The first of the so-called ‘magic circle' law firms to open a WA office, Allen & Overy, has announced a trans-Atlantic merger with US equivalent Shearman & Sterling.
WA is poised to double its LNG production, but softer oil prices and global competition for capital mean there is much conjecture about the sector's future. Click through to see more on our major oil and gas projects feature.
International law firm Allen & Overy has secured local energy and resources lawyer, Angus Jones from leading Australian outfit Allens Arthur Robinson enhancing A&O's Perth-based energy group.
Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe famously told an Australian Institute of Energy lunch last year that one of his key performance measures should be to reduce the amount of time spent with lawyers.
