Sedgley-Perryman, Phil
National Manager Commercial
Phil is a Senior Executive Lawyer and National Manager of AGS’s Commercial practice area with more than 15 years’ legal experience advising Commonwealth clients. He provides strategic commercial advice across land acquisitions and disposals, entity establishment, financing, procurement, probity, information and communications technology (ICT), commercial negotiations, and intergovernmental agreements. Phil has supported agencies on program, procurement and governance issues on a wide range of matters. He has advised on key guidance material published by central agencies, provided quality assurance support for procurement projects and conducted governance reviews of Government Business Enterprises (GBEs).
Phil often works with Commonwealth clients on major projects that are high profile, sensitive and complex across infrastructure, investment and property sectors. Many of these projects raise a range of novel and complex legal issues and close collaboration across multiple Commonwealth agencies. He has advised on commercial and funding arrangements for critical industry support initiatives, including negotiating the funding and grant arrangements for key Australian smelter and metal processing projects and advising on significant Commonwealth lending and international loan arrangements. Phil has particular expertise in project planning and delivery, helping agencies manage risk and deliver projects on time and within budget.
He has provided advice for major and high-profile airport and rail projects. He advised on the development of the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSA), being part of the team at AGS recognised with an Australia Day award for exemplary support and advice to the WSA project, and advised on the incorporation of WSA Co Limited. His other infrastructure experience includes aircraft-leasing arrangements and land acquisitions to support the construction of Melbourne Airport’s third runway. Phil has also advised on other significant land acquisitions including the Square Kilometre Array telescope project.
An experienced educator, Phil has presented at AGS’s Property and Construction Law Conferences, developed AGS training modules on essential legal and governance requirements for GBEs and delivered pro bono legal training on procurement, contracting and negotiation in Papua New Guinea. He has also authored publications on key commercial law issues, including the Lands Acquisition Delegation, for AGS’s Legal updates.