Josh is recognised as one of Australia’s leading projects and infrastructure lawyers, having been recommended in major professional guides including Chambers Global Guide (Projects) and Australian Legal Business ( Infrastructure).

Josh has acted for sponsors, equity and debt participants in relation to PPP, infrastructure and energy projects both in Australia and around the world.

Development projects

• Pinnacle Education consortium in relation to its bid for the Partnerships Victoria in Schools Project
• Financial Guaranty Insurance Company as credit wrapper in relation to the successful Babcock & Brown consortium bid for the A$1.0 billion Royal Childrens Hospital Redevelopment PPP project
• FSA Ltd as credit wrapper in relation to the successful Deustche Bank/Plenary Group bid for the A$400 million PPP project to develop a new Melbourne Convention Centre
• Macquarie Bank Limited in its capacity as project sponsor in relation to the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Extension Phase 1 PPP
• Macquarie Bank consortium in relation to its bid for the Melbourne Convention Centre PPP
• Benaris International on the project financing of its participation in the A$1.0 billion Otway Gas Project
• ABN AMRO consortium in relation to its bid for the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds PPP

Project acquisitions

• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of a portfolio of eight US power stations for US$1.48 billion
• Tasmanian Gateway Consortium (comprising Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund III, Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Retirement Benefits Fund Board) in relation to the A$350.5 million acquisition of Hobart International Airport
• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of a 15.8 per cent stake in the largest refined petroleum products pipeline in the United States, Colonial Pipeline, for US$641 million
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤2.2 billion consortium acquisition of AWG plc (UK)
• Industry Funds Management in relation to its acquisition of the A$200 million Perth Courts PPP project
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the US$1.59 billion consortium acquisition of Duquesne Light Holdings (a listed US diversified energy company)
• Hastings Funds Management in relation to its A$574.3 million acquisition of the UK water business Mid Kent Water
• Industry Funds Management in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤1.27 billion acquisition of ntl:Broadcast (one of two national United Kingdom broadcast transmission operators)
• Development Australia Fund in relation to its A$780 million acquisition of several Australian PPP projects (Spencer Street Station, Wyuna Water and nine New South Wales schools)
• the mandated lead arrangers and underwriters (Barclays Capital, Westpac and Citibank) in relation to the A$1.755 billion acquisition by Alinta Limited, Alcoa Inc. and DUET of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline (ALB Australasian Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2004–2005)
• Development Australia Fund in its capacity as a major equity participant in the GBP₤1.2 billion  consortium acquisition of the Wales and the West gas distribution network from National Grid Transco plc, and
• the mandated lead arrangers and underwriters (Barclays Capital, BNP PARIBAS and Citibank) in relation to the A$1.69 billion acquisition by Alinta Limited of the gas and power assets of Duke Australia.