Ashurst partner and regional head for Australia, Lea Constantine, explains the firm’s expansion of its Risk Advisory service — and why it’s here to stay.
The Firm
We speak to some of Australia's most notable law firms about their culture and strategies.
Chief executive partner Russell Mailler and CEO Kris Hopkins discuss HWL Ebsworth’s growth, lessons from a cyberattack and its new governance structure.
National managing partner Troy Lewis speaks to Capital Brief about evolving client expectations, talent retention and why location is no issue when it comes to leadership.
CEO Alex Feldman and partner Megan Coall spoke to Capital Brief on merger law changes, energy transactions and running a boutique firm with top-tier rigour.
After his promotion to managing partner, Leaver has been tasked with delivering the firm's "people-centric" vision as it invests in bespoke AI products to remain competitive.
After eight years as chair of Australia’s oldest law firm, Crosbie reflects on her tenure and the future of competition law, from merger reforms to digital regulation.
The firm's incoming country managing partner Shane Bilardi discusses its interest in ASIC's scrutiny of private capital, how to keep young lawyers in Australia and why he isn't worried about a new merger law regime.
Leading a rapidly expanding law firm, Steyn focuses on strategic planning to maintain culture and drive growth in a competitive industry.
With the influence of US firms in Australia on the rise, White & Case partners Brendan Quinn and Tim Sackar discuss US capital’s impact and their Asia-Pacific focused strategy.
Jacob Varghese, who runs the nation's largest consumer-facing law firm, says litigation funding is just another asset class and a necessary mechanism to help ordinary Australians obtain legal support.
The global firm’s managing partner, Shane Barber, reflects on a decade in Australia, where it has built niches in intellectual property, communications and defence.
LegalVision's chief executive officer co-founded a law firm built on a subscription model rather than billable hours, attracting lawyers who "want to do things differently".
Thomson Geer’s chief executive partner sees the firm as a challenger brand — chasing high-profile cases and deals with a gameplan of poaching, lateral hires and mergers.
The national law firm's CEO has learned plenty of lessons from establishing a startup hub inside the firm, including some unexpected common traits between startup founders and lawyers.
The managing partner for Australia is trying to double revenue by 2026. In a vigorous talent market, he wants to create a place people actually want to work.
Managing director John Kain discusses the appeal of mid-market transactions and the challenges new merger laws present for public companies in competitive bidding.
The firm's co-founder and chair details the strategies and philosophies that helped Gilbert + Tobin become one of Australia's top players — and explains why it would be difficult to do the same today.
Anne Marie-Allgrove says Baker McKenzie is not the only firm finding it hard to retain partners and associates as generational change and cultural shifts sweep through the legal industry, as she eyes growth in 2024.
ESG and energy regulation in Australia is moving at an unprecedented rate and large-law giant Herbert Smith Freehills is pushing itself to the forefront of the legal changes.
Emma Covacevich says data concerns and AI risks are driving businesses to consolidate the number of law firms they seek advice from, intensifying competition at the top end of town.
Doug Stipanicev, Australasian chief executive at Dentons, the world's largest law firm by headcount, says in 2024 firms have to keep growing to account for rising overheads.
With a multi-billion dollar US backer, corporate Australia has watched Pogust Goodhead's arrival with interest, if not fear. Its head of Australia Amie Crichton says it's "time to level a massively uneven playing field" between individuals and industry.
KWM, one of Australia's biggest law firms, is leaning heavily into AI and legal tech, with the firm's junior lawyers playing a key role in helping their more senior colleagues learn the ropes.
The ex-Marque Lawyers partner Hannah Marshall has put her kelp-farming dreams on hold to set up a new firm in a "perfect storm" period for business risk, regulatory upheaval and media-bargaining code panic.
Equity Generation Lawyers has grown from one man and a laptop to one of the country's most prominent climate litigators, leading high profile cases against AGL and the Victorian government.
It "operates in the edgier areas of the law" and has been at the forefront of key social debates and media campaigns in recent years. Now Marque Lawyers turning is its attention to the "completely terrifying" capabilities of AI.
