Minter Ellison's energy and resources team offers 'unparallelled energy regulatory expertise', with significant expertise regarding the rise of renewable energy projects. Brisbane-based team head Simon Scott is lauded for his expertise in the mining sector, handling high profile and sensitive projects and transactions in the sector. In Melbourne, Fiona Lewis 'has deep industry knowledge', advising on regulatory compliance and the impact of climate change in the electricity and gas sectors. Simon Batten, in Brisbane, is a specialist advisor on general electricity regulatory and compliance matters.
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‘The team at Minters provide high quality advice and support and insights into the energy landscape. They are a key asset for us and give us exactly what we need in terms of expert external legal services.’
‘Fiona Lewis is our contact partner and she is excellent. Professional, knowledgeable, pragmatic, practical as well as very personable. She understands our business and tailors her approach to best fit our needs. She has assisted us with various large projects and we have found her to be invaluable.’
‘In our view, Minters has unparallelled energy regulatory expertise. No other firm has their level of specialist expertise. We go to Minters for the most complex/technical matters. ’
‘Fiona Lewis is the most trusted and knowledgeable advisor when it comes to energy regulatory matters, and matters regarding the energy national framework. '
‘MinterEllison is a large firm meaning the diversity of specialisation areas are all in house. My key contact partner is able to bring in relevant experts to assist resolve legal matters across an array of specialisations.’
‘The key partners I work with at MinterEllison are highly professional, consistently provide clear and concise advice suited to the purpose and cognisant of cost efficiency. Fiona Lewis is a central contact, coordinating experts from across the firm for an array of complex energy commercial contract matters.'
‘The team are strong in both regulatory compliance and commercial issues. This combination is important with the complexities in the regulation of energy in Australia. ’
‘Fiona Lewis has deep industry knowledge and speaks with confidence on key issues impacting the sector. She is also lovely to deal with - responsive, caring, genuinely interested in the issues impacting our business. ’
Clients clés
- AGL Energy
- Anglo American
- Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
- Australian Government
- BHP
- CleanCo Queensland
- ConocoPhillips
- EDF
- Energy Queensland
- EnergyAustralia
Points forts
- Advising Stanwell Corporation in relation to the proposed Central Queensland Hydrogen Project it is developing in consortium with Iwatani Corporation, Kansai Electric Power Company, Marubeni Corporation and Keppel Infrastructure.
- Advised Rio Tinto on the negotiation of the largest offtake contract in Australia in 2023 from the 1.1 GW (1,100MW) Upper Calliope Solar Farm.
- Advised leading Japanese energy utility J-Power on its proposed $1 billion acquisition of ASX-listed renewables energy developer Genex Power.
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Fiona Lewis
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Responsable de la pratique
Simon Scott
Autres avocats clés
Brendan Clark; Fiona Lewis; Clay Wohling; Simon Batten