Adel van der Walt

Adel van der Walt is a senior energy projects and corporate commercial lawyer. She advises on contract preparation, negotiation and interpretation. Her experience spans a wide range of commercial and project documentation in the energy and mining sectors including project development, corporate structuring and project operational documentation such as service agreements, management agreements, offtake contracts, distribution, marketing and supply contracts.

Ms van der Walt is also an experienced transactions lawyer who advises on in- and out-bound investments as well as mergers & acquisitions within the mining and oil & gas sectors.

Ms van der Walt has been a partner at HopgoodGanim Lawyers' resources & energy practice in Perth since November 2023. Prior to that, she spent over 6.5 years at Jackson McDonald including as a partner for the final 4 years, and 8 years with Clayton Utz. Ms van der Walt had also practised in South Africa where she specialised in mining transactions and operational work, and advised clients on transactions and due diligence investigations in respect of projects in South Africa and other parts of Africa.