Minter Ellison continues to be instructed by government bodies and developers on high-profile front-end and back-end infrastructure mandates; in one recent example, Jonathon Williams led the Brisbane team to assist Queensland Rail on all aspects of the Cross River Rail and the Inner City European Train Control System project. Sydney-based Elizabeth McKechnie has extensive expertise in project development and large-scale infrastructure contract negotiations and dispute resolution. Peter Wood (in Melbourne) and Andrew Orford (in Brisbane) are heavyweight construction litigators. Also in Melbourne, infrastructure industry lead Owen Cooper and senior advocate Stewart Nankervis are the lead partners in the planning and delivery of complex construction, PPP and infrastructure projects, and managing partner Cameron Ross oversees the construction business unit.
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Key clients
- Victorian Government
- Gladstone Area Water Board
- Dexus
- CPB Contractors Pty Ltd and Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd
- Sydney Metro
- Rail Projects Victoria
- Queensland Rail
Work highlights
- Acting for Dexus in relation to its appointment as exclusive developer of, and its acquisition of a majority ownership interest in, Atlassian��s new headquarters in Sydney.
- Advised Sydney Metro on the third and final package for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line, which included providing advice throughout the procurement process, from the preparation of the EOI and RFP for each package, through to contract close.
- Advising Victoria University on the development of the Health Innovation Centre on the university’s Footscray Park Campus by way of a PPP.
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Cameron Ross, Owen Cooper