Stephen Webb Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

Stephen is an international projects lawyer with extensive experience across several industry sectors, most notably on energy and infrastructure projects. His project experience includes advising on all forms of power projects (particularly renewable projects in recent years), pipelines, transportation (roads, tunnels, ports, airports), oil and gas, petrochemical, mining projects and privatisations. Stephen has a background in construction and project finance, has been based in Asia and the Middle East, and has in recent years focused on strategic matters acting for and against sovereign states and a number of energy projects in Australia and Asia. He also advises on the establishment and best practice for special economic zones and maritime boundary and related matters. He is recognised as a leading lawyer in Asia Pacific by The Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Chambers. He is described in the Australasian Lawyer's Hot 40 list as the type of projects lawyer that top tier clients… trust on deals that are a 'first'​ of their kind. According to Chambers, Stephen knows his stuff, is responsive and gets to the heart of issues quickly. Stephen has published numerous publications and provided various interviews.

Established and managed DLA Piper's Abu Dhabi office. A partner in the Finance and Projects Group advising on infrastructure, transport, power and property developments in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East region.

A part time consultancy arrangement on return from 8 years overseas. Established the projects and front-end construction team within the Brisbane office and worked on projects such as the Clem 7 tunnel (for the succesful consortium), the Gladstone port (for the Authority) and smelter/refinery (Rio Tinto), the Braemer power and pipeline project (ERM) and various other power (Tranfield, Eestech and others, mainly for the developer or lenders) and resource projects (for BHPB, Xstrata and others) in Australia and South East Asia.

A Projects and Finance partner in Hong Kong. Worked on power, transport and infrastructure projects, especially those project financed, around the Asian region with a concentration on the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Worked on front end construction matters and projects with Arch Fletcher before moving to Hong Kong

Commercial Litigation and Construction

B.Com.Llb, Commerce And Law

Attended Christ College, 86 - 88

Dip Legal Practice, Law

From July to December 1992. Required to be admitted in Queensland as I had a position but didn't have a Queensland degree and admission.