Jeremy Schultz was born in 1959. He has been associated professionally with Adelaide and South Australia, where he developed a legal practice combining corporate and commercial law with extensive work in the energy sector. His professional address has been at Finlaysons’ Adelaide office in the SGIC Building on Victoria Square.
Schultz studied at the University of Adelaide, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and later a Master of Laws in Environment. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. His legal education and environmental-law qualification supported a career combining corporate transactions with energy, infrastructure and renewable-energy matters.
Schultz has spent his professional career at Finlaysons in Adelaide, where he became a partner and later served as Managing Partner and Chair of Partners. He heads the firm’s Corporate and Energy practice areas and advises Australian and overseas companies on disposals, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structures, joint ventures, financing, licensing, Corporations Act requirements and ASX Listing Rules requirements. His work has included advice connected with the approximately $5 billion privatisation of South Australia’s electricity service, the establishment of South Australia’s first private wind-farm project and more than a dozen subsequent wind-farm developments, including stages one and two of the Snowtown Wind Farm. His energy practice has extended to utility-scale solar, hybrid generation, hydrogen, energy storage, distributed-network generation and geothermal projects. He has also advised on the formation and subsequent transactions of Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Inc., including matters relating to its hospital operations and the co-located Flinders Private Hospital. Schultz has served as a non-executive director of Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd and has held other governance and board appointments in the education, energy, defence, health and community sectors.
Advised on the approximately $5 billion privatisation of South Australia’s electricity service while serving as Managing Partner of Finlaysons.
Acted directly in establishing South Australia’s first private wind farm and subsequently advised on more than a dozen wind-farm developments, including stages one and two of the Snowtown Wind Farm.
Developed a broad renewable-energy practice covering utility-scale solar, hybrid generation, hydrogen, storage, distributed-network generation and geothermal projects.
Advised on the formation of Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Inc. and later transactions involving its hospital operations, including Flinders Private Hospital.
Jeremy Schultz has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
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2016Schultz has been a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has participated in senior governance roles across Australian business and community organisations. His documented affiliations include the Australian Institute of Energy, where he served as a board member and South Australian branch committee member and was identified as President; the Clean Energy Council, as a founding board member; Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, as a non-executive director; Saint Peter’s Girls’ School, as Chair of the Board of Governors; the Les Favell Cricket Foundation, as Chair and trustee; the Lisa Fahey Foundation Inc., as a board member; and Uniting Communities, as a steering-committee member. He has also been associated with RUAG Australia Pty Ltd as a non-executive director and company secretary, the Leaders Institute of South Australia as a foundation member, Woodville District Cricket Club as a life member, and Mount Osmond Golf Club and the Adelaide Club.
Fellow.
Australian Institute of Company Directors , Australia
Board member, South Australian branch committee member and President.
Australian Institute of Energy , Australia
2013
Founding board member.
Clean Energy Council , Australia
Chair of the Board of Governors.
Saint Peter’s Girls’ School Board of Governors , Australia
Chair and trustee.
Les Favell Cricket Foundation , Australia
Board member.
Lisa Fahey Foundation Inc. , Australia
Steering committee member.
Uniting Communities , Australia
Non-executive director and company secretary.
RUAG Australia Pty Ltd , Australia
Foundation member.
Leaders Institute of South Australia Inc. , Australia
Life member.
Woodville District Cricket Club Inc. , Australia
Member.
Mount Osmond Golf Club Inc. , Australia
Member.
Adelaide Club , Australia
Schultz has been described in professional biographies as a practical thinker with a clear business focus, strong communication skills and a commitment to seeing clients’ projects through their entire lifespan. His documented approach emphasises structuring projects appropriately, managing risk and working within clients’ timelines.
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A professional recommendation described Schultz as highly competent in a broad range of commercial law fields, including corporate and intellectual-property law, and as one of the most outstanding lawyers with whom the recommender had worked.
Schultz’s professional and civic connections have centred on South Australia’s corporate, energy, education, sporting and community sectors. His board and committee work has linked his legal practice with renewable-energy development, national infrastructure, girls’ education, cricket and community foundations.
