Briar advises developers on renewable energy projects in the Asia Pacific region. She has obtained valuable in-house renewables experience through her previous position as legal counsel at Iberdrola Australia and also by undertaking a virtual secondment at Vena Energy. Briar has also undertaken an overseas secondment in DLA Piper’s London and Leeds offices with a focus on renewable energy projects.
Briar has a particular interest in giving back to her community through pro bono legal work and forms part of DLA Piper’s Sustainability and ESG Special Interest Group.
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Supreme Court of QueenslandSolicitor of the High Court of Australia
EXPERIENCE
Wind
on the development of wind farms located in Australia including:
Reviewing and negotiating a range of contracts, including project documentation, early works agreements, consultancy agreements and minor works agreements.*
Preparing and negotiating term sheets and development agreements in relation to prospective developments.
Reviewing and negotiating agreements for grid connection*
on an offshore wind farm project located in South Asia – drafting and negotiating project documents, including the early works agreement, EPC contract, O&M contract and ancillary documents.*
Solar
a developer on the EPC contract, O&M contract and coordination contract for a solar farm project located in Vietnam.*
Batteries
on a BESS project located in Australia – drafting and negotiating a term sheet regarding the prospective development. Investigating the proposed land and preparing a property due diligence report regarding the same.*
Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)
a publicly listed Australian company on sourcing the equivalent of 100% of its electricity needs from a solar farm. Drafting and negotiating the PPA, including the ISDA master agreement, schedule and confirmations.*
* Denotes experience gained when working for a different company or other firm.
