Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Infrastructure - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Clayton Utz maintains a leading reputation in the construction space, as well as for major infrastructure projects. It regularly advises national, state and local government bodies on a wide range of strategic development projects in public transport, water and energy. Clayton Utz offers extensive expertise in rail and road PPPs. It assists clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters relating to construction and infrastructure projects.
Strengths
Clayton Utz showed strong technical capability and industry specialism while also being client-centric and cost-effective.
Clayton Utz have been trusted and reliable partners to us throughout all iterations of our project. Their stakeholder management has been exceptional, which has been a defining characteristic.
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz advised the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport on all aspects of the procurement process and contract model for the River Torrens to Darlington Project.
Clayton Utz assisted the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning with all legal aspects of the MR5 Tram procurement, involving the development and drafting of key reforms for the tram franchise.
Notable practitioners
Sergio Capelli is highly experienced in handling major construction and infrastructure mandates. He is particularly well known for his advice on contract packages for rail infrastructure projects. He is based both in Sydney and in Brisbane.
Sergio is very experienced in construction law. He has a wide-ranging knowledge about different types of contractual models that we can use for major projects.
Sergio provides timely and clear legal advice on complicated construction and infrastructure matters. He and his team are often available on short notice to provide detailed advice.
Dale Brackin is based in Brisbane and is highly regarded in the construction disputes sphere. He is particularly well known for his handling of high-value international arbitrations.
Dale Brackin is consistently excellent in delivery and advice.
Dale Brackin has a tremendous depth of legal knowledge.
David Lester is based in Brisbane and regularly acts for the Queensland authorities across a wide range of key transportation projects.
David has provided timely and excellent advice.
David Lester is very responsive, available and clever, and has a very nice manner. He's always there when you ring him, and can get across a large volume of material in a short time.
Frank Bannon is known both for his capacity to advise on high-profile front-end mandates in sectors such as public transport and telecommunications, and as an accomplished construction disputes specialist.
Graham Read is acknowledged for his solid reputation in the front-end construction space, where he frequently assists state and other government bodies on strategic questions.
Joanna Pugsley is based in Melbourne and has considerable experience in the procurement, transactional and contractual aspects of major transport and social infrastructure projects.
Joanna Pugsley is a very good operator.
Marcus Davenport is based in Melbourne and is well known for his work in the PPP and project finance space.
Marcus Davenport has a fantastic legal mind. He is very straight-on and very good at knowing which fights to fight. He's also on top of the details and sees problems immediately.
