Joshua Hayes
Joshua is an Associate in the Energy Transactions and Projects team in London. Joshua’s practice is centred around projects and construction with a focus on energy transition projects and transactions and, in particular, EPC and O&M contracts.
Joshua previously spent five months on secondment at a world-leading company in the development, operation and financing of solar energy and battery energy storage systems (“BESS”).
The following is a list of representative matters in which Joshua has assisted.
Experience Highlights
The developer in the negotiation of construction and O&M contracts for the development and operation of a 181MW wind farm in rural Queensland
The developer in the negotiation of EPC and O&M contracts for the development and operation of a 94MW solar farm in southwest Queensland
A world leading renewables company in an in-house capacity in a joint venture partnership with an electricity generation company for a 52MW solar farm in New Zealand
A world leading renewables company in an in-house capacity in relation to a 150MW/220MWH BESS project, and a 250MW/500MWH BESS project
A private equity company in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake in a multi-national data centre developer, valued in excess of AU$3 billion
A data centre provider in the entering into of a contract for the construction of two data centres based in Tokyo, Japan
A multinational waste management company in their tender for a large-scale PPP in Tasmania
The developer in the negotiation of construction and O&M contracts for the development and operation of a 400MW wind farm in central-west NSW
The developer in the negotiation of EPC and O&M contracts for the development and operation of over 20 BESS projects across the eastern seaboard of Australia
The developer in the negotiation of the project documents for the construction of a 30MW BESS in northern New South Wales
The contractor in the negotiation of an EPC and O&M contract for the construction and operation of a 90MW solar farm in rural Western Australia
A multinational infrastructure provider in the negotiation of project agreements for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of a 140MW solar farm for the Australian Department of Defence
A renewable energy developer in the acquisition of a AU$500 million wind farm project in rural New South Wales that was in the EPC and O&M Contract negotiation phase at the time of acquisition
A global asset management company in relation to the negotiation of project documents for the design and construction of a large warehouse and logistics facility, as well as the surrounding infrastructure, with a combined value of approximate AU$300 million
A developer based in Singapore in the preparation of a design and construct contract of a mixed-use building in the Sydney Central Business District; the building includes residential, hotel and club elements
A surf park developer in the negotiation of a construction contract for a surf park in Sydney, Australia
An Australian tier-one contractor in the negotiation of a design and construct contract for a hotel based in Sydney, Australia with a total project value over AU$300 million
A global real estate developer on two separate developments, one a commercial tower and the other a build to rent residential tower above a Sydney Metro station, with a combined value of over AU$600 million
A renewable energy developer in the acquisition of a AU$500 million wind farm project in rural New South Wales that was in the EPC and O&M Contract negotiation phase at the time of acquisition
Credentials
- The College of Law, Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2020
- University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (double degree studied concurrently), 2019
- Supreme Court of New South Wales