Mr Emanuel Confos > Baker McKenzie > Melbourne, Australia > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
LEVEL19
181 WILLIAM STREET
MELBOURNE, VIC 3000
Australia
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Work Department

Construction

Position

Partner

Career

Emanuel has over 23 years’ experience advising on all aspects of construction matters at both the ‘front end’ and ‘back end’.

Emanuel has prepared and negotiated complex construction contracts for large scale commercial and residential projects as well as in the energy, health, hospitality and mining sectors. He has expertise in the renewable energy sector having drafted and negotiated contracts in the wind and solar industry in Australia since 2010. Emanuel has worked extensively with industry standards and has drafted and negotiated a range of project documentation including Engineer Procure Construct (EPC), lump sum, Design and Construct (D&C), guaranteed maximum price, cost plus, project management and consultant contracts.

Emanuel has extensive experience in acting for clients in large scale complex construction litigation having appeared in the High, Supreme, Federal and Land and Environment Courts. Emanuel acted for Brookfield Multiplex Construction on its landmark 7-0 appeal to the High Court of Australia.

Languages

English

Lawyer Rankings

Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction

(Leading partners)

Emanuel ConfosBaker McKenzie

The ‘well coordinated and responsive’ major projects, construction and infrastructure team at Baker McKenzie practices across energy and resources, infrastructure and environmental markets. Its work in the road, rail and aviation sectors is particularly praised. Sydney-based team construction head Emanuel Confos ‘is an exceptional lawyer‘, advising on large-scale front-end and back-end matters. Sean Duffy heads the infrastructure practice, also from Sydney, while in Melbourne Charlie Detmold heads up the project financing work. Harriet Oldmeadow is a go-to for dispute resolution and risk management, working in Sydney.