Sonya specialises in the procurement and delivery of construction and infrastructure projects and is a member of the Board of Partners of HWLE. Her projects span a diverse range across a number of industry sectors including industrial, retail, commercial, residential and mixed use, education, FMCG, waste, airports, government infrastructure, roads, recreational and other civic projects.
Sonya has represented clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters and is highly regarded for her ability to facilitate project inception, her solution oriented approach and her deep industry knowledge.
Sonya is an accredited specialist in commercial litigation. She is recognised as a ‘Recommended Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure and Major Projects Lawyer’ in Doyles Guide to the Legal Profession in 2023 and 2024.
Expertise
Experience
- Cbus Property Advising on the procurement and project delivery phases of on 111 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, a mixed-use retail, commercial, and residential development in co-ownership with Scentre.
- Cbus Property Advising on the procurement and project delivery phases of Newmarket Randwick, a 5 hectare development in 3 stages of mixed retail and residential.
- George Weston Foods Advising on the procurement of large scale manufacturing facilities in Victoria, Queensland and WA.
- GPT Advising on retail expansion of Rouse Hill Town Centre, comprising an additional 10,600m2 of GLFA.
- Metcash Advising on the development of large scale automated distribution facilities in NSW, Victoria and South Australia and projects in its industrial portfolio.
- Newcastle Airport Advising on the expansion of the terminal facility and projects within the industrial Aerospace facility.
- Private schools and Universities Advising UTAS on its redevelopment of the Launceston and Burnie campuses and various significant private school projects.
- State and Local government clients Advising various government agencies and councils on projects in infrastructure, and civic developments.
