At Norton Rose Fulbright, practice co-head Claire Forster is a regulatory specialist with a strong focus on the energy industry. Forster also routinely advises network companies and retailers on supply legislation, including compliance and associated commercial, contractual and operational matters. Kate Muller is particularly skilled in advising on renewable energy generation, energy storage and network services related mandates. Concentrating on Western Australia-based transactions and project development, Ben Bradstreet (who moved from King & Wood Mallesons in early 2023) and Troy McKelvie are the key names in the Perth office. Dylan McKimmie co-heads the practice from Brisbane.
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Key clients
- Chevron
- CWP Global
Work highlights
- Acted in an�� electricity transmission PPP in Australia for NSW’s first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in the Central-West Orana region. The CWO REZ is approximately 20k square kilometres and will unlock 3 gigawatts of new network capacity by the mid-2020s, enough to power 1.4m homes.
- Advised Vestas – Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd as contractor on the development of the Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria. The AU$3bn project will be the largest wind project in the southern Hemisphere. It is a clean energy project for Victoria and Australia and will comprise up to 215 wind turbines generating at total of 1,300MW.