Rob Mcdwyer Email & Phone Number

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

• I am a Partner in the Construction, Infrastructure and Utilities team at Mason Hayes & Curran, specialising in Energy law. I'm a seasoned practitioner with over 22 years’ post admission experience in Ireland and.
• EirGrid on the procurement of temporary emergency generation for Winter 2023/24, negotiating services agreements with two different counterparties, and on other security of supply initiatives to delay the loss of.
• Iberdrola Australia on the turbine supply agreement, operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement and balance of plant contracts for the Flyers Creek Wind Farm;
• Infigen Energy on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and O&M agreements for the Cherry Tree and Bodangora Wind Farms, and its negotiations with Tesla for the Lake Bonney Battery Energy.
• Fotowatio Renewable Ventures on the EPC contract, power purchase agreement and financing for the Goonumbla Solar Farm; and
• AGL Energy on its joint venture with Meridian Energy for the development of the Macarthur Wind Farm.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• I was a Consultant in the Projects & Construction Department at William Fry. Examples of my work at William Fry include advising:
• EirGrid on the procurement of temporary emergency generation for Winter 2023/24, and on other security of supply initiatives to delay the loss of existing capacity from the grid;
• a leading European colocation provider on the terms of a virtual power purchase agreement; and
• a shortlisted bidder on the potential acquisition of two solar farms in Ireland, reviewing and advising on the EPC contracts, O&M agreements, asset management agreements and the RESS 1 power purchase agreements.

Sydney, Australia

• I was the Deputy General Counsel of Iberdrola Australia. Iberdrola Australia was previously called Infigen Energy Limited (ASX: IFN) and has been part of the Iberdrola group since 2020. Iberdrola is the world’s largest.
• drafting, negotiating and amending a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and a warranty, operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement, both with Vestas, for the Cherry Tree Wind Farm in.
• drafting, negotiating and amending a turnkey EPC contract with the EPC contractor (a consortium comprising General Electric (GE) and Civil & Allied Technical Construction (CATCON)), and an O&M agreement with GE, for.
• negotiating long term service and maintenance agreements with Vestas for Iberdrola Australia’s entire Australian fleet of wind turbines (separate agreements covering Vestas and Suzlon turbines) as a primary member of.
• drafting and negotiating amendments, in consultation with ElectraNet and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), to the generator performance standards for the Lake Bonney Wind Farm, in order to implement an over.

Sydney, Australia

I worked at Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) from January to July 2019 as Head of Legal, Australia. FRV is a leading global developer and owner of renewable energy assets, having successfully delivered over 1.15GW of renewable projects around the world, and has been active in Australia since 2010. FRV was the first company in Australia to deliver both a.

Sydney, Australia

Having previously being seconded to Infigen Energy at the end of 2010, I returned in October 2011 (initially on another secondment from Gilbert + Tobin) before accepting a permanent position in May 2012 as Senior Legal & Business Counsel.

• I was a Senior Lawyer in Gilbert + Tobin's Corporate Advisory Group. My last 6 months were spent on secondment at Infigen Energy.My practice was primarily in the areas of joint ventures and M&A, with a particular focus.
• advising AGL on its joint venture with Meridian Energy to construct the Macarthur Wind Farm in Victoria;
• conducting, as part of Pacific Equity Partners’ takeover bid for Energy Developments Ltd (ASX: ENE), an extensive due diligence of ENE’s liquefied natural gas project in West Kimberley, WA;
• co-ordinating an extensive legal due diligence project for the Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance, as part of a major regulatory and structural reform of Tasmania’s water and sewerage services and.
• advising Kulczyk Oil Ventures on its shareholders agreement with a consortium of local partners, as part of a successful bid to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s interest in a Nigerian oil field;
• advising Keycorp Ltd on its proposed joint venture with Hitachi and Mondex (owned by Mastercard) to acquire StepNexus UK;

• From October 2010 to January 2011, I went on my first secondment to Infigen Energy Limited.My work at Infigen Energy during my first secondment included:
• negotiating a Maintenance and Services Agreement for one of Infigen's wind farms which was coming off warranty;
• assisting the operational team in their dealings with landowners; and
• advising the executive team on issues relating to capacity credits under WA’s Wholesale Electricity Market Rules.

Before relocating to Sydney at the end of 2007, I was a senior associate at LK Shields Solicitors, a leading Irish commercial firm located in Dublin. My practice there was similar to my practice at Gilbert + Tobin, primarily in the areas of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.In my last two months with LK Shields, I was seconded to one of the.

Senior Associate working in the corporate/commercial and property departments, working directly under the Managing Partner

Solicitor in the firm’s corporate/commercial department.

Solicitor practising primarily in commercial and corporate law; also advised clients on a range of property and environmental issues.

45Th Professional Course In 1996 And 45Th Advanced Course In 1999

Higher Diploma In Business Studies

B.C.L., Law

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