The practice at Johnson Winter Slattery is praised by clients for being 'very hands on', and for their 'intimate' industry knowledge. The group demonstrates expertise in the complete range of commercial and operational issues, and industry-specific contracts within the renewable energy, oil and gas and electricity sectors. Acting as the national practice head, Bruce Adkins is known for providing 'clear and decisive' advice on M&A and project development work. Peter Rose regularly handles commodity processing mandates, sales and transportation agreements, and private share and asset acquisitions and divestments. Counsel Tom Barrett stands out for his deep oil and gas, LNG, mining and electricity project experience. .
Testimonials
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- 'The firm offers deep energy industry experience and considerable amount of local market knowledge. Their legal advice is provided with the benefit of commercial experience and an understanding of the client's needs.'
- 'The team at JWS are very hands on with intimate knowledge of the industry, their clients needs and the transactional issues which require attention. JWS has an excellent industry network.'
Key clients
- Base Resources Ltd
- Greenspot
Work highlights
- Advised CleanSight on the acquisition, and subsequent on-sale, of an additional 50% interest in the project vehicle developing the huge 1.2GW Forest Wind project located in Queensland, one of the largest land-based wind projects in Australia’s main grid.
- Advised on Australian law aspects of sale of Flotation Energy to TEPCO including interests in the Seadragon offshore wind project in Victoria.