Blake Frost

Blake is a Construction and Major Projects Partner, who has considerable experience working in both Queensland and Western Australia. Blake's focus is in Resources, Energy and Major Projects, Real Estate, and Government sectors, having worked in back-end matters, ranging from large-scale court proceedings, through to bespoke alternative dispute resolution options for small-sized claims, for both private and government clients. More recently, Blake has advised a number of parties on work-out arrangements regarding distressed projects and has a deep understanding of the impacts such distress can have on range of different parties, having acted for financiers, contractors, subcontractors and developers. As well as back-end matters, Blake has also advised clients on general risk advisory on large scale projects, and the management of significant or sensitive issues on current projects (contentious and non-contentious), through advising teams on-site, attending meetings, drafting correspondence, preparing risk analysis models and liaising directly with counter-parties to resolve litigious issues during project delivery. Blake has a strong understanding of procurement models and regularly assists clients when drafting, reviewing and negotiating all project documentation, and is equipped to manage projects from inception, through delivery and to close out. During his career, Blake has also gained significant experience, both on the east and west coast, drafting and managing the conduct of disputes in the form of ICC Arbitration, expert determination, Supreme Court litigation and security of payment adjudication.