Tom Lennox
Biography
Tom has over 35 years experience in commercial law, project and corporate finance including debt and equity issues and structured finance across a range of asset classes including infrastructure, real estate, debt and transport assets. Tom has advised sponsors and lenders on a wide range of such matters in Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong and the United States.
Tom specialises in drafting and negotiating all types of commercial agreements including project documentation, limited recourse finance documentation, equity and debt arrangements, information memoranda, single and multiple financier facilities, note programs, security arrangements and inter-creditor agreements. The structures frequently involve cross border structuring issues.
Tom was previously a partner with Mallesons (now King&Wood Mallesons) between 1990 and 2005.
Tom was the general counsel and company secretary of ASX listed Allco Finance Group between 2005 and 2009. In that role he oversaw the development and sale of multiple projects and funds. Since 2009 Tom has been a partner with Dibbs Barker and with K&L Gates. Tom now runs his own practice DoorkeeperLegal.
Tom is a director of Mapcite Ltd which operates a “big data” technology platform.
Representative Legal Matters
Infrastructure
- Advising owner of Muswellbrook power station in relation to the restructure (to a solar facility) of Hunter Energy and Redbank Finance;
- Advising Graphite Energy on the multiple stages for the development and implementation of an off-grid solar facility (for Rio Tinto in the Kimberly).
- Advising Graphite Energy on sale to ABB.
- Advising the Infinite Water group on the development of water treatment facilities for coal seam gas operations (at Moranbah, Queensland).
- Advising Griddy energy on distribution platforms in the United States and Australia.
- Acting for the developer of the 3MWe Lake Cargelligo Thermal Power Station in Lake Cargelligo.
- Acting for Allco Finance Group in the development and sale of the Tehachapi US-based wind development project.
- Acting for Allco Finance Group in the sale of the interests in the Consolidated Edison portfolio of power stations.
- Advising Macquarie Bank Limited on the acquisition of multiple toll roads in China (including the Shenzhen to Guanzhou expressway).
- Advising National Australia bank in relation to its funding a limited recourse coal mine development (Newlands Collinsville).
Education
- University of Sydney (Master of Law) (1990)
- University of Oxford (Bachelor of Civil Law (First Class Honours)) (1987)
- University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Laws (University Medal)) (1983)
- University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Commerce) (1983)