About

Following a successful private practice career encompassing roles in London, Sydney and Singapore, including a lengthy stretch at Latham & Watkins in Asia (which she joined in 2007), Maree Myerscough transitioned to private practice to work in the renewable energy sector. Myerscough is now general counsel and member of the senior management team for the Asia Pacific region at Conergy, providing legal advice and transaction support for each of the company’s business units within the renewable energy sector. Her impact on the internal processes of the legal team has been impressive. ‘When I joined Conergy in 2016 there was no established legal team in the Asia Pacific region’, she explains. ‘Management’s key focus was to ensure that the in-house legal function translated into lower external legal expenses. My role evolved as our business recognised the value of having someone with legal training and transactional experience offer advice and insights on the various challenges facing our business. Since establishing our legal department, there has been a heightened awareness of the legal risks affecting our business. As our business teams feel supported and comfortable about approaching our department with legal issues that arise (and before they arise), we have been afforded greater visibility as to the commercial issues affecting the business. Such early and commercial insights allow us to better help our business mitigate potential risks, contributing to sustainable growth’. Recently, Conergy was acquired by Macquarie Capital, and Myerscough played a key role in this complex asset purchase transaction which involved multiple jurisdictions. Her excellent performance in this and other projects can be traced back to a collaborative approach bolstered by excellent interpersonal skills. ‘I pride myself on being approachable and listening to understand. My commercial colleagues know that they can count on me to be there with them throughout the entirety of the project, especially when times get tough. I have a wonderful Legal team, and we all work collaboratively together – including with our external counsel, to achieve the best results for our company’, she says.