Gain essential insights into the legal landscape surrounding governmental interventions in the East Coast Gas Market, regulatory reforms driving the energy transition, and the fiscal implications for state budgets. Understand the legal intricacies shaping the energy sector, pivotal for informed legal counsel and strategic decision-making in this evolving industry. 

Presenters

Ms. Tanya Denning, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Tanya Denning, a Partner at Baker McKenzie, is a recognised expert in the energy and resources sector with over 20 years' experience and strong relationships with industry participants and regulators. She has a reputation as one of Australian's market leading experts in energy, particularly in cross border, multi-jurisdictional transaction, and projects and transaction that break new ground and require a solutions driven, innovative approach. Tanya provides an end-to-end specialist advice covering the full value chain of oil & gas (including LNG), electricity & new energy and resources, and has an acute understanding of the sensitivities and motivations of market players across these industries. Tanya has acted extensively on developing energy sector businesses; energy and resources M&A transactions; power generation (including renewables), energy storage and energy network (electricity and gas) project development, construction, operation and asset management; mining project development; wholesale energy trading and contracting (physical commodity and derivative contracts for electricity and gas including corporate PPAs, electricity retail sale, gas supply and gas transportation); connection application and agreements for the electricity grid; retail energy advisory work and contracting including new energy retail services; and energy and resources market regulatory reform and advisory work. Tanya's broad experience means that she has worked on various projects and supply, storage and transport matters across Australia and offshore, with current market knowledge of the negotiating positions and regulatory issues that arise and the solutions to address them. Tanya's experience has gained her leading recognition as Best Lawyers Australia 'Lawyer of the Year' in Oil & Gas for Melbourne from 2018 to 2020, listed in Best Lawyers Australia for 'Energy Law', 'Mining Law', 'Oil & Gas' and 'Natural Resources Law' since 2015 as well as 'Projects Lawyer of the Year', 2017 by Lawyers Weekly. Tanya is also the National President of AMPLA (Energy, Renewables & Resources Lawyers Association) and trusted advisor to several major electricity and downstream natural gas businesses operating in competitive wholesale and electricity markets.


Mr. Peter Hastie KC, Hemmant’s List
Peter predominantly advises and appears in commercial disputes. He regularly appears in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia at Brisbane. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and in the Federal Court of Australia at Sydney and Melbourne. He has appeared in arbitrations and expert determinations, and regularly attends mediations both as counsel and mediator. In his earlier career Peter practised criminal law (as prosecutor and defence counsel). He also practises in the common law jurisdiction. Peter was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland in December 1983, and was subsequently admitted in South Australia in 1990, New South Wales in 1991 and Victoria in 1991. Some judgments involving cases where Peter has appeared as an advocate may be found on his Judgments Page. Peter has a Bachelor of Arts Degree (1980), a Bachelor of Laws (1983) and a Master of Laws (1995) from the University of Queensland, and a Dispute Resolution Certificate from the Bond University.


Ms. Katy Warner, Partner, Clayton Utz
Katy is a specialist in the energy and resources sector, advising on the full spectrum of issues that arise in energy and resources projects. Katy has a proven track record advising on large-scale M&A transactions, joint ventures, project development, commodity sales and infrastructure arrangements in the renewables, petroleum, water, coal and minerals sectors. Gained from working in-house for large corporates, such as Peabody Energy, Origin Energy, Senex Energy and Alinta, Katy's first-hand industry experience combined with her market-leading expertise sets her apart. In recent years, Katy was a key adviser on a number of the most significant M&A transactions in the Australian oil & gas and renewables sector.


Mr. Jonathan Fulcher, Partner, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Jonathan is a partner at HopgoodGanim Lawyers and is National Head of the Resources, Energy and Native Title practice. He works on fossil fuel and renewables project in about equal measure. Jonathan has degrees in Arts, Law and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in History. He has been recognised by his peers in Who’s Who for lawyers, Best Lawyers for resources, oil and gas and native title, Doyle’s Guide for Native title and Chambers Global since the early 2000s.