Construction, BESS, renewables, critical infrastructure, engineering and technology integration lawyer

Ehren Terenyi – Principal

Ehren started Renew Legal in 2023 and provides legal services in construction, BESS, technology integration, renewables, critical infrastructure and engineering.

His background includes boutique to top tier and international law firms; Federal Court Associate; commercial manager, and senior legal counsel. He helps:
- legal teams manage overflow
- provide specialist knowledge
- executive clients to navigate projects and advise senior management
- prepare tender departures, negotiate project agreements.
- offshore clients to protect their IP, and commercial relationships, when working in the Australian market.

Areas of specialisation:

  • Technology integration into construction projects
  • Wind, solar and BESS renewables projects
  • General construction
  • Road, pipeline, water and rail infrastructure
  • Critical infrastructure / SOCI

Services provided

Project counsel: a trusted lawyer, on site or working with an executive team, for the duration of the project.

Tenders and procurement: prepare departures, amendments, special conditions, and support negotiations.

Project advice: advise on risks and mitigations, help to avoid disputes and conduct live-project settlement negotiations.

Claims management: assist protect teams to manage claims (including delay, variations, defects, site conditions, default, termination, insolvency, novation, security of payment).

Disputes and settlement: mediations, expert determination, litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Security of payment: initiating or responding to adjudication applications.

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Training: training for project teams on common legal issues (including strategic contract management, payment claims, and maintaining legal privilege), and assisting commercial teams to obtain board approvals of negotiated deals.

Overflow and coverage gaps: join growing teams manage spikes in work or cover for fixed periods when a team member is away, such as for parental leave.

Consultant to law firm teams to be an additional specialist resource.​