Sarah Birrell

• Acted for a client in relation to the sale of a minority stake in TransGrid in NSW, Australia. *
• Acted for a mining client in relation to its participation in the competitive bid process for the acquisition of Anglo American's metallurgical coal business in Queensland, Australia. *
• Acted for a mining client in relation to various contractual arrangements for its coal mines in NSW, Australia. *
• Advised New Zealand Superannuation Fund & Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association through its manager, Nuveen Infrastructure, on the sale of their stakes in ConnectEast, the operator of the EastLink toll road network, in Victoria, Australia. *
• Acted for Global Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition for USD 2 billion of an interest in Woodside’s Pluto LNG Train 2, in Western Australia. *
• Acted for Global Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition for USD 750 million of interests in TotalEnergies' infrastructure interests in the Gladstone LNG Project, in Queensland, Australia. *
• Assisted Viva Energy in relation to its proposed LNG import terminal project in Victoria, Australia. *
• Acted for various sell-side and buy-side clients in relation to potential transactions involving the divestment or acquisition of energy, infrastructure, resources and oil and gas assets in Australia and globally. *
• Assisted clients with the negotiation and implementation of joint venture agreements, joint operating agreements and security holder agreements. *
• Assisted clients with the negotiation and entry into gas sales agreements, LNG supply agreements (including trucked LNG supply), mine rehabilitation funding arrangements and farm-in and tailings storage agreements. *
• Assisted Andes Mining & Energy, Chile, as inhouse counsel, on the project-financed acquisition from AES Gener of gas / peaking power plants with a total capacity of 750MW, in Santiago, Chile. *
• Assisted Andes Mining & Energy, Chile, as inhouse counsel, on development of the joint project-financed GNL Penco – El Campesino gas-to-power project comprising an across-the-dock LNG import terminal and approximately 600MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Chile. *

* matters undertaken prior to joining Baker McKenzie

• Victorian Branch Committee Vice President, Energy & Resources Law Association