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Expertise.

As a national, full service commercial law firm, our experienced team of people works across industries and sectors, enabling us to provide customised, cross-disciplinary advice for local and international clients.

  • Aged Care & Retirement Living
  • Agribusiness
  • Automotive
  • Banking & Finance
    • Acquisition Finance
    • Asset & Structured Finance
    • Project, Resource & Infrastructure Finance
    • Real Estate Finance
    • Securitisation
  • Capital Markets
    • Debt Capital Markets
    • Equity Capital Markets
  • Climate Change & Sustainability
  • Commercial Contracting
  • Competition
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  • Corporate Governance
  • Cyber Security
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Class Actions
    • Regulatory Investigations & Disputes
  • Employee Share Schemes
  • Energy & Resources
    • Renewable Energy
  • Environment & Planning
  • Financial Services Advisory
  • Foreign Investment
  • Franchising & Retail
  • Funds Management
  • Government
    • Australian Government
    • Local Government
    • State & Territory Governments
  • Health
  • Insolvency & Securities Enforcement
  • Insurance
    • Commercial & Regulatory
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  • Intellectual Property
    • Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution
  • Media & Communications
    • Defamation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Native Title & Indigenous Cultural Heritage
  • Not-for-Profit & Charity Law
  • Privacy & Data Protection
  • Private Equity
  • Pro Bono
  • Real Estate & Projects
  • Safety
  • Superannuation
  • Taxation
    • TPB & Professional Body Investigations
  • Technology
    • AI
    • Space Law
  • Transport
    • Aviation
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  • Venture Capital
  • Wills & Estates
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Our people.

With one of the highest partner ratios in the industry, our clients benefit from direct access to experienced decision-makers who stay close to your matter. We are trusted by clients to solve problems, manage risk and unlock opportunity. We keep things clear, responsive and efficient, without adding complexity where it doesn’t belong.

Adeline Hiew

Partner | Melbourne Commercial and Regulatory | Financial Services Advisory | Funds Management ...

Claire Mallon

Special Counsel | Sydney Banking and Financial Services | Class Actions | Construction and Infrastructure ...

David Fechter

Special Counsel | Sydney Commercial Contracting | Health | Mergers and Acquisitions ...

James Gibney

Special Counsel | Brisbane Not-for-Profit and Charity Law | Superannuation | Taxation ...

Johnny Ho

Partner | Brisbane Employee Share Schemes | Not-for-Profit and Charity Law | Superannuation ...

Lindsay Reed

Partner | Brisbane Commercial Contracting | Employee Share Schemes | Mergers and Acquisitions ...

Matthew Payne

Partner | Sydney Commercial Contracting | Corporate Governance | Health ...

Oscar Dougherty

Special Counsel | Sydney Superannuation | Taxation

Paul Burgoyne

Special Counsel | Melbourne Mergers and Acquisitions | Not-for-Profit and Charity Law | Superannuation ...

Ron Heinrich

Partner | Sydney Agribusiness | Commercial and Regulatory | Commercial Contracting ...
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