​Marshall McKenna is a Partner in the Disputes and Investigations Group, specialising in native title, land access, and regulatory disputes across Australia’s mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

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He advises native title holders, claimants, private proponents, and government agencies, bringing a rare breadth of experience acting across all sides of complex land access and resource development matters.

 

His work spans native title, environmental and planning law, and broader regulatory issues including intellectual property, privacy, and Freedom of Information.

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Marshall is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading specialists in native title and resource access disputes, with extensive litigation experience in the Federal and Supreme Courts. He has appeared as counsel in major native title and mining matters and has advised on some of the most significant and high-profile resource development disputes in Australia.

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His experience includes advising on landmark matters such as Ward v Western Australia and the Single Noongar Claim, major commercial disputes involving the Greenbushes Lithium Mine, and infrastructure and access matters involving Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

He has also acted in complex disputes arising from the Sino Iron Project, the Varanus Island incident, and a range of native title future act and heritage matters impacting major mining and port developments.

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Marshall’s practice is recognised for combining deep legal expertise with a practical understanding of how legal, regulatory, and commercial risks intersect in major resource projects.

 

He is ranked among Australia’s leading native title lawyers by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, and Doyle’s Guide, and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Perth for Native Title Law.