Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s offering spans mining operations and extractive businesses across their entire value chains, including exploration, development, and production, as well as wider corporate governance and advisory matters regarding ESG, anti-bribery, and corruption compliance. The team is spearheaded by Sarah Shaw alongside Adrian Walker, who is also the global head of the firm’s ESG practice. Walker has specialist knowledge of mining infrastructure projects and is known in the industry for his knowledge of mining industry development projects. Kieron O’Callaghan heads the London international arbitration practice and has extensive experience in high-profile and high-value mining disputes.
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Key clients
- China Baowu Steel Group
- Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC)
- Oaktree Capital Management
Work highlights
- Advising our longstanding client, the world’s largest steelmaker, China Baowu Steel Group (Baowu), on its investment in the Simandou mining and infrastructure project in the Republic of Guinea.
- Representing the global mining company ENRC in connection with a range of unprecedented disputes arising out of an internal investigation and “self-reporting” process with the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”).
- Advised Oaktree Capital Management on its disposal of Saloro S.L.U., one of the leading European tungsten mines located in Spain, to EQ Resources Limited, an ASX-listed miner in Australia.
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Adrian Walker, Sarah Shaw