Attorneys

Dermot Duncan

Dermot worked in top tier Australian law firms (Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurts), Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) and Tresscox & Maddox (now WHL Ebsworth)) whilst completing his law degree and was admitted in 1999.

Dermot has also worked in top tier British law firms whilst working for alost 8 years in the UK working in London for Nabarro (now CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP), Masons (now Pinsent Masons) & Bevan Brittan (Bristol) focusing largely on large infrastructure PPP/PFIs, renewable energ projects and the waste sector. Dermot returned to Sydney in late 2008 and worked in private practice developing a practice in the renewable energy and carbon sectors as well as providing a wider offering to private and corporate clients.

Moving in-house to one of his clients from 2012-2016, as in-house lawyer in the renewables/carbon sector, as well as heading the company’s carbon business, Dermot got to experience the client side of the law.

During this time Dermot completed a Masters of Environmental Law from Sydney University in 2012 (with a strong focus on debt/equity and project financing, secondary markets (trading), regulation and structuring of renewable/carbon projects) and is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Energy from the University of Queensland. A number of short courses compliment Dermot’s Masters, which he has completed in: Construction Law (Melbourne University: Construction Contracts and Construction Claims); Wind Energy (Loughborough University: UK); Waste Energy; Carbon Financial Markets (AFMA); Shareholders/Partnership Agreements, Conveyancing, Leasing and Wills/Estate administration. Dermot is a published athor in leading international/national journals on renewables & carbon and is the inaugural author of Lexis Nexis' Energy Law & Regulation.


Education & Associtations
  • Law (Sydney) (1998).
  • Legal Practice Course (1998).
  • Masters of Environmental Law (Sydney) (2012).
  • Member of the Law Society of NSW.
  • Secretary of the Renewable Energy Traders (REC) Agents Association (2012-present).

Renzie Duncan


Renzie is a specialist minning and resources lawyer having practised in the area domestically and internationally since 1991. Renzie opened up the Blake Dawson Waldron (Ashurt) Kazakhstan office in the early 90s and worked across various mining and resources deals in Central Asia.

Renzie has also practised as a Barrister in NSW and leads our mining/resources and dispute resolution and litigation offering.

He has worked in Paris for an international law firm as well as starting up the first English speaking on-line radio station in Paris in 2003.

Renzie has worked as in-house lawyer at a large ASX mining company as well as a large waste company. He was the founding partner and inaugural CEO of ASX Listed Zeus Resources Ltd which he took from concept to listing.

Presently, Renzie is currently advising the traditional owners (Mekamui) of Bougainville on various mining rights.
Education/Associations
  • Law (Sydney) (1993)
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