Energy & Resources
Benita Ainsworth
Lawyer
Phone (03) 6235 5178
Email bainsworth@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Benita joined Page Seager in 2010 as a lawyer in the firm’s corporate and commercial group. Her main practise areas include government, administrative, resources and property law.
Experience
Benita holds degrees in science and Antarctic studies and completed a Bachelor of Laws at the Australian National University in February 2007. Benita’s background is primarily in government regulatory matters, including in the environment, natural resource management and energy sectors.
Brooke Armstrong
Senior Associate
Phone (03) 6235 5138
Email barmstrong@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Brooke practises primarily in the areas of commercial and intellectual property law. Brooke works with local property owners and developers, corporate and commercial clients, government and state owned corporations, providing strategic advice on infrastructure projects, property acquisitions and disposals. Brooke also has experience in environmental and planning law in the areas of local government and environmental planning.
In 2010 Brooke became a registered Trade Marks Attorney and has experience in advising clients on registering, exploiting and protecting trade marks.
Experience
Brooke graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2002 with a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours (University of Tasmania) and commenced at Page Seager in 2003. Brooke was made an Associate of the firm in 2006. In 2010 Brooke became a registered Trade Marks Attorney.
Gerry Connolly
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5120
Email gconnolly@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Gerry has strong experience in corporate finance, including acquisition finance, project finance and secured lending. He also has considerable experience in advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate structures and restructures.
His main focus areas of law include Energy and Resources, Finance and Security, Government, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Advisory and Business Structures advice.
Experience
Gerry practised in Ireland for a number of years in the corporate / finance team of a leading Irish corporate firm before moving to Australia in 2002. Before joining Page Seager in 2009 as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial group, he spent a number of years practising in the structured finance team of a high profile international law firm before spending a year as a corporate lawyer with National Australia Bank and a number of years as a corporate lawyer with Hydro Tasmania.
David Shelley
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5171
Mobile 0427 183 217
Email dshelley@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
David specialises in providing advice on property and resources issues. He works with property owners and developers, government and state owned corporations, providing strategic advice on infrastructure projects, property acquisitions and disposals, mining, water, agriculture and commercial leasing issues. He also advises on stamp duty, GST and property related tax advice.
Experience
David joined Page Seager in 1998 after completing a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Tasmania.
Kathryn Speed
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5105
Email kspeed@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Kathryn joined Page Seager in 2008 in the firm’s corporate and commercial group. Her areas of expertise include construction law, procurement and tendering, leasing and licensing, privacy, advising Government-owned corporations, energy and resources and general commercial contracting. Kathryn became a Partner of the firm in 2010.
Experience
Kathryn completed a Bachelor of Science and Laws (with Honours) at the Australian National University in 2000. She then spent seven years working in the mergers and acquisitions team of a high profile international law firm, followed by a year working for the Australian Government in procurement, tendering and commercial contracting.
Megan Woodward
Lawyer
Phone (03) 6235 5149
Email mwoodward@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Megan is a Lawyer within the Corporate and Commercial group at Page Seager. Her main focus areas of law include Finance and Security, Corporate Advisory, Energy and Resources, Franchising, Mergers and Acquisitions and Government.
Experience
Megan graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law. In 2009 she completed the Professional Legal Training Program and commenced employment at Page Seager. Megan spent a year working in the firm’s General and Commercial Litigation areas before moving to the Corporate and Commercial group.
Clients of our Resources and Energy Group include private and public corporations, property owners as well as government and state owned corporations.
- infrastructure projects (water and sewerage, telecommunications, electricity);
- regulatory issues affecting electricity industry participants;
- wind farm developments;
- mining;
- forestry rights; and
- water industry issues and water rights.