Mark van Brakel is the managing partner of the Asia-Pacific and Australian litigation practice and has extensive experience in complex and strategically significant litigation, international arbitration and contentious regulatory work. He has acted for leading corporations in the energy and resources sector in Australia on matters ranging from major engineering and project disputes, joint venture disputes and arbitrations, through to responding to regulatory investigations and associated civil penalty proceedings. He also acts regularly in director and shareholder disputes.

Goran Galic is an energy, resources and projects specialist. He has a focus on clean energy transition and decarbonisation.  He leads on amongst the first hydrogen and CCS project development proposals in Australia and is closely involved with our energy and mining clients’ carbon offsetting and climate risk and reporting strategies.  He also advises across all aspects of the ‘pit to port’ spectrum within the energy, mining and petroleum sectors including on project acquisition, joint venturing, project development and infrastructure construction, operations and services arrangements and off-take. Goran has been involved with some of Australia’s largest mining, LNG and renewable energy projects and brings significant experience in resources projects globally including in relation to environmental and social governance.

Karina Travaglione is a senior associate in the Allen & Overy litigation team. Karina has represented clients in a broad range of complex litigation and multinational arbitration proceedings, with a particular emphasis on matters in the energy and resources sector. Her experience includes acting on disputes arising from the development and operation of major mining and LNG projects, including joint venture disputes, judicial and merits review proceedings, and misleading or deceptive conduct claims.

Marina Georgiou has been a barrister at Francis Burt Chambers since 2017 and before that was a solicitor at the State Solicitor’s Office.  Marina practices in commercial litigation and has a strong background in administrative, constitutional, environment and planning, and native title law.

Marina regularly acts for private and government clients, including for proponents in environment matters.  Marina has recently acted as junior counsel in challenges to environment approvals relating to the Burrup Hub.  She is the current Chair of the WA branch of the Australian Institute for Administrative Law.