John Kettle Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I head the International and Energy practices at Gadens, the independent Australian law firm. I am resident in the Sydney office and working nationally across Australia.Recent advice in Australia includes:- advising on the $2.4bn sale of Digicel Pacific to Telstra- advising Elliott Group/Elliott Green Power on the acquisition, development and roll out of its utility scale solar business in Australia- serial adviser to international energy companies on renewable energy projects across Australia- advising Dalian Wanda Group on its acquisition of Australia’s iconic Hoyts Cinemas and Val Morgan Media from Pacific Equity Partners- advising nationally significant agribusinesses on ACCC investigations and related matters- advising international business on Australian merger control- serial adviser to business on cross-border activity into, and out of, Australia- advising on telecoms infrastructure matters (including 4G LTE and 5G)- advising Brisbane Broncos (Australia's biggest professional rugby league club)Other experience in Ireland and Europe has included:- advising Government entities on the privatization and restructuring of State-owned assets- drafting the rules for the all Ireland Single Electricity Market (like the NEM in Australia) and drafting telecoms legislation- serial adviser on telecoms, broadcasting and telecoms towers networks matters- serial adviser on Big Pharma distribution networks - serial adviser on abuse of dominance, merger control and price-fixing matters- advising sports clubs and bodies on CAS, including taking FIFA to arbitration in the FIFA Two case

Australia

John is a part-time member of the Australian Clean Energy Regulator Board. The Clean Energy Regulator administers schemes legislated by the Australian Government for measuring, managing, reducing or offsetting Australia's carbon emissions. Members are appointed by the Federal Minster for Energy and Emissions Reduction for a 3 year term. The Regulator Board is the decision-making body for the Clean Energy Regulator. The Regulator Board is responsible for determining the agency's strategic objectives and policies which underpin its operation and performance to ensure it functions effectively.

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Elliott Green Power Australia was the Australian renewable energy business of Elliott Advisors comprising approximately 320MW of solar renewable energy assets across three locations Queensland and New South Wales and which was sold to Atmos Renewables in June 2022.

- 2009 Established and ran London office.

Chair of Public Law Committee

Bcl, Law

Oxford University (St Edmund Hall)

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Law, First Class