My expertise spans regulatory issues, contract negotiation and drafting, hedging and risk management, renewable energy and market by-pass issues, as well as approvals, access and facilitation of major Asia-Pacific energy infrastructure projects. I have also advised on multiple acquisitions and divestments of significant Australian energy facilities. My general front-end corporate and commercial law advisory also draws upon three years’ practice in the Cayman Islands providing corporate and trading advice to offshore investment and private equity funds.

Career highlights

• Energy Queensland – advised in relation to the Queensland Government’s public housing solar project
• Rio Tinto – counselled on the development of, and the offtake from, the Amrun power station, which provides sole-source electricity to the Amrun bauxite mine
• Queensland Government – worked in relation to the proposed divestment of the state electricity network
• Infratil Limited – advised on the sale of Lumo Energy
• Pacific Aluminium – drafted carbon and renewable energy pass-through arrangements for Gladstone Power Station and Boyne Island Aluminium Smelter
• Acted in the merger of Queensland electricity distributors to create Energy Queensland (Energy & Resources Deal of the Year, 2017 Australasian Law Awards)
• Advised property developers and regulatory and contractual frameworks for the development of solar generation and embedded networks
• Advised on a project proponent in the development of utility scale solar projects, which will allow community participation to supplement primary revenue streams under a power purchase agreement

Publications

• Renewable Energy 2022: expert and practical cross-border insights into renewable energy laws and regulations. Australian chapter. International Comparative Legal Guide, 2nd edition.