Team Members

Andrew Corkhill

Partner
Andrew is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who acts for domestic and international clients, with a particular focus on the energy and natural resources sector. Andrew also regularly acts for participants in Australia’s clean energy transition, including those involved in renewable energy generation, alternative fuels, hydrogen and waste-to-energy projects and transactions.

Andrew Corkhill is a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory group.

Andrew is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who acts for domestic and international clients across a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on energy and resources, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign inbound investment and corporate financings.

Before joining Cooper Grace Ward, Andrew worked as a senior counsel for a global energy company in London, and in the M&A/energy and resources group of a top-tier Australian law firm. Andrew’s experience also includes secondments with QIC and Senex Energy.

Andrew is recognised by clients and his peers as one of Queensland’s leading corporate and commercial lawyers, being independently ranked in Doyles Guide since 2020.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – University of Queensland
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and Investment – Kaplan Professional
  • Leading Business and Commercial Lawyer – Doyles Guide every year since 2020
  • Leading Corporate Lawyer as Recommended – Doyles Guide every year since 2024.

Corporate / M&A

  • Advising on high-value mergers and acquisitions, foreign inbound investment, capital raisings, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements and other collaborative structures across a wide range of sectors.

Energy, resources and renewables

  • Advising on energy, resources and renewables projects and investments across Australia.

Corporate finance

  • Advising on high-value (predominantly borrower-side) corporate debt financings across a number of sectors.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory team praised in Doyles Guide

Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory partners and team have once again been recognised in Doyles Guide.

Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory team recognised in Doyles Guide

The corporate advisory team at Cooper Grace Ward has once again been listed in Doyles Guide as one of the top corporate law practices in Queensland, achieving a ‘leading’ ranking for 2025.

Podcast: Coffee with CGW – Get to know Andrew Corkhill

Join us for a coffee chat with corporate advisory partner Andrew Corkhill and private clients partner Scott Hay-Bartlem. Their candid conversation delves into Andrew's background, explores his life outside work, and discusses what gets him excited about his work.