Joel is a Partner in our Construction & Projects Team who advises principals and contractors on the structuring and delivery of major construction, services and procurement projects.

Experience & expertise

Joel has particular expertise advising on projects in the education, government, utilities and transport sectors, and is known for providing commercially focused and practical advice.

He operates primarily in the non-contentious space, including advising on tendering processes (EOI, RFP, RFT and BAFO), risk allocation and mitigation, contract structuring and drafting (construct only, D&C, EPC, O&M and procurement), contract administration and claims management.

Prior to joining Moray & Agnew, Joel spent 12 years at Allens Linklaters in Sydney where he advised on the delivery of major infrastructure projects, including the South West Rail Link ($2.1 billion) and various tollroad and renewable energy projects.

Joel Sturgeon is excellent to work with. His technical skills are impressive, but more than that, Joel provides pragmatic and commercially balanced advice.

What sets Moray & Agnew apart is their genuine commitment to building long-term client relationships rather than just transactional engagements. They consistently invest time in understanding our business context, which translates into practical and commercially-focused advice.

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Work highlights

Joel’s notable matters include advising:

  • University of Newcastle on its STEMM, student accommodation, Engineering Faculty and Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute construction contracts and long-term maintenance and facilities services contract (combined $385 million)
  • Aquasure on its design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Victorian Desalination Plant ($4.5 billion)
  • Plenary on its design, construction, operation and maintenance of 4,500 accommodation units across Australia as part of the LEAP Defence Accommodation Project ($1.2 billion)
  • City of Sydney on its long-term and overarching Facilities Management Contract ($600 million)
  • Department of Defence on its entry into the Seahawk, C130-J Hercules and FFG IMS contracts (combined $750 million)
  • CBRE on its entry into and administration of facilities management and construction contracts with Rio Tinto, Google, Amazon, Invesco, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, KPMG, CBA, IBM, Deutsche Bank, Blackrock, Place Management NSW, Veolia, Stockland and Dexus
  • Tomago Aluminium Company (over 20 years) on its successful delivery of myriad high value construction, services and procurement projects
  • Transport for NSW on high value CCTV, Asset Inspection and Mapping System (AIMS) and Hot Box Detector procurement contracts (combined $320 million).

Joel has also provided pro bono legal services to Northcott and the Homeless Persons’ Legal Service since 2006.

Professional background

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
2004, College of Law
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
2002, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Arts
2000, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Economics (Hons)
1998, University of Newcastle

Law Society of New South Wales
Civil Contractors Federation of NSW
National Precast Concrete Association of Australia
Contact Joel
Tel: +61 2 4911 5474
Tel: +61 420 927 949
Email: [email protected]
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