Chair of the MinterEllisonRuddWatts partnership, Sarah is a highly regarded construction, infrastructure and energy specialist. She has extensive experience acting for both government and private sector clients in large-scale, complex infrastructure projects and public sector reform programmes. Sarah brings a unique whole of system viewpoint and is known for providing commercially pragmatic, strategic advice on infrastructure funding models, procurement strategies, programme delivery, legislative frameworks and contracting structures.
Sarah is leading our team supporting the Wellington Gateway Partnership on the delivery of Transmission Gully and has acted on all Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the New Zealand market. She also leads our firm’s role on numerous transformational infrastructure projects including City Rail Link, Light Rail, and the Anchor Projects in the Christchurch rebuild.