Ashurst adds projects and energy partner from NRF
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed a new partner for its projects and energy transition team, who has come across from BigLaw rival Norton Rose Fulbright.
Ashurst has appointed Kate Muller (pictured) to its projects and energy team. She will be based in the firm’s Brisbane office.
Her arrival, the firm said in a statement, reflects the market’s shift beyond renewables towards large-scale, system-critical investments, and underscores its commitment to advising on complex, capital-intensive projects across the energy value chain and the broader energy transition.
She brings, Ashurst went on, “deep” experience at the intersection of project development and finance across Australia, Japan, and Singapore, and has advised on both the debt and revenue sides of the capital stack for major energy transactions.
Muller most recently served at Norton Rose Fulbright, prior to which she was a partner at DLA Piper.
The news follows Ashurst’s appointment of a new lead for its infrastructure and energy transition offering within the global law firm’s expanding consulting arm, Ashurst Risk Advisory, in November.
It also follows the firm’s announced plans to merge with US-based firm Perkins Coie.
Speaking about the appointment, Ashurst’s Asia-Pacific projects and energy transition co-head Dan Brown said: “Consistent with our global strategy, Ashurst is investing heavily in our energy team to help clients move capital at pace in a fast-changing market.
“Opportunities in transmission, gas peakers, green metals, alternative fuels, critical minerals, digital infrastructure, and energy precincts demand multidisciplinary teams that move seamlessly from structuring and development through financing, delivery, and operations.
“Kate brings deep market knowledge and outstanding expertise across key geographies, spanning project finance, development and revenue contracting.
“Her global perspective strengthens our end-to-end support, helping us scale with confidence and deliver the clear, coordinated insight and action clients expect.”
Muller said: “Joining Ashurst’s global PET team at this inflection point for the sector is incredibly exciting.
“Clients are advancing ever more complex projects that require integrated, cross-border, multidisciplinary teams that can align development, financing, and revenue strategies from the outset. Ashurst’s global platform and collaborative culture make it optimally positioned to do precisely this.
“I look forward to working with my colleagues across projects, finance, corporate, disputes, and our specialist regulatory teams to support our clients to seize opportunities in the diverse and dynamic energy and infrastructure sector – including on transmission, energy generation and storage, green metals, alternative fuels and digital infrastructure and carbon solutions.”
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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