DLA Piper appoints energy expert as new Brisbane partner

Amber Matthews, DLA Piper’s Australia managing partner, said that Jack’s return to the firm was a testament to its positive culture that values “in-house and sector experience, and the opportunities that its global platform provides to young partners building their practice.”

“Jack has advised clients across renewables, oil and gas, mining, and carbon credit projects,” said Matthews. “With the focus on energy security and transition to renewable energy, we see significant potential ahead for the sector in Queensland and beyond.”

The firm’s new Brisbane partner

Brumpton has significant experience working on projects in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and other regional jurisdictions, advising clients across renewables, oil and gas, mining, and carbon credit projects.

APAC head of energy Stephen Webb called Brumpton’s return “a win for the firm,” with Brumpton having played an important role in DLA Piper’s long-standing relationship with the government of Timor-Leste, on top of his expertise in energy production, generation and transmission projects.

“Jack has an international energy outlook which is important to our firm,” said Webb. “From Australia, we are constantly advising on high profile and market leading transactions and disputes both locally and in Asia, often for governments and on matters of significance or first of their kind. The opportunity to act for clients ranging from sovereign governments to innovative disruptors is an attractive proposition and Jack fits into that work stream well.”

“Having worked in private practice and in-house in the energy industry, I believe what DLA Piper offers to the energy and resources sector is unique and market-leading,” added Brumpton. “The firm’s tireless client focus and global reach is a compelling career choice.”

DLA Piper was recently recognised by rankings provider inspiratia as having closed more deals in the renewable energy sector than any other law firm globally for the second year running.

The firm has also advised on a variety of matters across the energy and infrastructure sectors in support of Australia’s net zero goals.

These deals include advising ENGIE on the development, construction and financing of the first phase of Project Yuri, which will feed renewable hydrogen into Yara’s existing ammonia plant in the Pilbara, Western Australia, advising BE Power on its $2 billion+ pumped hydro projects in Queensland, and advising BlackRock on its commitment to investing more than $1 billion to drive the build-out of 1GW of battery energy storage systems across Australia, through the acquisition of Akaysha Energy.