The international arbitration team at Norton Rose Fulbright has notable bench strength across the country – with bases in Brisbane and Sydney – allowing it to handle a range of international commercial arbitration, domestic arbitration and investor-state enforcement matters. Team lead Dylan McKimmie, in Brisbane, often works with clients in the oil and gas industry; Tamlyn Mills, in Sydney, has notable expertise regarding the enforcement of commercial and investment treaty awards. In Perth, Jo Feldman was promoted to partner in 2022. Andrew Battisson left the firm in March 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘NRF can provide their excellent service with utmost dedication, professionalism, and expertise under the reasonable fee.'

  • ‘Daniel Allman and his team members are excellent lawyers with strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Daniel has deep understanding of the legal system and demonstrates ability to navigate complex issues with ease.’

  • 'Jo Feldman, in particular, would be the stand-out - her experience as a barrister and diplomat, as well as an in-house government lawyer working on major policy/legislative reforms, gives her an unmatched degree of familiarity with the workings of government and the kinds of sensitivities and risks that may need to be managed.'

Key clients

  • 9REN Holding S.à.r.l.
  • BIC Contracting LLC
  • Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
  • Eiser Infrastructure Limited
  • Energia Solar Luxembourg S.à.r.l,
  • Energia Termosolar B.V
  • Exxon Mobil
  • GLNG Operations Pty Ltd
  • Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l
  • International Chamber of Commerce
  • JERA
  • LCM Operations Pty Limited
  • NextEra Energy
  • Osaka Gas
  • POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd
  • PT Dowell Anadrill Schlumberger
  • QGC Pty Ltd
  • RREEF Infrastructure (G.P.) Limited
  • RREEF Pan-European Infrastructure Two Lux S.á.r.l
  • Shell
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Tokyo Gas
  • TotalEnergies EP Holdings Australia Pty

Work highlights

  • Acting for Chevron in a Perth-seated arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules concerning an A$411m dispute between Chevron and two of its contractors.
  • Acting for the Mauritian shareholders of Devas Multimedia Private in the first contested enforcement of an investor-state arbitral award under Part II of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth).
  • Secured a significant win for Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, dismissing the Kingdom of Spain’s appeal and rejecting its assertion of foreign immunity from jurisdiction.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dylan McKimmie

Other key lawyers

Tamlyn Mills, Daniel Allman, Jo Feldman