Contacts
Sector leader
Paul Kenny
+61 3 9613 8860
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Business development manager
Sophie Caples
+61 3 9613 8871
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Government departments, agencies and statutory authorities have an expanding and critical influence upon Australia's corporate landscape.
Allens has extensive experience and has advised governments around Australia on some of the country's most complex reform, infrastructure development, divestment and privatisation projects. In many cases, we have been involved in developing novel and innovative approaches to assist in the delivery of public sector projects that were the first of their type. Allens has also advised a number of foreign governments, including the Government of the Philippines, the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Indonesian Government and the Papua New Guinea Government, on a range of transactions, capacity building and public policy assignments.
Government – A different dimension
Our team understands government processes and drivers. We understand the importance of the political environment for our government clients and we know how government processes differ from private sector transactions. We know how to work with government clients, and the complex stakeholder environments in which they operate. Our team is experienced in balancing policy, market, legal, commercial, regulatory and logistical issues. We use this knowledge to help our clients achieve their objectives – whether they be to achieve legislative and regulatory reforms, value for money procurements or the delivery of major transactions on time and within budget.
Our government services
We advise our government sector clients on the full spectrum of legal issues they are likely to face, including:
- assisting with public sector projects such as privatisations, major infrastructure and procurement projects;
- developing policy and implementing legislative and regulatory reforms;
- working with regulatory bodies on the application of regulatory schemes;
- advising on the legislative frameworks within which statutory authorities and other government bodies operate;
- advising on public law matters including constitutional and administrative law issues; and
- acting on litigious matters including commissions and inquiries.
We also act for many private sector clients doing business with government. This gives us a clear understanding of the priorities, practices and expectations of the private sector in their dealings with government entities.