Chambers Review
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Energy & Natural Resources - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Clayton Utz's specialised and well-resourced practice advises multinational and prominent domestic clients on a range of matters associated with their energy and resources requirements, addressing regulatory, contentious and project development issues in tandem with an admired transactional support capability. The firm offers comprehensive coverage of all Australian jurisdictions and is particularly valued by clients across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Strengths
The lawyers are the champions of finding the path forward to deliver outcomes, rather than providing theoretical advice in a vacuum.
Clayton Utz has made a big effort to keep us happy as a customer. The firm made the effort to get to know our business team-wide.
Reliable to a fault. Claytons is incredibly reliable; it always makes itself available to listen to our issues and is willing to put the hard work in.
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz advised Wright Prospecting on the modernisation of its joint venture arrangement with Rio Tinto in relation to the Rhodes Ridge project located in the East Pilbara in Western Australia.
Notable practitioners
Emma is simply the best in the business.
Stuart is practical, responsive and very flexible in his approach.
Stu is a fantastic lawyer, he's very capable and experienced, whilst being commercially oriented at the same time. He delivers on-point advice that is both highly sophisticated and easy to digest.