Posts tagged with government

Maddocks to open new office in Canberra

15 December 2011: Maddocks will open a new office in Canberra early in the new year to service its growing list of Commonwealth clients.

The new office will be headed by Ms Simonetta Astolfi, who has over 20 years’ experience dealing with high-level, complex public and private sector legal issues.

Ms Astolfi will lead a team of lawyers advising Commonwealth …

NSW government finance advisor joins Maddocks

29 March 2011: Maddocks has recruited one of the NSW Government’s leading legal finance advisors as part of its growing Government team. Scott Mannix has joined Maddocks as Special Counsel in the State Government group.

He has been recruited from the NSW Government’s central financing authority, The New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) where he was General …

Alan Stockdale joins Maddocks government sector team

In an assertive move to strengthen its government team, law firm Maddocks has recruited the former Victorian Treasurer, Alan Stockdale, as a key adviser.

Mr Stockdale was Treasurer in the Victorian Government from 1992 to 1999 and implemented one of the most far-ranging public sector reform programs in Australian history.

He has been Federal President of the Liberal Party …

Maddocks advises on Australia's biggest native title settlement

A native title agreement worth almost $200 million was signed yesterday afternoon between the State Government and Broome's Yawuru traditional owners. This is likely to be Australia's largest value compensation package.

Government urged to release procurement principles

The Australian Government Procurement Statement could significantly affect employment practices in companies bidding for Australian Government contracts, according to law firm Maddocks.

National Broadband plan heats up

This week's appointment of Mike Quigley as chairman and CEO of the Government's National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) comes amongst a flurry of activity from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy as the Government races to prepare for the roll out of the much anticipated National Broadband Network.

Maddocks advises NSW Lands on Silverton Wind Farm

Maddocks has advised the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Lands on Australia's largest wind farm, to be built in western NSW (near Broken Hill).