Alexander Madafiglio

Alexander Madafiglio is an experienced public lawyer who advises a broad range of clients, including local and national government bodies, statutory authorities, developers, and other private sector clients, on complex public law, administrative law, and regulatory matters. His practice encompasses judicial review and merits review proceedings, procurement law, legislative drafting, regulatory compliance, and general public law advisory work, as well as planning and environmental law.

Alexander regularly advises on issues arising across the lifecycle of public sector decision-making, from early strategic advice on the lawfulness of proposed courses of action through to litigation and dispute resolution. He has represented clients in court and tribunal proceedings and has instructed counsel in judicial reviews, merits reviews, and contract disputes. He has also advised on procurement processes and challenges, compulsory purchase rights and obligations, and complex development and infrastructure approvals.

His planning and infrastructure experience includes advising electricity generation and transmission providers on planning and compulsory purchase obligations, rail promoters and landowners affected by rail projects on planning and compulsory purchase rights and obligations, and developers of mixed-use estates on a range of planning matters, including litigation relating to development proposals.

Alexander qualified in New South Wales, Australia, and has worked in the United Kingdom for several years. He is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and was elected to the Compulsory Purchase Association Future Committee (CPAF) in 2025.