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.

Jay Leary handles the full range of mining sector matters, including transactions, operating and development agreements, dividing his time between the firm's Brisbane and Perth offices.

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 stands out in terms of her industry knowledge, ability to manage complexity, responsiveness and, above all, being a positive and authentic person to deal with.

Damien Clarke is based in Brisbane and regularly advises mining sector clients on a range of commercial matters, including transactional and taxation issues.

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.

Paul Lingard is Perth-based and is particularly noted for his versatility across the energy and resources spectrum, but especially where mining and utilities-related issues are concerned. He handles the full breadth of transactional, regulatory and operational issues.

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

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.

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