Andrew Fisher | Snr Associate | Sydney

Andrew is a corporate and commercial lawyer specialising in the energy and resource sectors, with a focus on upstream oil and gas and mining projects and transactions.

Andrew’s experience includes:

• mergers and acquisitions
  
• general corporate advice
• joint ventures
  
• restructurings
• fundraisings and initial public offerings
  
• commercial contracts

Andrew has acted for a diverse range of clients including oil and gas exploration and production companies, mining companies, utilities in the gas, power and water sectors, construction and infrastructure companies, financiers, manufacturing companies, private equity firms and government authorities.

Prior to joining Holding Redlich, Andrew worked as a solicitor with Herbert Smith’s London based corporate energy team. While working in London with Herbert Smith, Andrew was seconded to BG Group plc’s legal team at Reading where he worked on upstream oil and gas projects and transactions including acquisitions and disposals, farm-outs, and operational matters.

Andrew began his career as a solicitor with Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney.

Qualifications
Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Laws - University of New South Wales

Memberships
AIPN - Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
AMPLA - The Resources and Energy Law Association

Publications
Chapter 2 “Joint Venture Agreements” in Oil and Gas Production Contracts, Anthony Jennings (editor), (1st ed) published by Sweet and Maxwell, 2008
“Offshore Storage of Natural Gas”, Energy E-Bulletin, Herbert Smith, 9 March 2009
“The SEC’s revised oil and gas disclosure rules: considerable improvement or lost opportunity?”, Energy Exchange, Herbert Smith, Issue 31, Spring 2009
“The Energy Bill”, Energy E-Bulletin, Herbert Smith, 21 January 2008
“Resource Nationalism: Back on the agenda”, Energy Exchange, Herbert Smith, Issue No 27, Spring 2008