DLA Piper undertakes a large amount of work in the projects space and works in a range of industries including alternative and renewable energy, mining, oil & gas, power, water and waste. At the helm is specialist mining lawyer Alex Jones, who is commended for his ‘experience across all elements important to any new or existing natural resources project’. Along with the rest of the team, Jones is also described as having ‘deep experience both in years and number of practitioners with practical knowledge in the natural resources field’. Elsewhere in the team, Joanne Steer is a key name to note for advising clients in the hard rock mining industry.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Deep experience both in years and number of practitioners with practical knowledge in the natural resources field.'
- 'I can't think of another practitioner with Alex Jones' level of experience across all elements important to any new or existing natural resources project. Alex is practical, displays commercial nous and is proactive in his advice. It is not unusual to have him call me to discuss a project aspect we may not have considered or not considered important.'
Key clients
- AVZ Minerals Limited
- Aspen Technology, Inc
Work highlights
- Acting for AVZ Minerals Limited in relation to its development of the Manono Lithium and Tin Project, a large mine in a remote eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Advising NASDAQ-listed software provider Aspen Technology, Inc. on its proposed acquisition of the Australian-headquartered mining software business Micromine Group, from private equity firm Potentia Capital and others, for approximately AUD900m in cash.