Specialising in project management, financing, and sustainable development issues, the Perth-based team at DLA Piper advises project proponents, primarily mining companies and infrastructure developers, on drafting and negotiating native title and Aboriginal heritage agreements, cultural heritage approvals, and project risk analysis, as well as representing clients in native title claims at the state and federal level. The firm is also increasingly active in the energy space, particularly renewables. Alex Jones, a specialist mining practitioner with expertise in project management, financing, and restructuring, now leads the team, and advises clients on native title issues primarily in Western Australia as well as nationally. Special counsel Katherine Perincek focuses on native title and indigenous heritage issues, working with proponent clients in various industries on Land Use Agreements and other considerations.
Testimonials
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- 'Through its wide ranging network of engagements with Native Title Groups and Corporations, DLA Piper has encountered many issues that enable them to offer unique acceptable pathways to solutions.'
- 'Alex Jones and Katherine Perincek are extremely knowledgeable on subject matters involving Native Title and flow on effects with engagements across a broad spectrum of the field.'
Key clients
- OZ Minerals
- IGO