BP Australia
Advised BP’s downstream business on various contamination issues including statutory obligations to prevent, manage, remediate and notify contamination at different retail sites, and the contractual allocation of contamination management risks at various leased sites.
Laing O’Rourke
Advised on PFAS contamination management statutory obligations, including waste disposal and tracking requirements associated with a defence site.
Infrastructure NSW
Advising Infrastructure NSW on the iconic urban renewal development project at central Barangaroo in Sydney, including advising on complex planning issues and infrastructure provision for the public domain and privately developed areas of the large urban renewal project.
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Advised the Department of Transport and Main Roads on the environmental and planning approvals, native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage issues for Stage 3 of the Gold Coast Light Rail project, and provided ongoing advice on planning and environmental approval and contamination management requirements.
Met Resources
Advised Met Resources in relation to Aboriginal cultural heritage and native title issues associated with the asset sale of a coal mine.
Copperstring 2.0
Advised Copperstring 2.0 on native title and Aboriginal cultural heritage issues.
Environmental Protection Agency
Advised on Native Title issues associated with coastal protection jurisdiction by the Environmental Protection Agency in negotiations with Indigenous parties.
Coca-Cola European Partners plc
Advised Coca-Cola European Partners plc on key Australian tax aspects of its acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, valued at A$11.1 billion.
Bolton Clarke
Advised Bolton Clarke on the tax aspects of its acquisition of Allity Aged Care homes from Archer Capital and other minority holders by way of a share sale and purchase agreement. This is the largest ever M&A transaction in the Australia aged cared sector.
West Gate Tunnel Project
Advising the West Gate Tunnel Project on various planning and environmental approval requirements for one of Melbourne’s major linear infrastructure projects as well as on a significant contamination dispute.
Stockland
Assisting Stockland in the A$193 million acquisition of the 700-hectare master planned Providence parcel of land at Ripley Valley, Ipswich, Queensland. This parcel has the ability to generate a further A$2 billion in lot sales over the next 20 years. A key issue that needs to be resolved to allow the master planned development to continue is the significant infrastructure constraints which exist in the area.
Queensland Water Pipelines, Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet
Advised the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet in relation to the proposed sale of three government owned pipelines (Eungella, Blackwater and Collinsville) used to transport water for mining, power generation and other industrial purposes.
Confidential client
Advising a proposed lender on environment and planning approvals issues relating to an energy from waste facility in Victoria.
Coca-Cola European Partners plc
Advised Coca-Cola European Partners plc on its acquisition by way of a scheme of arrangement of ASX-listed Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, valued at A$11.1 billion.