Peter Brabant

Acted for a global energy company in an international arbitration on a multibillion-dollar dispute relating to infrastructure decommissioning obligations and liability in Asia.

Acted for various energy companies on disputes and provided ancillary advice (including risk mitigation and regulatory compliance) on decommissioning of energy sites and assets, from oil and gas into renewables, across APAC, including Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, and India, as well as Africa, the Middle East and the United States.

Acted for a global chemicals company in an international arbitration relating to the construction of an ammonia plant in Australia, as well as investigations relating to a failure.

Acted for another global chemicals company in an international arbitration on a dispute in the Middle East regarding the world's largest petrochemicals complex ever built in a single phase.

Acted for a global engineering company on an anti-bribery/corruption investigation arising from multiple engineering projects across South East Asia. This was the first public prosecution under Australia's foreign bribery laws and included self-reporting to national, regional and global regulatory and enforcement authorities.

Acted for various clients in dozens of countries across APAC in the energy, chemicals, construction, pharmaceuticals and technology industries on a variety of investigations, including those relating to anti-bribery and corruption, dawn raids, incident response, employee misconduct, cybersecurity, fraud, antitrust, and environmental. This included on-the-ground investigations, working closely with in-house support teams, as well as desktop compliance and due diligence analysis.

Acted for a global energy company on a tax-related criminal investigation targeting senior officers and relating to its most significant global projects, including dawn raids and threats of seizures of critical operational equipment.

Acted for companies, regulators and directors in relation to commissions of inquiry, including the Independent Commission Against Corruption and various Royal Commissions in Australia.

Acted for a global financial services company in one of the most significant financial collapses in history, including managing the book of contentious and litigious bankruptcy-related matters across Australia and Asia and appearing in the High Court of Australia.