McCullough Robertson‘s practice focuses on providing front-end support to project owners, contractors and suppliers in the infrastructure sector, predominantly in relation to project documentation, procurement and compliance issues. Michael Rochester (in Brisbane) has vast experience in the construction space, both in transactional and contentious matters. Evan Economo has since left the practice.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Extremely competent and knowledgeable about the construction industry and the laws that govern the industry. Very pragmatic and sensible.'
- 'They really get to know their customers well and provide excellent communication and support to a time-poor in-house counsel.'
- 'Very strategic, cost-effective team with a real depth of construction dispute experience. Excellent on adjudications, which often require intense bursts of work to provide responses within difficult timeframes, and manage to do so while preparing cogent, persuasive arguments.'
Key clients
- Ipswich City Council, Toowoomba Regional Council, Scenic Rim Regional Council and Lockyer Valley Regional Council (the QLD Councils)
- Narromine Shire Council, Gilgandra Shire Council, Coonamble Shire Council and Warrumbungle Shire Council (the NSW Councils)
- AW Holding Group
- MTR Corporation Pty Ltd
- Monadelphous Group Limited
- UGL Engineering
- SecureEnergy joint venture (Clough and Elecnor)
- NewCold
- Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Multicom Resources
- Yurika
- Toowoomba Regional Council
Work highlights
- Acting for nine local councils in relation to their stakeholding in the Inland Rail project, a $15bn nation-building project being delivered by the Australian Rail Track Corporation that will transport freight by rail between Melbourne and Brisbane.
- Continuing to advise across all stages of the landmark $1bn Jewel development on the Gold Coast, one of the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Advising MTR in relation to a number of its complex project-delivery claims against Sydney Metro, and its subcontracting arrangements for its delivery scope on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Rochester