Bell Gully, Energy & Natural Resources | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

About

Provided by Bell Gully

Our energy team have worked on some of the most significant projects, transactions and litigation in New Zealand’s energy sector in recent years.

Bell Gully’s energy practice comprises lawyers with specialist expertise in corporate, litigation, regulatory and environmental matters. This group of lawyers acts for a number of major industry participants in the oil and gas and mining sectors, for geothermal developers and operators and for electricity generators, retailers and lines companies. Our team has a detailed knowledge and understanding of the sector and the legal issues that are relevant to it.

Our energy lawyers have market-leading skills, expertise and experience, including:

specialist resources sector expertise, transactional and advisory experience based on extensive work in the sector over many years,
a market-leading corporate team undertaking corporate and commercial transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions, for a wide range of industry participants, and providing market-leading advice on energy projects and contracts,
particular expertise and experience in regulatory work, investigations and prosecutions in the energy sector including high hazard industries,
a property team with full environmental, leasing, land purchase and sale and hazardous substances capability, and
a litigation team with extensive experience in energy sector disputes, and a proven ability to win complex and high profile cases.

Chambers Review

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Environment & Resource Management - New Zealand

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bell Gully has a distinguished legal team with a strong focus across the resources sector, providing excellent water and electricity advice to leading corporations. The law firm has substantial expertise across a range of matters in the oil and gas sector, and is adept at handling M&A transactions and disputes in relation to the energy sector. It has strong capabilities in the environment and resource management sector, including advice on consents and designations for large infrastructure and property developments.

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Work Highlights

Bell Gully represented Contact Energy on its purchase of Tesla's 100MW 'Megapack 2 XL' Battery Energy Storage System at Glenbrook, for NZD163 million.
Bell Gully is advising Auckland Transport and New Zealand Transport Agency on Te Tupu Ngātahi (the Supporting Growth Alliance) with regard to route protection and planning necessary for the future growth of the network.

Strengths

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Bell Gully is solution and outcome-focused. It's not overbearing. It provides clients with sound advice and options. It also allows experts involved in the proceedings to voice their opinions.