Rachel McNally
Biography
Rachel McNally is a Senior Associate in Baker McKenzie's Energy and Resources team in Sydney.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Rachel was an environmental coordinator at a tier one contractor, including on the M2 Upgrade and Westconnex Stage 1A projects, and volunteered at a not-for profit environmental legal centre.
Practice Focus
Rachel has experience in the renewables and infrastructure sectors, and has experience advising on renewables projects, energy regulatory matters, energy contracting, power purchase agreements, complex private mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, venture capital and private equity.
Representative Legal Matters
- CS Energy on a number of electricity retail contracts.
- CleanCo Queensland on a number of renewable energy supply agreements.
- Big Tech companies (various) on PPAs in Australia.
- A global energy client on back-to-back PPAs for an Australian project with Smartest Energy as offtaker.
- Metka on various wholesale PPAs (structured as a contract for difference), including with Smartest Energy and Coles.
- A developer on a proxy revenue swap PPA.
- Shell on its acquisition of shares in WestWind's Australian renewables business, including three ISDA PPAs.
- Wircon in respect of the sale of Wirsol Energy and its other Australian solar assets to Gentari (Petronas' clean energy business).
- BayWa r.e. on its sale of Karadoc solar farm to Atmos Renewables (owned by Igneo Infrastructure Partners).
- A global mining company in relation to the sale of ore under an ore supply agreement and ancillary agreements in Indonesia.
- Various clients in relation to electricity registration, licensing and exemption matters.
- Canadian Solar in relation to the AUD 400 million project financing of the Suntop and Gunnedah Solar Farm projects.
- AusNet Services in relation to the negotiation of connection agreements for renewable projects.
- Various solar, wind, pumped hydro and BESS developers and contractor in relation to construction and maintenance contracts and general corporate advice.
- Buy-side and sell-side share and asset sale negotiations.
Admissions
- Supreme Court of New South Wales~Australia (2016)
Education
- Australian National University (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Law)) (2016)
- Macquarie University (BA, Environmental Management, LLB (Hons)) (2015)
Languages
- English
- French
Baker & McKenzie, an Australian Partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.