AdamConway

Partner

Perth + 61.8.6214.5719

Adam Conway advises clients on major energy and resources projects throughout Australia and the broader Asia Pacific region. He has more than 20 years of experience in a range of sectors, including upstream and downstream energy, mining, project and field development, infrastructure, and mergers and acquisitions.

Adam has assisted clients throughout the whole life cycle of energy and mining projects, including advising on project structuring, farm-ins and farm-outs, tenure, exploration, mining, offtake agreements, joint ventures, state agreements, logistics, energy supply (gas sales, gas transportation, gas swaps, interconnects, tolling agreements, pipeline use terms, virtual gas pipelines, liquified natural gas [LNG] re-gas facilities, storage, power purchase agreements, and renewable arrangements), product sharing contracts, joint operating agreements, asset purchase and divestment, onshore and offshore project development, and facility access and use arrangements. He assists clients in the mining sector on a range of commodities, including gold, iron ore, nickel, spodumene, lithium, mineral sands, vanadium, uranium, rare earths, and iron oxide copper gold.

Adam has been recognized as a leading individual in the areas of energy, mining, natural resources, and oil & gas in the The Best Lawyers in Australia.

Experience

  • ENI acquires Chevron's assets in IndonesiaJones Day advised Italian oil and gas super-major ENI on its acquisition of Chevron’s interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) project from Chevron.
  • Allkem sells Borax ArgentinaJones Day advised Allkem Limited in the sale of Borax Argentina to Golden Wattle Springs Pty Ltd.
  • Yara Pilbara Fertilisers collaborates with ENGIE to construct and operate pilot renewable hydrogen project in Western AustraliaJones Day advised Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of Yara International ASA, in a collaboration with ENGIE to construct and operate a pilot renewable hydrogen project in the Pilbara area of Western Australia.
  • Orocobre merges with Galaxy Resources to form top five global lithium chemicals companyJones Day advised Orocobre Limited (Orocobre), an ASX and TSX-listed global lithium carbonate supplier with operations in Argentina, on its merger-of-equals with Galaxy Resources Limited (Galaxy), an ASX-listed global lithium company with operations in Australia, Argentina, and Canada, creating a top five global lithium chemicals company (by market capitalization).
  • Sheffield Resources forms joint venture with Yansteel on Thunderbird Mineral Sands ProjectJones Day advised Sheffield Resources Limited (Sheffield) (ASX: SFX) on the formation of a joint venture with Yansteel on the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project.
  • Sheffield Resources completes A$12.9 million placement of Ordinary Shares by YansteelJones Day advised Sheffield Resources Limited (ASX: SFX) (Sheffield), a mineral sands-focused explorer and developer headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, in connection with a placement of shares to YGH Australia Investment Pty Ltd (Yansteel) for A$12.9 million.
  • Tri-Star litigates joint venture disputes in AustraliaJones Day is acting for Tri-Star Petroleum Company, an independent oil and gas explorer, in multiple court proceedings concerning joint ventures in Queensland for the production of coal seam gas.