Lexology has announced Jennifer Galatas as the 2022 Client Choice Award winner in Construction for Australia. The Awards were announced in London and recognise legal professionals worldwide for their exceptional client service. This year the Awards recognised 649 winners across 68 jurisdictions worldwide. Uniquely, lawyers can only be nominated by corporate counsel.

Jennifer is a Special Counsel with over 20 years of experience in construction law. She advises developers, contractors and investors on the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects in Australia and overseas. Jennifer has particular expertise in the energy and natural resources space and is actively involved with the Society of Construction Law Australia.

"It is a real honour to be recognised for my client service on the international stage and among an amazing field of talent across Australia," said Jennifer. "I am very pleased to assist my clients to successfully deliver their projects in Australia and overseas and to navigate the complexities in this area. To be recognised in this way is a reflection of how fortunate we are to work with the clients we do."

Lexology's Client Choice Awards were established in 2005 and recognise legal professionals worldwide for their exceptional client service (including the quality of their service). Corporate counsel nominate lawyers. Award criteria include quality of advice, commercial awareness, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, billing transparency, value for money, responsiveness, effective communication, clarity of documentation, sharing of expertise, project management, use of technology, loyalty and ethics. This year's winners were chosen from a pool of more than 2,500 individual client assessments.