Alexandria Semyonov

Experience includes:

• Acted for a consortium in international arbitration proceedings in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding a desalination plant, and assisted with project delivery advice. The amount in dispute was ~$71M (USD).
• Acted for a joint venture in international arbitration proceedings based in Qatar concerning contractual interpretation issues relating to payment disputes valued at QAR 95M (~$41M AUD).
• Acted for a major developer in three concurrent Supreme Court proceedings regarding the landmark ‘Opal Tower’ case. The publicised dispute led to legislative reform including the imposition of a new duty of care for building practitioners when constructing residential buildings. The claim was over $400M (AUD).
• Acted for an international contractor against state government in domestic arbitration proceedings concerning a major rail infrastructure project. Amount in dispute was circa $200M (AUD) with 1,300 days of delay.
• Advised a design & construct contractor on various project delivery issues regarding social housing development, valued at a $300M (AUD)

• Co-authored ‘Australian court provides guidance on duty to act reasonably in building defects cases’ article.

Qualified in March 2022 as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

Native English speaker.

• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law Australia
• Juris Doctor – University of Technology Sydney
• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology – Macquarie University

• Member of National Association of Women in Construction – Australia
• Member of the Society of Construction Law – Australia.