The new partner is set to bolster Wynn Williams’ construction, infrastructure and projects practice
Wynn Williams has lured construction law specialist Jordan Oldham from MinterEllisonRuddWatts.
Oldham is set to become Wynn Williams’ newest partner on 8 June. He will work with the firm’s construction, infrastructure and projects practice.
He has advised on matters involving procurement strategy, project documentation and delivery. He has worked with public and private sector clients across the construction and infrastructure sectors.
Moreover, Oldham has handled issues in the aged care/healthcare, commercial, industrial, transport, water and social infrastructure industries. He has guided principals, contractors, and other key stakeholders on matters throughout the project lifecycle.
He is knowledgeable on different contracting forms, structures and risk-sharing arrangements. He has helped to develop procurement strategies, as well as to draft and negotiate project documentation.
Oldham worked Stephenson Harwood LLP in London as a private practitioner and worked in-house for Arriva Group before returning to New Zealand. He acted for the Crown in the Auckland Light Rail and City Rail Link projects and for the Department of Internal Affairs on the Three Waters reform programme.
He tackled the Cook Strait Ferries programme and guided the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on the Opotiki Harbour Development Project, where he helped draft and negotiate the construction contract, supply agreements and key project documents. He also assisted local governments on project procurement and delivery, including Taranaki’s Yarrow Stadium and Gisborne’s Olympic Pool redevelopment project.
Oldham helped major aged care and retirement developers to procure and deliver retirement village developments in New Zealand. He also tackled remediation projects.
In 2024, NZ Lawyer named him among its cohort of Rising Stars. He obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Canterbury, where he also pursued his LLB.
Oldham was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 2013. His appointment as partner is pending the satisfaction of Law Society requirements.
