Lisa Curran
MinterEllisonRuddWattsMinterEllisonRuddWatts covers the gamut of transport advice for its clients, from regulatory changes to project management in the road, rail, aviation, and shipping sectors. The firm is expert in rail projects, advising government agencies, developers, and investors across a projects life-cycle, including dispute resolution support. It has further expertise in the ports and maritime space, especially relating to health and safety. Sarah Sinclair manages the team, personally specialising in construction and infrastructure. John Conlan supports clients with corporate and M&A matters in the space, and an expert in the procurement and delivery of infrastructure projects, Lisa Curran is a notable member of the team out of Wellington.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘The practice handles high profile national projects in the transportation sector.'
- 'It is knowledgeable of ICT, the banking sector and the overall transportation sector with multiple parties involved in the delivery of the service.’
- ‘The individuals are very talented, with a deep understanding of their specific expertise but also understanding this in both a commercial aspect and how best that the client operates.'
- 'Real ability able to make a complex environment much simpler so that third parties are able to easily understand.'
- ‘Reach of talent in the team and able to run multiple workstreams of either complex drafting or dispute resolution.’
- ‘Relationships that drive quality results and efficient resolution of material matters.’
Key clients
- Auckland One Rail Limited
- Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited
- Fullers Group Limited
- Kinetic NZ Holdings Limited
- Ministry of Transport Te Manatū Waka
- New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
- Pinnacle Corporation
- Specialised Container Services
- Wellington Gateway Partnership
- Z Energy Limited
Work highlights
- Advising the Crown (through the Ministry of Transport and The Treasury) on the largest transport infrastructure project ever to be undertaken in New Zealand (the City Rail Link project).
- Advising Wellington Gateway Partnership, the PPP contractor, on all aspects of the 27km, NZD1bn Transmission Gully motorway, a key component of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance.
- Advising Fullers360 on the procurement and construction of its first high speed plug-in electric hybrid ferry which will eventually be used on public transport ferry routes in Auckland.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Sinclair