Virtual event |
Gilbert + Tobin
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Australia2021 will be remembered for the staggering speed at which global momentum shifted towards the clean energy and decarbonisation transition, as public and private sectors pivoted to align with a transformation akin to an industrial revolution. The hype and intensity surrounding the United Nations’ COP26 conference, in Glasgow, in late 2021, only served to reinforce this trend. It is clear that immediate, effective and meaningful action is occurring across governments, industry and society, but that much also remains to be done.
The breadth of the challenge means that all industries, including the legal industry, are working fast to understand the range of issues and become familiar with the unique needs of the clean energy and decarbonisation transition and the risk of not having a clearly articulated and fact-based transition strategy.
This session, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s market leading Energy + Resources team, will cover:
- the driving forces behind clean energy and decarbonisation;
- practical considerations and challenges in integrating decarbonisation actions and goals into strategic and operational decision making; and
- the opportunities and risks arising from clean energy and decarbonisation, including the currently mooted land tenure reforms in WA.
Speakers
Michael Blakiston, Partner, Energy + Resources
Michael specialises in the areas of resources and corporate law. Within his areas of practice, Michael has significant expertise and experience in joint ventures and strategic alliances, development arrangements, project commercialisation, initial public offerings, takeovers and mergers, corporate and project fundraisings either with debt or equity, construction and service contracts and asset purchases and sales.
Michael's overseas experience has now covered in excess of 50 countries. Michael has a particular reputation for advising clients engaging in projects in Africa.
Claire Boyd, Partner, Energy + Resources
Claire’s expertise spans all aspects of resources projects from acquisition, structuring and financing to the on-going development, operation and then divestment of projects. Claire has particular experience with farm-in arrangements and joint ventures, two of the most commonly used structures for mining assets.
As well as negotiating and documenting transactions, Claire provides advice on regulatory compliance, approvals, tenure and land access matters. Claire has considerable experience with both Mining Act and Land Administration Act tenure issues, including in relation to State Agreements, and regularly assists clients with complex tenure and land access matters.
Christopher Marchesi, Special Counsel, Energy + Resources
Christopher advises Australian and international project owners and investors on complex energy and resources projects and transactions in the energy, infrastructure, mining and oil & gas industry sectors.
Christopher specialises in project development, clean energy and decarbonisation projects, offtake and energy supply (including LNG, gas and hydrogen), land access, acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures, environment, approvals and regulatory matters.
Christopher is also a lead member of G+T’s Clean Energy + Decarbonisation group and has published on various topics relating to the development of the nascent ‘green’ hydrogen economy in Australia, has lectured at the Charles Darwin University’s Asia Pacific School of Business and Law on the impacts of decarbonisation on infrastructure investment and has facilitated a panel of industry leaders from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Macquarie Capital, Engie Hydrogen and international law firm Shearman & Sterling in relation to ‘Green Hydrogen and Ammonia – A New Commodity for the 21st Century’.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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