Transport & Logistics
Transport and logistics industries operate across the globe, all day, every day. Rationalisation, increasing competitiveness, globalisation, corporate risk management and climate change are just some of the many challenges facing the sector.
Piper Alderman understands these issues and our multi-disciplinary team of specialists provides a wide spectrum of legal services to road, rail, land, shipping and aviation logistics service providers, insurance, mining and resources, banking and trading communities.
We are expert advisers to the passenger bus sector throughout Australia. We provide a comprehensive service to suppliers and individual operators across Australia. We have a strong track record in: negotiating and advising on government public passenger service contracts; advising on shareholder agreements; acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures; due diligence; tenders; probity and privacy issues; real estate investment and development; distribution agreements; terms and conditions of supply; Work health and safety; and PPSA.
Our projects and infrastructure lawyers have experience in advising governments, developers, principals and financiers, as well as contractors and suppliers, on complex procurement strategies, tendering, contract drafting, contract negotiation and contract administration on a number of Australia’s largest rail and road infrastructure projects, road transport projects and logistics projects, as well as in relation to the procurement (and the operation and maintenance) of rail rolling stock.
The close-knit culture of the Piper Alderman team ensures we are able to offer a personalised service with all senior practitioners accessible and available to clients at all times. We pride ourselves on providing quick, accurate advice for a reasonable cost.