The future of energy, mining and resources in APAC
- International arbitration
Mining, energy and resources are high-risk industries where disputes are commonplace. Businesses face legal and regulatory risk, price fluctuations impacting margins and profits and increased pressures relating to the global energy transition. Exploration and development will require a significant increase in capital investment and companies will need to consider alternative sources of finance.
In this webcast, our expert panel considered trends in mining, energy and resource disputes and the use of legal finance as part of a strategy to generate liquidity, manage cost and reduce risk.
Panelists explored:
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Current challenges in the Australian mining, energy and resources sectors
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Key dispute trends in the sector
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Best practices in pursuing and financing related disputes
Speakers
Bruce Adkins
Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery
Bruce is the head of our national Energy & Natural Resources group, and has 30 years' experience in M&A and project development in the resources sector. He is widely regarded by clients and peers as one of the leading energy and resources lawyers in Australia, and is best known for his expertise in mining sector joint ventures, M&A and project development.
Jo Feldman
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Jo Feldman is a dispute resolution partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, based primarily in Perth and with a strong resources-focussed practice. She has acted on commercial and treaty-based arbitrations, has acted for and against States, and has been a tribunal secretary. Jo has acted on resources arbitrations in Asia and Africa, human rights and environmental disputes, sanctions disputes, utilities disputes in Eastern Europe, IP disputes involving China, and worked on some of the largest arbitrations in the world including a $200bn resources claim, the tobacco plain packaging disputes against Australia, and the EU/US Boeing dispute in the World Trade Organization.
Matt Lee
Principal, Burford Capital
Matt Lee is a Principal at Burford with responsibility for originating and underwriting investments seated in Australia and around the world, and for leading its operations in Australia.
Timothy Lindsay
Partner, Lindsay Francis & Mangan
Tim is recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation and Who’s Who Legal as a leading litigator and arbitration counsel. He is a founding partner of LFM, having founded its predecessor in 2017, and prior to that was a partner in US law firm Dechert LLP where he led its international arbitration practice in London. Tim now practices out of Auckland and Singapore. In 2021 he was Benchmark Litigation’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for New Zealand and in 2022 he was named to Legal 500’s ‘Arbitration Powerlist’ for Australasia.
Mark Wilks
Head of Commercial Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
With more than 25 years’ experience in ‘bet the company’ disputes, Mark is one of Australia’s leading litigators and is involved in the most significant and valuable disputes in the country. He is head of commercial litigation at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, leading a team of over 30 partners and more than 150 lawyers.
