastructure projects and construction
- Intellectual property
- IT and telecoms
- Labour and employment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- Environment and planning
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Labour and employment: workplace health and safety (WHS)
- Tax
- White-collar crime
- Insurance
- Media and entertainment
- Native title
- Capital markets