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Across our offices in Asia, Allens has a projects and infrastructure group with unparalleled expertise, experience and resources. Governments, private owners, financiers, contractors, suppliers, consultants and insurers have all sought our expertise in relation to some of the region’s largest construction and infrastructure projects and most complex disputes.

As well as legal and technical excellence, our team understands the construction and engineering industry and the people in it. Our track record in working on some of the region’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects means that we appreciate and can anticipate parties’ objectives and requirements and deliver value-for-money outcomes.

We provide a full range of specialist project and infrastructure services, including: advice across all sectors, with a strong track record in commercial developments, social infrastructure, transport, energy, and water; drafting and negotiating the full suite of contracting methods (from ECI and alliance models, through to D&C, DCM, EPC, O&M, and PPP procurements); procurement and project development strategies; contract administration, tendering processes, risk identification and risk allocation; proactive dispute resolution via dispute resolution boards, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, expert determination, appraisal, adjudication and litigation.


Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - Asia-Pacific Region

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Allens has a longstanding focus on mining work, with a leading energy and natural resources law team in Australia. It is especially experienced in energy M&A and funding matters for private and government clients, with additional capability on divestment and contracts issues. The firm is regularly mandated by multinational players in the oil and gas and utilities industries. The on-the-ground team in Vietnam is frequently mandated to advise on oil and gas, power and utilities transactions. It offers notable expertise in renewables work, acting on transactions as well as the full life cycle of development projects.

Notable practitioners

Louis Chiam in Melbourne and Andrew Mansour in Sydney are key points of contact.

Work Highlights

  • Allens advised Whitehaven Coal on its acquisition of the Blackwater and Daunia metallurgical coal mines in Queensland and subsequently negotiated joint venture agreements with Nippon Steel and JFE Steel.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The Allens team are well-versed in energy and natural resources law and well known for advising top resource companies. Their advice is practical, timely and extremely valuable to our operations.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Asia-Pacific