Career highlights
Advising New Zealand energy provider, Mercury Energy, on the design and construction of a major company infrastructure project, the Turitea Wind Farm. When completed, this will be New Zealand’s largest wind farm and one of the largest wind farms in the world.
Advising Wellington Gateway Partnership on all aspects of Transmission Gully project, the first roading project in New Zealand procured through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. It is a key component of the Wellington Northern Corridor Road of National Significance.
Advising a leading global contractor on several complex disputes arising during the New Zealand HVDC Inter-Island Link project under a FIDIC based EPC contract.
Acting for leading Australasian contractors on claims exceeding NZD50 million relating to the NZTA State Highway 20 project, which resulted in a negotiated settlement avoiding litigation.
Acting for the main contractor joint venture in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration concerning a USD3 billion dispute with the employer around the construction of the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai, UAE.
Representing an enabling works subcontractor in an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration concerning a USD130 million claim against the main contractor related to an iconic super tall tower project in Dubai, UAE. Resulted in an award for the entire substantive claim and full costs.
Providing project counsel and formal dispute resolution advice to Ma’aden for a USD8 billion mining project of strategic national importance.
Affiliations
- Member, Society of Construction Law New Zealand
- Member, Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Inc (AMINZ)
- Member, Infrastructure New Zealand
Achievements and recognition
- Band 1 team, Construction, Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Tier 1 team, Construction, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific