Jeffrey V. Rodwell practices primarily in the area of corporate law with concentrations in infrastructure projects, international mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, outsourcing, financial services, and oil and gas exploration and trading. Most of this work is international, particularly in the Middle East, India and Africa. Mr. Rodwell has worked in various jurisdictions around the world and for government and internally with multinational corporations. He also has significant experience with infrastructure project disputes and in the legal areas of telecoms, e-commerce, data privacy and gaming.

Mr. Rodwell is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, Australia (LL.B., M.H.A., B.S.W.) and also holds a graduate diploma in legal practice from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Areas of Practice

• Infrastructure Projects
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Outsourcing
• Financial Services
• Oil & Gas
• Corporate Law
• Technology

Representative Matters

Infrastructure Projects

• LNG terminal construction
• Trans-ocean and trans-state fibre laying
• Fibre to curb distribution for city-wide rollout
• Multi-country freight rail development
• Container port construction
• Airport terminal redevelopment
• Government housing (30,000 dwellings) construction project

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Purchase of privatized power generation stations
• Purchase of large multinational industrial corporations
• Purchase of telecoms company and telecom assets
• Sale of mining assets
• Sale of gaming companies

Outsourcing

• Financial services outsourcing to banks and insurance companies
• IT outsourcing and offshoring
• Global HR outsourcing
• Facilities and logistics management

Capital Markets

• Primary and secondary fund raising in the following sectors – shipping, port services, mining, gaming, industrial
• LSX, ASX, SEHK, BSE
• Shares, warrants, GDR
• Acquisition, reverse merger, scheme of arrangement

Financial Services

• Regulatory advice for banking and insurance companies
• Insurer issue of risk bonds
• Sale of run-off insurance companies
• Sale of broker-dealer
• Sale of credit card issuer
• Sale of global funds and custody services
• Establishment of offshore funds
• Loan documentation for various bank lenders and borrowers
• Interbank outsourcing of funds dealing platforms

Oil and Gas

• Exploration contracts – Production Sharing and Joint Operation Agreements; Joint Ventures; licence option
• Trade – Oil product Sale and Purchase Agreements with CIF, FOB and TTO delivery; gas supply agreements

Disputes

• Large infrastructure disputes – tunneling, coal loader
• IP disputes – copyright, design, patent, plant variety
• Confidentiality, Trade Secrets

Admissions

• England and Wales
• Oman (Licensed Foreign Lawyer)

Education

• University of Technology, Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 1991
• University of New South Wales, LL.B., 1990
• University of New South Wales, M.H.A., 1984
• University of New South Wales, B.S.W., 1977

Other Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2008-present
• Reed Smith
  - Partner, 2002-2008
• Andersen Legal
  - Director, Information Technology, 1999-2002
  - Year 2000 Program Manager, 1998-1999
  - Senior Corporate Lawyer, 1997-1998
• Qantas
  - Year 2000 Program Manager, 1998-1999
  - Senior Corporate Lawyer, 1997-1998
• Minter Ellison
  - Senior Associate, 1996-1997
• Baker & McKenzie
  - Senior Associate, 1995-1996
  - Associate, 1991-1995
• Honeywell Limited, Australia
  - National Sales Manager, 1989-1991
  - Human Resources Manager, 1987-1989
• New South Wales Health Department
  - Senior Manager, 1977-1987

Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, "At the Crossroads of Global Shipping: Investment, Logistics, & Manufacturing Opportunities Under the U.S.-Oman FTA," U.S. Department of State Conference Call, Muscat, July 3, 2013