Energy & Natural Resources
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 4
Contact number
+61 2 9330 8000Chambers Review
The Norton Rose Fulbright team is the substantial Australian arm of a global practice with significant capacity to advise on both domestic and international energy and resources projects. The team is particularly experienced in acting on the financing and development of projects in the mining and renewable spheres. The firm acts in all sectors for public and private operators and investors, covering transactional, contentious and operational matters that frequently have cross-border aspects. The practice has notable experience advising prominent international energy companies on complex and strategic transactions.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright acted for Chevron Australia in a Perth-seated arbitration concerning a dispute between Chevron and two of its contractors in connection with a contract to supply labour to the Gorgon Project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have worked with lawyers at all levels in the Norton Rose Fulbright team and have found a great commercial approach to legal issues and strong technical expertise."
"The firm does a very good job of making us feel like a valued client."
"Norton Rose Fulbright provides quick, reliable and well thought-out responses."
"We have worked with lawyers at all levels in the Norton Rose Fulbright team and have found a great commercial approach to legal issues and strong technical expertise."
"The firm does a very good job of making us feel like a valued client."
"Norton Rose Fulbright provides quick, reliable and well thought-out responses."
Notable Practitioners
Keira Brennan stands out for the breadth of her resources-related expertise. In addition to transactional mandates, she also advises on regulatory and contentious issues, and on questions concerning access to rail and port infrastructure. She is based in Brisbane.