Energy & Natural Resources

MinterEllison's respected team has an enviable national and regional footprint and is particularly noted for its representation of global mining houses, investors, leading regional oil and gas players and electricity companies, plus government agencies at both state and Commonwealth levels. The firm assists clients on both transactional and operational mandates, covering the full life cycles of their projects from initial exploration and financing, through operation, regulation and contentious issues, to disposal. The practice is able to leverage expertise from within the firm's wider resources to provide a holistic service covering such areas as disputes, environmental concerns and native title issues. Its key clients include Stanwell Corporation, New Hope Corporation and Minjar Gold.

"MinterEllison have good commercial awareness and provide advice that assists us to achieve the best commercial outcome."

"The team is highly responsive to requests and can turn around work within tight timeframes." 

MinterEllison advised the State of Queensland in respect of its acquisition of a private transmission project in North Queensland, with an estimated project value of AUD5 billion.

Mark Carkeet enjoys a strong reputation for a wealth of regulatory expertise in the Queensland energy sector which draws upon his extensive experience of advising both regulators and prominent energy companies on policy development and compliance issues.

Simon Scott advises leading resources companies on a range of complex mandates, including joint ventures, large acquisitions and ownership structures. He is based in Brisbane.

Clay Wohling is based in MinterEllison's Adelaide office. He is an expert in advising electricity operators on contractual and regulatory issues, as well as offering assistance during the whole process of large-scale electricity infrastructure projects. Wohling offers extensive experience in renewable energy transition-related issues. "He brings a great deal of intellect and gravitas to negotiations with other parties, while not allowing that to get in the way of commerciality."

Joel Reid is based in Brisbane and frequently provides assistance to state and Commonwealth governments, as well as government-owned companies, on matters related to electricity project investment and development, including renewable energy transition projects. Additionally, he acts for large mining companies on issues concerning the transition to renewable energy.