David O’Carroll

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Energy, Infrastructure and Resources; Project Development; Construction

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Laws – Trinity College Dublin
• Admitted to practice in New South Wales and Ireland

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Advising European Energy’s inhouse EPC Contractor on the project financing of the Mokoan solar farm project (56MW) in Victoria. Advice included the drafting and negotiation of the EPC Contract and O&M Contract, key subcontracts, consultancy agreements and ancillary agreements.
• Advising HSH Nordbank AG on its financing of three separate wind farm projects in Ireland from a construction and energy law perspective.
• Advising Energy Vault on the Meadown Creek Solar Farm project (250MW) in Victoria. Advice included the review and negotiation of the BESS services contract.
• Advising Octopus Australia on its successful VRET2 reverse auction and support agreement with the State of Victoria.
• Advising energySEA as substation EPC Contractor on the Kingaroy Solar Farm project in Queensland. Advice included the review and negotiation of the substation EPC Contract, subcontracts and ancillary agreements.
• Advising energySEA on the Wollar Solar Farm project in NSW. Advice included the review and negotiation of the harmonic filter supply and installation agreement.
• Advising GEII as EPC Contractor on its bid and contract close negotiations on the Murra Warra II windfarm project.
• Advising GEII as EPC Contractor on its bid and contract close negotiations on the Bango windfarm project.
• Advising Sydney Metro on its $3.7 billion contract with the Operator in respect of Sydney Metro City and Southwest.
• Advising on three linked construct only contract packages for the Sydney Metro Southwest line.