Energy & Natural Resources - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
King & Wood Mallesons has respected legal teams based in Australia and Mainland China. The firm offers considerable experience advising on cross-border oil and gas, mining and power sector mandates, spanning M&A, licensing and projects. It acts for Chinese and Australian energy companies as well as financial institutions. The firm is active on energy work across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, with experience acting on mandates involving countries in Europe, South America and the Middle East.
Strengths
"They really understand what we need commercially, know when the issues need to be raised, are also able to come up with solutions and understand the market really well."
"They fully understood our requests and provided efficient and practical legal solutions to the questions we raised."
Work highlights
King & Wood Mallesons advised Navarre Minerals on its purchase of Queensland’s Mt Carlton Gold Mine and associated assets from Evolution Mining.
King & Wood Mallesons represented Sinopec on the negotiation and completion of three separate joint ventures with INEOS.
Notable practitioners
Vishal Ahuja in Sydney and Xiong Jin in Beijing are the key client contacts.
