Energy & Natural Resources
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 4
Contact number
+61 2 8272 0500Chambers Review
Jones Day's compact Australian team is fully connected to a worldwide network and focuses closely on the handling of transactional mandates for prominent players in all practice area subsectors, receiving acknowledgement for raising its profile in the mining space in particular. The firm often advises on contractual arrangements such as exploration and production or power purchase agreements, and offers notable expertise in regulatory and competition issues arising in the energy and resources space. Among its notable clients are Yara Pilbara Fertilisers, Scentre Group and CleanCo Queensland.
Work Highlights
- Jones Day represented Yara Pilbara Fertilisers in its gas portfolio arrangements in Western Australia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their good industry experience leads to good commercial awareness."
"Their good industry experience leads to good commercial awareness."
Notable Practitioners
Tony Wassaf is based in Sydney and is highly regarded for his extensive expertise and experience relating to the mining industry, where he has advised on a number of complex and large-scale transactions.
"Tony is an excellent lawyer, and an intelligent and personable problem solver for our business."
"He is experienced, very knowledgeable and commercial."
Darren Murphy is based in Melbourne and has considerable experience advising on oil and gas-related transactional mandates across a number of jurisdictions, both within Australia and across the Asia-Pacific region.
Dan Howard is based in Brisbane and is acknowledged for his strong expertise in the renewables sector. He is called upon by clients to advise on the development of large solar and wind projects in addition to offtake and power purchase agreements.
"Dan is a very experienced and capable lawyer. He is very easy to deal with and nothing is too much trouble."