Exhibiting 'technical excellence', the 'commercially astute' team at Clayton Utz acts for a varied client base of project proponents, governments, blue-chip corporates, and regulators across the full spectrum of power, utilities, renewable energy, hydrogen, and petroleum industries. Joining the Melbourne office in early 2023, Susan Taylor contributes her longstanding experience in working on both Australian and international government-led energy regulatory reform and privatisation projects. Stuart MacGregor, Mark Geritz and Emma Covacevich are key names of note within the Brisbane office. Counsel Katy Warner is recommended for her vast knowledge of transactional oil and gas issues, and Brett Cohen is noted for his skill in handling mining and renewable energy mandates.
Testimonials
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- 'The Clayton team is characterized by responsiveness, good expertise in the industry and a business-oriented mind. The team always provides us with practical solutions by balancing legal risks and business realities, based on knowledge and understanding on the industry and their good stock of precedents.'
- 'Technical excellence, commercially astute.'
Key clients
- Tattarang Group
- Macquarie
Work highlights
- Advised Squadron Energy, a member of the Tattarang group on the acquisition of CWP Renewables from private equity firm, Partners Group.
- Advising Senex Energy on various aspects of the announced expansion of the Roma North Project, a gas processing facility and pipeline for the Roma North coal seam gas project as part of the Western Surat Gas Project development (the Roma North Project).