Thomas, Jeremy A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Jeremy Thomas, a French national, is a commercial, resources, and mining lawyer. Prior to joining Jones Day, he worked in New Caledonia, an archipelago in the South Pacific, for four years. During this time he was involved in major projects and litigation as an associate in a law firm in the capital city of Noumea and later was in-house counsel at Goro Nickel.

Areas of Practice

• International Litigation & Arbitration

Representative Cases

• Air Austral forms start-up in Australian operations , (2009)
• AMIA-Zurich Insurance pursues claim in New Caledonian Courts for oil tanker loss
• French investor acquires 100% of the shares of the company holding the main commercial shopping mall in Papeete , (2009)
• French investor acquires a distributor in the Australian wine industry
• French investor acquires interest in Vanuatu Brewing , (2009)
• French mining company acquires strategic alliance in Australia
• French petroleum company acquires petroleum downstream and storage assets in various Pacific Islands
• International contractor executes services order agreement for US$4 billion Goro Nickel metallurgical plant in New Caledonia , (2009)
• International mining company in New Caledonian Courts matter involving Koniambo nickel project , (2009)
• Societe Miniere du Sud Pacifique secures term loan facility for nickel project in New Caledonia , (2009)

Bar Admissions

• Paris, France

Education

• U d'Aix-Marseille III
• U of W Australia - Australia

Published Works

• Jones Day New Caledonia Investment Guide, 2009

Address

Aurora Place
Level 41
88 Phillip Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Phones

61.2.8272.0521 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Websites

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