Clayton Utz, Australia

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Firm Overview

Clayton Utz is the leading independent Australian law firm. With a history dating back to 1833, Clayton Utz has 204 partners and employs more than 1,700 legal and support staff with six offices in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Darwin) and an office in Hong Kong.

We have a reputation in the market for our innovative approach to complex transactions and litigation, and for our exceptional client service. We are trusted legal advisers to many public and private corporations based in Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America; banks, investment banks and other financial institutions; governments; mining and resources companies; power and utilities; manufacturers; stockbrokers; accounting and other professional firms. Clayton Utz regularly advises overseas corporations on strategies and structures for investing and doing business in Australia and handles foreign acquisitions and sales on behalf of local clients and multinationals.

Clayton Utz is a leader of Australian law firms in Pro Bono practice and Social Responsibility programs. These are important parts of who we are as a firm.

The firm’s Lex Mundi contact partners are committed to ensuring that all matters referred to Clayton Utz are not only handled promptly and efficiently but also receive the firm’s leading-edge expertise.

Areas of Practice:

■ Banking and Finance
■ Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
■ Class Actions
■ Climate Change
■ Commercial Arbitration
■ Competition (Antitrust) Law
■ Construction and Major Projects
■ Corporate Law
■ Debt Finance
■ Energy and Resources
■ Environment and Planning
■ Financial Services
■ Funds Management
■ Government Services
■ Infrastructure and Project Finance
■ Insurance and Risk
■ Intellectual Property
■ International Arbitration
■ Life Sciences
■ Litigation and Dispute Resolution
■ Mergers and Acquisitions
■ Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Regulatory
■ Private Equity
■ Privatization and Corporatization
■ Product Liability
■ Real Estate
■ Restructuring and Insolvency
■ Retail Banking
■ Securitization
■ Structured Property Finance
■ Superannuation
■ Taxation
■ Telecommunications, Media and Technology
■ Water
■ Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety

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