AUSTRALIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Alexander Danne, Roy Groom, Rohit Venkat and Georgia Summerhill, Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz is one of Australia’s leading, full-service law firms with over 170 partners and 1,300 employ- ees across offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Darwin. As a key player in many of Australia’s most significant and sophisticated re- newable energy projects, the firm’s Tier 1 multidis- ciplinary energy team is alive to the issues and chal- lenges facing companies in the renewables sector,
and works every step of the way to navigate the in- dustry’s growing complexity within the country. Clay- ton Utz counsels project proponents, governments, commercial and industrial customers, and regulators across the full spectrum of renewable energy, power, utilities, hydrogen, and oil and gas, and offers advice across the full energy project life cycle and transac- tions, from generation and transmission to retailing.
Authors
Alexander Danne is head of energy at Clayton Utz, with over 20 years’ experience advising on some of Australia’s most complex energy and infrastructure transactions, as well as on project development and M&A.
Rohit Venkat is a senior associate within Clayton Utz’s energy and resources practice. He is a dual- qualified lawyer, admitted to practice in Australia and India, with over ten years’ experience advising on
Recognised for his project, project finance, construction and energy expertise, Alexander is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in project structuring and delivery, working across both M&A and development transactions. He acts primarily for developers, utilities, and infrastructure investors across all stages of energy projects, from early development and contracting through to financial close, and on dealings with regulators.
complex matters in the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors. His cross-border expertise, developed through extensive work across multiple jurisdictions – including India, New York and Australia – gives him a distinctive international perspective and a deeply commercial approach to the challenges facing project stakeholders. His practice encompasses the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects, with particular strength in project structuring, risk allocation and the drafting and negotiation of project documents.
Roy Groom is a special counsel within Clayton Utz’s energy and resources practice. He is a project and construction lawyer with experience helping clients to deliver and operate complex energy
Georgia Summerhill works within Clayton Utz’s energy and resources practice. Before joining the firm, she gained experience working in the energy sector at BP, acquiring an understanding of the commercial and
infrastructure. Roy works across large-scale solar, wind, battery, transmission and distribution projects, as well as across pipelines and broader industrial assets, supporting clients from early structuring and procurement through to construction, performance and long-term optimisation.
operational aspects of the industry. Georgia coordinates the team’s knowledge management initiatives at Utz, contributing to the development and maintenance of the practice’s internal resources and precedent materials. She has also been involved in matters relating to the acquisition of renewable energy assets and the regulatory and commercial frameworks surrounding such transactions.
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