Qualifications
LLB (Hons), BSc, University of Auckland
Admitted
2006, New Zealand
Alana advises public and commercial clients across electricity generation, utilities, industrial processes, mining, oil and gas and emissions trading sectors.
She specialises in the resource management and environmental aspects of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, property development, commercial contracts and due diligence investigations. Her extensive experience assisting clients on environmental and planning liabilities means she is often called upon to act on large international commercial transactions and contracts.
Prior to joining Chapman Tripp, Alana worked at Allen & Overy LLP’s Global Environmental and Regulatory Law Group in London, and for a specialist environment and resource management practice in New Zealand.
Alana is recognised as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific.
Recent highlights
- Advising developers of large industrial and energy developments on securing consents through fast-track consenting processes, resulting in the grant of all necessary consents and the resolution of appeals.
- Advising developers and operators of major electricity generation, transmission and distribution assets, including onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro power stations, geothermal power stations and thermal power stations, on consenting, permitting, renewal and compliance issues.
- Assisting developers and operators of upstream and downstream oil and gas assets, including refineries, heavy industrial facilities and mines, with consenting, designations and compliance issues.
- Representing chemical manufacturing, industrial, oil and gas, and agricultural clients in leading climate change litigation in New Zealand and Europe.
- Advising a range of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emitters on climate change policy, regulatory development, contractual arrangements, compliance issues, risk management and disclosure issues.
- Acting for developers of nationally and regionally significant infrastructure and mixed-use and residential developments on resource consent applications and plan change processes.
- Providing specialist advice to local and international corporates on environmental due diligence, including coordinating environmental audits and drafting and negotiating transaction documents, including environmental warranties and indemnities.
Affiliations
- Member of the Resource Management Law Association.
- Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute.
- Member of Infrastructure New Zealand.
- Member of the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand.
