Piper Alderman is home to an experienced energy team with a national presence operating across the transmission infrastructure, renewable energy, hydrogen, and oil and gas sectors. Typical mandates for the team include M&A, PPAs, regulatory compliance, joint ventures, franchise agreements and international commercial arbitration. The practice group is co-led by Adelaide-based Martin Lovell and Josh Steele in Brisbane. Lovell is well-versed in a wide array of matters in the renewables sector, including transmission infrastructure, hydrogen issues, battery projects, wind and solar farms, and virtual power plants. Steele is highly regarded for the depth of his expertise in capital raisings, public and private acquisitions, and operational contracts. Juniper Watson represents a range of clients handling electricity and gas generation, transmission and storage matters. The practice was also strengthened by the addition of several new partners with energy sector expertise, including Brent Henderson (in November 2024), Cris Cureton (in February 2025) and David Starkoff (in March 2025), all of whom joined from Squire Patton Boggs.
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- ‘The team provide focussed and relevant advice.'
Key clients
- BP Australia
- Origin Energy
Work highlights
Acting for the South Australian Government in relation to its $13 billion hydrogen hub at Port Bonython in collaboration with private sector project partners to deliver a multi-user precinct leveraging the state's renewable energy opportunities and enabling export from a clean hydrogen industrial hub.
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Practice head
Martin Lovell; Josh Steele
Other key lawyers
Juniper Watson; Brent Henderson; Cris Cureton; David Starkoff; Anthony Economou