Sep 20, 2023
Award-winning partner Aylin Cunsolo considers herself lucky to
be working in a space that she is passionate about and that is also
a “key challenge of our generation”. The energy
transition, she says, is set to impact many areas of law and
is one that lawyers across the board need to be on top of.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy
is joined by Baker McKenzie partner Aylin Cunsolo, who recently won
the Partner of the Year category at the Australian Law Awards, to
discuss her journey as an energy and projects lawyer, how and why
there’s no turning back with the nation’s energy transition and
where Australia is at on that journey, and what’s happening with
investment activity at this juncture.
Ms Cunsolo also discusses the challenges and trends that partners
and teams in this space are grappling with right now, best practice
approaches, nurturing the development of the next generation of
lawyers in this space, evolving thinking on what makes a good
partner, why all lawyers need an understanding of the objectives
and drivers of the energy transition, guiding clients rather than
forcing decisions, and why such work for partners of all stripes is
so exciting.