Lucy is a commercial lawyer with particular expertise advising on construction, procurement, and mergers and acquisitions.

Her practice involves a significant degree of focus on assisting clients in the New Zealand large scale construction industry and advising public sector entities on procurement.

In the public sector, Lucy's work has included advising clients such as the Ministry of Defence on tender processes and drafting tender documents, and drafting, negotiating and advising on the implementation of procurement contracts.

Lucy's work in the construction area includes advising on contracts for the construction of power stations, and drafting and negotiating construction contracts for other industrial projects. Lucy has also been extensively involved in the drafting and negotiation of geothermal drilling contracts, and associated ancillary geothermal drilling services contracts.

She also has experience in company law and in the upstream petroleum industry, assisting New Zealand and international upstream petroleum companies with issues relating to joint venture arrangements, transmission arrangements and the petroleum permitting regime.

Qualifications

LLB (Hons), BCom, University of Canterbury
Dip Bus Stud, Massey University

Admitted

2002 New Zealand

Contact

Email: Lucy Sykes

DDI: +64 4 915 6904

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Areas of Expertise

Work Highlights

Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Advised the National Infrastructure Unit / The Treasury in connection with their proposed model form of project agreement for PPPs, the Department of Corrections on the first fully wrapped central government PPP project in New Zealand and the Ministry of Education on its Hobsonville Schools PPP project.

Ministry of Defence procurement
Reviewed the tender processes and model terms of contract for large-scale equipment procurement by the Ministry.

Ministry of Defence tenders
Advised on multi-million dollar tender processes and contractual conditions for the purchase of light operational vehicles for the Army, the procurement of new naval multi-role, offshore and inshore patrol vessels, the modification and conversion of the Ministry's Boeing 757 aircraft and the upgrade of the platform systems of the ANZAC frigates.

Contact Energy Limited
Advised on procurement and construction contracts for Contact Energy Limited and provided advice on the various contracts that make up the geothermal drilling project at Wairakei.

Carter Holt Harvey
Advised on turnkey and procurement construction contracts for Carter Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper Limited.