Alex has extensive experience advising clients in the energy and resources sector both in Australia and overseas. Alex advises across the life cycle of projects, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, developments and commercial arrangements. He is a trusted advisor to global and Australian resources, renewables and power companies, and has advised on some of the industry's most significant transactions.

Clients value Alex's deep industry knowledge and strategic guidance.

Career highlights

• Long term advisor to Albemarle Corporation, including advising on its US$1.3bn acquisition of a 60% interest in the Wodgina lithium project and sale of a 40% interest in the US$480m sale of its interest in the Kemerton lithium facility. This was the 2020 Energy and Resources Deal of the Year, Australasian Law Awards.
• Advisor to Anglo American on acquisitions, divestments and developments, including on the AU$2.37 billion ownership equalisation of the Moranbah North-Grosvenor mines (the Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year 2021, Australasian Law Awards), the sale of its Australian Steelmaking Coal Business to Peabody for $US 3.78 billion and sale of its Jellinbah Group interest to Zashvin for US$1.1 billion.
• Advising a foreign investment firm specialising in renewables investments on the Australian aspects of its acquisition of a global solar developer.
• Advising South32 on the sale of its interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal mine to Stanmore.
• Advising a global steel company on its proposed investments in a number of resources projects throughout Australia.
• Advising various foreign investors and Australian companies on their acquisitions and divestments in resources (including critical minerals), power and renewable projects, along with their joint ventures, project developments and other commercial arrangements.
• Recognised in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)) as a key lawyer.