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John Poulsen
Managing Partner
BJuris (Hons), LLB
Perth
T:+61 8 9429 7563
F:+61 8 9429 7666
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Biography

John Poulsen is the Managing Partner of Minter Ellison's Perth office. In that role he has led the Perth office through a change process which has resulted in significant increases in staff engagement, reduction in staff turnover and revenue growth in excess of 35% in the 2007/08 financial year.  Before becoming Managing Partner he was recognised as a leading finance lawyer in Western Australia, where he acted for Australia's pre-eminent financiers such as the four major banks, Macquarie Bank, Babcock & Brown, St George and Rabobank.

John also acted for project sponsors (such as Alcoa) in project finance transactions. He has been involved in the project financing of power stations, gas pipelines, oil and gas projects and mining projects in Western Australia and also has considerable experience in securitisation of different types of receivables.

He is State President of Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Western Australia and a member of the National Board of CEDA. He is also a Member of the WA Council of the Australia China Business Council.

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