The ‘approachable, available, and experienced’ practice at Thomson Geer often handles native title and aboriginal heritage protection matters. In Perth, Paul Harley is a key port of call for key infrastructure and service providers in the resources and energy sectors. Sarah O’Brien-Smith is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious mining work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Approachable, available, and experienced.’

  • ‘Friendly, pragmatic, and reliable.’

Key clients

  • Silver Lake Resources Limited
  • Azure Minerals Limited
  • Cannon Resources Limited
  • Future Battery Minerals Limited
  • Hallett Group
  • Falcon Minerals Limited
  • Metal Hawk Limited
  • DevelopmentWA
  • GMA Garnet Pty Ltd
  • Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation

Work highlights

  • Acting for Azure Minerals in negotiations with native title groups.
  • Acting for Cannon Resources in negotiations with native title groups.
  • Acting for Silver Lake in negotiations with native title groups.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Harley, Sarah O'Brien-Smith