Merger Control
Australia
07 October 2025
White & Case is led by Brad Strahorn in Sydney and acts for clients in a variety of disputes in the infrastructure, transportation, energy, and oil and gas industries. As noted by one client, Jared Muller and David Opperman 'make a formidable disputes team’. Kate Perumal is experienced in formulating strategies for large disputes. Lee Carol is routinely involved in matters relating to disputes arising out of Australia’s infrastructure projects such as the Gorgon Project, as well as advising investors and sovereign states on investment protection under bilateral and multilateral treaties.
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Testimonials
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‘The team thinks very strategically, many steps ahead.'
‘Jared Muller and David Opperman make a formidable disputes team, with a high level of expertise in construction disputes that separates them from most other firms in the Australian market. Very hard working and high performance.’
‘Jared Muller is an asset to any client, understanding what a client is looking for with legal assistance and being incredibly hard-working and responsive to back that up.’
‘Very helpful and practical advice. Able to guide clients through complex disputes.’
‘Lee Carroll is a very helpful, collaborative partner who is always available and engages well with clients.’
‘Deep understanding of infrastructure industry, players in industry and their motivators. Bring a highly strategic and commercial lens to the matter.’
Key clients
- Republic of India
- Greensill Bank AG
- Twitter Inc
- Twitter Australia Holdings
- HungryPanda AU
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc
- TotalEnergies
- KOGAS
- Petronas
- Built and Obayashi Corporation
- PAPL
- Fosterville Gold Mine
Work highlights
Acting for Genesee & Wyoming, an American short line railroad holding company, in litigation in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against local rail titan Aurizon.
Advising and representing three of the four upstream joint venture partners in relation to a commercial dispute involving the payment of royalties in connection with the Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Queensland.
Acting for Twitter Inc and Twitter Australia in their defence of allegations made by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network regarding the liability of Twitter for the tweets of users on its platform under state-based Human Rights legislation.
Practice head
Brad Strahorn
Other key lawyers
Jared Muller; David Opperman; Kate Perumal; Lee Carol