/Home/Asia-Pacific/Native Title: Proponents in Australia/Herbert Smith Freehills
View profile of Herbert Smith Freehills
Department profile
Herbert Smith Freehills
Department profile | Herbert Smith Freehills
Native Title: Proponents

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Native Title: Proponents - Australia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills' well-respected, Queensland-headquartered group draws on expertise across a range of disciplines to assist clients in the delivery of high-profile resources and infrastructure projects. It provides comprehensive advisory services covering native title, cultural heritage, land access and approvals issues. The team is also noted for its strong litigation expertise and represents clients in Federal Court and National Native Title Tribunal proceedings. Herbert Smith Freehills has close interactions with many leading industry bodies in the mining, oil and gas, energy and water sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Woodside Energy on the implementation of its solar, gas and transmission line project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team includes a strong depth of experience across a number of fields. The lawyers are responsive, knowledgeable and have been involved in some very complex cases.

Native Title: Proponents respondent
Asia-Pacific

Herbert Smith Freehills are commercially astute, timely and efficient.

Native Title: Proponents respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Melanie Debenham
3
Melanie Debenham
3
Band 3

Melanie Debenham is a Perth-based partner whose specialist native title, cultural heritage and land access expertise is helpfully complemented by a thorough familiarity with environmental issues and extensive experience of advising on the development of major projects in the mining, oil and gas and energy sectors.

Melanie Debenham is great in environment matters and is highly rated.

Melanie Debenham is very knowledgeable, particularly in heritage and native title. She's really good and strategic in her thinking.

View Profile

Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Australia

Native Title: Proponents
Melanie Debenham
3
Melanie Debenham
3
Band 3
View Profile