Sydney-based lawyer was with Pinsent Masons for over a decade
MinterEllison has announced the appointment of Adam Perl – who has assisted with construction and infrastructure projects across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific for over 22 years – as a partner in the firm’s projects, infrastructure, and construction practice in Sydney.
“I am excited to be joining MinterEllison’s outstanding major infrastructure and construction team, underpinned by MinterEllison’s deep multidisciplinary offering,” Perl said in a news release.
“Adam is a highly respected construction and infrastructure specialist and an inclusive leader with a strong track record advising on some of the most complex projects in the market,” added Cameron Ross, partner and head of MinterEllison’s projects, infrastructure, and construction practice.
With advice spanning conception through completion, Perl has helped clients procure and deliver engineering, transport, energy, and social infrastructure projects.
“As demand continues to grow for integrated, end-to-end advice on largescale infrastructure and energy projects, Adam’s expertise will be invaluable in supporting our clients and driving the continued growth of our practice,” Ross said in the news release.
Perl’s work has covered tenders, procurement processes, alliances, public-private partnerships (PPPs), contract drafting and negotiation, project and delivery model structuring, joint ventures, interface arrangements, contentious project administration, strategic project advisory work.
“His experience across major procurements, PPPs and complex delivery models complements our existing practice exceptionally well,” Ross said in the firm’s news release.
“I look forward to working collaboratively with the team in supporting clients to navigate increasingly complex procurement and delivery environments, particularly as governments and the private sector continue to invest heavily in transport, energy transition and social infrastructure,” Perl added.
Perl’s LinkedIn profile provides more information regarding his professional experience and educational background.
Before joining MinterEllison, he was a Sydney-based partner focusing on infrastructure and energy projects at Pinsent Masons, where he worked from June 2015 to April 2026.
In the Greater Sydney Area, Perl was divisional manager at Leighton Contractors’ legal group from September 2011 to May 2015, and corporate counsel focusing on tenders, operational support, and construction disputes at Laing O'Rourke’s in-house team from November 2008 to September 2011.
He served as an associate at Latham & Watkins in Singapore from January 2007 to November 2008. There, he advised project sponsors and lenders on the construction and financing of international project finance projects in Southeast Asia.
Perl worked as a solicitor focusing on construction law, specifically contentious matters, at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in the Sydney area from 2003–07.
At the University of Sydney, he studied finance, government, and law, then earned his BCom/LLB degrees with first-class honours. He obtained a graduate certificate in executive leadership in economics from the University of Queensland.
