Tracey Greenaway, who joined the firm in Perth in June 2022 from Allens, leads the team at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Greenaway bolsters the group’s oil and gas sector knowledge and strength advising international and domestic oil and gas majors on M&A matters. Other additions to the team include Adam Stapledon, James Abbott and Simon Huxley from A&O Shearman in July 2022. Anthony Lepere is a key name to note in corporate and project development work, with an emphasis on complex, cross-border M&A. The group often works on high-value transactions such as a major iron ore joint ventures, as well as cross-border transactions, regularly collaborating with the firm's Papua New Guinea office.
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Key clients
- Rio Tinto
- Newcrest Mining and Harmony Gold
- Gold Road Resources Limited
- Copper Mountain Mining Corporation
- Peak Rare Earths Limited
- Hancock Prospecting
- Zijin Mining Group
- Tembo Capital Mining Fund III LP
- Global Lithium Resources Limited
- Silver Lake Resources Limited
- M Resources Trading
- New Wilkie Energy Pty Limited
- Trident
- Greenstone Resources
Work highlights
- Advised Rio Tinto on all aspects of the entry into a joint venture with respect to the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia with China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd.
- Advised Zijin Mining on its investment in in Xanadu Mines and the establishment of a strategic partnership develop and finance the Kharmagtai Copper Gold Project in Mongolia.
- Advising Newcrest Mining and Harmony Gold on all aspects of the Wafi-Golpu Copper and Gold Project in Papua New Guinea, including the negotiation of an investment framework with the government of Papua New Guinea.
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Tracey Greenaway