Energy & Natural Resources: Mining | Asia-Pacific

Keira Brennan stands out for the breadth of her resources-related expertise. In addition to transactional mandates, she also advises on regulatory and contentious issues, and on questions concerning access to rail and port infrastructure. She is based in Brisbane.

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.

Michael Blakiston is based in Perth and is highly regarded for his impressive track record of advising mining clients on regulatory and transactional issues, both domestically and internationally, his range of experience covering over 50 jurisdictions.

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.

Claire Boyd is based in Perth and is well regarded for expertise handling complex transactions in the resources sector, including mergers and joint ventures.

Gerard Woods maintains a strong track record of advising on large transactions, joint ventures and asset sales, as well as on commodities disputes and project structuring in the Western Australian mining space.

Igor Bogdanich is based in Perth and is respected for his extensive experience advising on large M&A transactions and projects in the mining and gas sectors.

Michael MacGinley is based in Brisbane and operates a broad practice, with noted strengths in the mining and energy spaces, which encompasses transactional and project delivery as well as key contractual and commercial arrangements.

Richard Malcolmson is well known as an adviser to major mining companies on asset sales, acquisitions, divestments and takeovers. He is based in Sydney.

Stuart MacGregor is based in Brisbane and regularly advises international mining clients on their operations within Australia as well as joint ventures and mining infrastructure developments.

Alex Jones is based in Perth and is highly regarded for his handling of both commercial and regulatory matters in the mining sector, particularly those with an international dimension.

Brett Cohen is well regarded in the market for advising large mining companies on both commercial and project development issues, including acquisitions, divestments, tenure approvals for mining operations and other regulatory matters. He is based in Perth.

Michael Bowen of Thomson Geer in Perth stands out for specialised M&A expertise pertaining to the mining sector.