Vanessa McBride is a Counsel in our projects practice
Vanessa is a recognised major projects, construction and infrastructure expert with extensive experience in Government procurement, negotiation and contract drafting. She has over 20 years’ legal experience advising the Commonwealth and New South Wales Government on complex construction, acquisition and infrastructure projects and associated property transactions, including leases and licenses.
This experience is complemented by a strong reputation for working collaboratively with senior stakeholders, and market-leading knowledge of Public-Private Partnerships, Design, Construct, Operate and Maintain (DCOM), Managing Contractor, Alliance, the Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) suite, the Defence Suite of Facilities Contracts and other contracting structures.
Vanessa has been identified as a ‘Next Generation Construction Lawyer’ in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings and received a 2020 Commonwealth Procurement Award for Excellence in the category of ‘Delivering Innovation through Procurement’.