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Global expertise at boutique firm rates

We are a team of constructions lawyers who have worked for top tier law firms, government agencies and international contractors in Australia, England, Europe and the UAE - including being engaged on some of Australia's largest construction projects.


We can provide you with our top tier expertise at boutique firm rates. 


We have a wealth of experience working on projects that use FIDIC and NEC forms of contract, as well as bespoke Public Private Partnership arrangements, EPC and D&C main contracts and project-specific subcontracts. We also have extensive experience with Master Builders and Housing Industry Australia forms of contract.


We will provide you with pragmatic and commercially minded legal support throughout the full lifecycle of your project - and this is what we can do for you:

Procurement and tendering

Procurement and tendering

Procurement and tendering

  • Procurement strategy advice


  • Assistance with preparing and reviewing tender submissions


  • Contract document preparation 


  • Pre-contract negotiations, including advising on departures


  • Legal risk identification and mitigation strategies

Project execution

Procurement and tendering

Procurement and tendering

  • Advising on risk mitigation and dispute resolution strategies 


  • Claim preparation and responses - including claims for extensions of time, variations and disruption 


  • Representation in on-project negotiations and mediations 


  • Security of Payment adjudication applications and responses 

Dispute resolution

Procurement and tendering

Dispute resolution

  • Resolving final account disputes


  • Expert determination


  • Litigation in state local, district, county and supreme courts 


  • Arbitration under all major arbitral institutional rules

Some of our lawyers' previous projects

Panama Canal Third Set of Locks project

Panama

About us

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Our Principal

Our Principal

Our Principal

Alex Rowe is one of the top-rated construction lawyers in the country. He has spent over 15 years providing legal support and engaging in dispute resolution on energy, infrastructure, commercial and residential construction projects. 


Alex has worked for top tier law firms, government agencies, and international contractors in Australia, England, Europe and the UAE - including being engaged on some of Australia's largest construction projects.


 Alex's awards and recognitions include:

  • Finalist for Construction and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year at the Corporate Counsel Awards in 2025 and 2024. 
  • Named in the 2024 edition of Australasian Lawyer's Most Influential Lawyers in Australia.
  • Included amongst Australia's most elite lawyers in The GC Powerlist: Australia 2023.
  • ​Described by clients as “​dedicated and sharp” in prior editions of the Legal 500 rankings. 
  • Alumni of White & Case's globally top ranked, award-winning construction disputes practice.

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Our Origin

Our Principal

Our Principal

While spending many years working on major construction projects around the world, friends and family members kept asking Alex for assistance with legal matters for their building projects. Alex came to realise that few law firms provide affordable, specialist legal help to individuals and small companies.


​So, Alex started Build Right Construction Lawyers to do precisely that.


Since then, we have helped hundreds of property owners, developers and owners' corporations successfully navigate the legal landscape to achieve the best possible legal outcome for their building projects, particularly by enforcing their contracts and resolving disputes swiftly and cost-effectively.  


We advocate for the everyday person,

protect investments and ensure peace

of mind.


We also help builders and subcontractors understand their legislative obligations and the regulatory environment with which they must comply, ensuring a better outcome for everyone.

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Our Values

Our Principal

Our Values

We pride ourselves on our expertise in construction law, our high-quality work and our fast turnaround times. 


We do what we do because we truly gain satisfaction from helping people redress the power imbalance between themselves and the companies they deal with.  


Being a boutique law firm, we provide our top tier services at affordable rates, and we place a strong emphasis on client satisfaction. 


We're proud to say that we've made the lists of top 10 construction law firms in both Sydney and Melbourne. And we have recently been recognised as "Best Emerging Residential Construction Law Firm 2025 - Australia" by APAC Insider.


We're also a member of the Law Society NSW Professional Standards Scheme, meaning the high-quality of our legal services is guaranteed. 

Our awards and recognitions

Build Right Construction Lawyers  

ABN 30 678 630 094

A business name of Rowe Legal Pty. Ltd.


Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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