John has extensive experience advising a wide range of clients on all aspects of environmental law, in particular planning and pollution control law. John also has extensive experience with the Kyoto Protocol as relevant to Australia, and analysis of Australian state-based carbon sequestration legislation and the various carbon accounting measures.

Infrastructure property related experience

John has advised:

• the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority on the M2, M4 and M5 toll road projects
• a consortium bidding for the Western Sydney Orbital project
• the Darling Harbour Authority on the Darling Harbour redevelopment
• the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority in relation to the redevelopment of the Rocks precinct in Sydney, and
• the New South Wales Government in relation to the Woolloomooloo and Walsh Bay wharf projects.

Greenhouse projects and clients

John has advised:

• the Australian Greenhouse Office on the strategic legal issues concerning establishment of the national 'Bush for Greenhouse' Program
• N M Rothchild & Sons (Australia) Limited on their position under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001 (Cth) concerning Rothchild's proposed entry into a futures market for Renewable Energy Credits
• the New South Wales Ministry of Energy and Utilities on matters concerning the government's recently announced 'greenhouse gas penalty' initiatives for energy retailers
• Western Power on international and national emissions trading schemes, and
• AGL on the drafting of a generic agreement for the sale and purchase of 'green credits'.

John graduated from Sydney University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), in 1980 with a Master of Arts (Honours) and in 1982 with a Bachelor of Laws. In 1985 he completed a Masters of Comparative Law (Environmental Law) at the George Washington University in Washington DC, United States of America.

John is a director of Annual Report Awards Inc which established, and for the past eight years has administered, Australia's only award for excellence in environment reporting. John also served for four years as secretary of the National Environmental Law Association of Australia.