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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.
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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.

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 a low carbon and renewable energy investment company in relation to a $2.5 billion data centre in Brisbane, powered by wind and solar farms, backed up by 2000 megawatt-hours of battery storage, and connected into the Sunshine Coast International Broadband Network.
  • Acting in the sale of a major solar hydrogen project to a European energy company, including a 3600MW solar project together with other battery and wind farm activities in Queensland.
  • Advising on alternative fuels, hydrogen and waste-to-energy projects in Australia.
  • Advising a private Queensland based company in the $50 million divestment of its business involving wholesale fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) access networks and purpose-built student accommodation broadband, with the acquirer being an ASX-listed company.
  • Acting for a major international client in the acquisition of a Queensland coal tenement and associated royalty arrangements, together with successfully obtaining FIRB approval in relation to the transactions.
  • Advising a significant ASX-listed oil & gas company on various regulatory approvals in relation to its project development activities.
  • Providing advice to an ASX-listed copper producer on regulatory and operational issues, together with strategic corporate financing and offtake transactions.
  • Advising a major Australian energy sector participant on its refinery operations and joint venture arrangements.
  • Assisting an ASX-listed oil & gas company in the restructure of its joint venture arrangements for a producing field.
  • Advising an ASX-listed oil & gas company on pipeline transportation arrangements.
  • Advising for an international oil & gas company on multiple high-value cross-border acquisitions and divestments.
  • Acting for a private company on a cornerstone investment in a cross-border mining project.
  • Drafting, negotiating and advising on power purchase agreements and connection agreements in the electricity and renewables sectors.
  • Advising supply chain participants on upstream and mining services contracts in Queensland.

Corporate finance

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

Areas of Expertise

Corporate and commercial
Whistleblower policies and training
Capital markets
Construction and infrastructure
Energy and resources
Mergers and acquisitions law

Publications

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.

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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.

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An effective regulatory framework for Queensland's hydrogen industry - Queensland Government issues consultation paper

The global demand for hydrogen is expected to nearly double between 2021 and 2030. According to the International Energy Agency’s 2022 World Energy Outlook, Australia is expected to become the second largest net-exporter of low emissions hydrogen by 2030 and the largest by 2050.

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