White & Case maintain a strong position in the project finance arena, with the team’s lawyers exhibiting proficiency across infrastructure and energy matters from environment, land access and construction contracts to secondary market sales. The group retains significant strength in the renewable energy, mining and critical minerals sectors. The team is jointly steered by Brendan Quinn and Joel Rennie - based in Melbourne, Quinn is a noted specialist in the energy and natural resources industries, while Rennie leads the practice from Sydney, regularly advising export credit agencies and international sponsors in the thermal power, LNG and gas sectors. Paul Marshall is a name to note for clients requiring advice on offtake agreements and the financing of large-scale conventional and renewable energy projects. Andrew Clark departed the firm in August 2025.
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Paul Marshall
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Brendan Quinn; Joel Rennie
Other key lawyers
Paul Marshall; Candice Ota; Ged Cochrane; Andrea Reeves; Isabella Jarrett