High-stakes matters require precise legal judgment.
Strategic counsel and representation across complex disputes, projects and infrastructure, regulatory matters, intellectual property, corporate advisory and cross-border affairs.
A strategic law firm for consequential matters.
Sedaghati Law is structured for clients who require senior attention, discretion, commercial judgment and a disciplined path from advice to action to resolution.
Advising
Strategic advice, contract review, governance, risk allocation, regulatory response and dispute prevention.
Acting
Acting across negotiations, transactions, project delivery, contract administration, disputes, statutory matters and private resolution.
Resolving
Outcome-focused dispute resolution, settlement architecture and commercial pathways through pressure.
Focused
Founder-led senior involvement on matters where judgment, timing and confidentiality matter.
Capability across complex disputes, projects and strategic advisory.
The firm's capability spans disputes, projects, energy and resources, regulation, intellectual property, corporate advisory, finance, employment, private wealth and cross-border affairs.
Litigation & Strategic Disputes
Complex litigation, strategic dispute response, injunctions, advocacy and court-facing representation.
Projects, Construction & Infrastructure
Major projects, construction contracts, project counsel, claims, delay, quantum and security of payment.
Renewable Energy & Energy Transition
Renewable generation, electricity infrastructure, transition projects, contracting, delivery, operations and regulation.
Mediation, Arbitration & Expert Determination
Mediation, arbitration, expert determination and private dispute resolution for commercial and project matters.
Commercial, Corporate & Advisory
Commercial contracts, governance, corporations law, strategic transactions and advisory support.
Cross-border Transactions & International Disputes
Cross-jurisdictional contracts, international trade, foreign-owned businesses and international dispute strategy.
Regulatory, Investigations & Enforcement
ASIC, ASX, ACCC, EPA, Revenue NSW, licensing, statutory notices, compliance and crisis response.
Energy, Mining & Resources
Energy, mining and resources projects, transactions, joint ventures, operations, infrastructure and regulation.
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
Copyright, trade marks, licensing, IP disputes, brand protection, commercialisation and enforcement.
Banking, Finance & Financial Services
Finance disputes, security enforcement, AFSL and credit matters, loan breaches and financial services regulation.
Restructuring, Insolvency & Business Distress
Statutory demands, winding up, insolvency litigation, distressed companies, creditor and debtor strategy.
Technology, Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure
ICT, software, cloud, telecommunications, hosted services, outsourcing, SLAs and digital infrastructure contracts.
Real Estate, Planning, Environment & Strata
Development, planning, strata, easements, compulsory acquisition, environmental notices and property disputes.
Agribusiness & Resources Disputes
Complex disputes across agribusiness, primary production, mining and resources, including contractual, operational, joint venture and project matters.
Employment & Workplace Relations Disputes
Complex employment and workplace relations disputes, including executive remuneration, departures, restraints and sensitive workplace matters.
Private Wealth, Trusts & Family Enterprise Disputes
Trust, estate, inheritance, succession, family enterprise and complex family law property disputes.
Recognised advocacy and dispute resolution experience.
Recognition includes award-winning mediation and national finalist recognition for advocacy and dispute resolution.
Australian ADR Awards
Winner, Mediator of the Year, 2025.
Australian Law Awards
Finalist, Barrister of the Year, 2020.
Australian Law Awards
Finalist, Barrister of the Year, 2019.
Representative matters across high-value contexts.
The firm has experience across major projects, regulatory pressure, corporate risk, construction claims, intellectual property disputes, financial distress and international commercial issues.
Warringah Freeway Upgrade
Served as Head of Legal for the joint venture delivering the $1.18 billion Warringah Freeway Upgrade, with responsibility for end-to-end legal management, upstream and downstream contracting, claims, delay, risk allocation and disputes. The project was procured under an Incentivised Target Cost contract and involved key interfaces with the $4.24 billion Western Harbour Tunnel.
Major renewable energy construction project
Undertook commercial and claims work for a contractor on one of Australia's largest renewable energy construction projects, including payment claims, variation strategy, preparation under security of payment legislation and recovery pathways.
$15 billion property and construction group
Served as Chief Legal Officer of one of Australia's largest residential property development and construction groups, addressing critical disputes, Revenue NSW matters, financier risk and business-critical issues across an extensive portfolio of projects and corporate entities. At the time, the group's approximately $15 billion project pipeline comprised more than 22,000 apartments and 5,000 homes.
$2.7 billion infrastructure project
Acted as a senior lawyer through a top-tier international law firm, supporting a multinational Tier 1 construction company on a newly awarded $2.7 billion infrastructure project, including contract review, risk identification and preparation of downstream subcontract templates.
Senior attention from the beginning.
The firm is led by Dr Nav Sedaghati, Founder and Principal Solicitor, Mediator, Arbitrator and Expert Determiner.
Discuss a matter
Initial enquiries are directed through the firm email and contact form. The firm is by appointment only at Suite 68, 39 Martin Place, Sydney.