Year: 2024

Marc graduated from Manchester University, LL.B. and the London School of Economics, LL.M. (Merit). He is currently a partner in the London office of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Marc has been a member of AIEN for the past 25 years and current serves on the committee for the Europe Chapter and the organizing committee for the forthcoming “Future of Energy” Regional Conference taking place in Vienna in April 2024.

 

Marc represents clients on all aspects of the oil & gas and power industries.  His experience includes giving transactional advice on corporate, M&A and commercial agreements (such as gas sales agreements and power purchase agreements).  He represents investors, corporates, and state-owned entities in a range of transactions including M&A, joint ventures, project finance and project development. One of the world’s leading energy lawyers (Who’s Who Legal, 2020 and previous editions since 2008), Marc is listed as an Overseas Expert for Nigeria by Chambers (2020), which praises him as “an excellent lawyer” and for “the speed of his response”.  He has been recognised by both Chambers and Legal 500 for many years for his experience in oil & gas, restructuring and for his work in Africa:  “Inspirational”; “Marc is unique in his elaborate experience in the oil and gas market” (Legal 500 2022).  Clients say, “When I have an oil and gas question, he’s my first port of call” (Chambers, 2017).  “Attracts praise for his extensive work on energy matters in Africa” (Chambers UK, 2017).

Elaina is a Lead Counsel and Deputy Company Secretary of Arrow Energy (Arrow), an incorporated joint venture between Shell and PetroChina which develops, produces, and sells coal seam gas in Queensland and generates electricity.

 

The bulk of her 20-year career has been in the coal seam gas industry having spent the last 11 years with Arrow providing legal support for Arrow’s Surat Gas Project, its previously owned Moranbah Gas Project and its electricity generation business. Elaina has a real depth of knowledge having had the privilege to advise on a vast range of areas including complex regulatory issues, environmental approvals, Arrow’s participation in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s East Coast Gas Inquiry, joint venture arrangements, contract negotiations and disputes, competition law, land access arrangements, and corporate governance.

 

Before joining Arrow Energy, Elaina was the Director of Governance and Regulatory Compliance for the South East Queensland Water Grid Manager, a Queensland government body facilitating water services to South East Queensland. Prior to that Elaina worked in private practice in Queensland and London in the areas of litigation and resources law.

 

Elaina became a member of AIEN in 2022 and is a member of AIEN’s Australia Pacific Regional Committee.

 

Outside of work, Elaina loves spending time with her family and travelling.