Rebecca Koch

Rebecca is a construction lawyer with experience across private practice, in-house legal and project delivery environments. She advises developers, contractors and consultants on a broad range of front-end and back-end construction matters, including procurement and contract negotiation, project delivery support, risk management and dispute resolution.

Rebecca provides practical, commercially-focused advice that reflects the realities of project delivery. Her experience spans residential, commercial, industrial, health, education, mixed-use and infrastructure projects.

Experience

Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Rebecca was Senior Legal Counsel at one of Australia's leading privately-owned construction companies, where she advised project teams and senior management on a broad range of construction, commercial and project delivery matters. These included tender-stage procurement, contract negotiation, project delivery matters, defects management, post-completion disputes and regulatory issues across a portfolio of major developments. She worked across both front-end and back-end matters, working closely with project delivery teams to provide commercially-focused advice on contractual and operational issues arising during the delivery of construction projects.

Before moving in-house, Rebecca practised in the Construction, Infrastructure and Projects team at a large national law firm, advising contractors, developers and consultants on procurement, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, litigation and construction risk management matters. Prior to that, Rebecca was a graduate at Lendlease, gaining practical experience in project delivery, contract administration and subcontract management.

Rebecca's areas of expertise include:

• construction and engineering contract drafting, review and negotiation
• project procurement and tender support
• project delivery and contract administration advice
• defects, claims and dispute management
• regulatory and compliance matters affecting the construction industry

Career highlights

Rebecca's experience includes advising:

• a tier two construction contractor on tender-stage procurement, contract review, departures, risk allocation and contract negotiations across a portfolio of commercial, health, education and mixed-use developments
• project teams delivering major commercial, health and education developments with project values in excess of $400 million, including contract handover training, contract administration support and strategic advice on contractual and commercial issues arising during construction
• developers, contractors and consultants on the preparation, review and negotiation of construction contracts, consultant agreements and other project documentation across a range of projects
• project teams and senior management of builders and developers on contract administration, regulatory compliance, project delivery risks and commercial issues arising throughout the construction lifecycle
• a tier two construction contractor in relation to complex defects and owners corporation disputes, including expert processes, settlement deed negotiations, dispute resolution strategies and other post-completion matters.