My practice includes:mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and regulation in the energy, resources and infrastructure industry.I assist clients by developing commercial solutions on solar, wind farms, pump hydro, energy storage, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage and fuel storage, as well as minerals projects (including copper, lithium, gold, tungsten, rare earths, uranium, bauxite) and transmission, port and rail projects.My clients include some of the leading renewable energy companies, mining companies, trading houses and resource investment funds from Europe, Japan, Korea, the Americas and India.I am the National Leader of our Energy and Resources Industry Group, and the co-head of the firm's India practice.•Since 2008 I have been an Industry Fellow at the University of Queensland in relation to Mining and Energy Law.RecognitionChambers Asia-Pacific: ranked as a leading lawyer in Energy & Natural Resources (2017-2022) The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific: listed as a "Recommended Practitioner" for Energy (Transactions and Regulatory) and Natural Resources (Transactions and Regulatory), with Stuart being described as a "very good negotiator" (2015)IFLR1000: -highly regarded lawyer in M&A (2019-2022)-leading lawyer in Corporate/ M&A, Energy & Infrastructure, Energy, Mining and Natural Resources (2015- 2022) Who's Who Legal – Mining: Stuart is identified among the world's leading mining lawyers who describe him as "an excellent lawyer" (2011-2022)Best Lawyers Australia: voted by peers as one of Australia's Best Lawyers in- Corporate Law (2016-2023)- Energy Law (2017-2023)- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2016-2023)- Mining Law (2016-2023)- Natural Resources Law (2016-2023)Chambers and Partners 2020: "Stuart is both a respected practitioner and a published authority on mining project issues, his experience of which covers not only domestic matters, but also high-profile mandates for regional clients from such jurisdictions as India, Indonesia and Japan. Clients value him as an adviser with "a very good eye for detail, who understands high-level concepts," characterising him as "extremely responsive, with a tireless commitment to securing the best results."