Staff
As one of the largest law firms in the Asia Pacific region, we have almost 200 partners and over 600 legal professionals. Our lawyers are based in Australia, Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Port Moresby, Shanghai and Singapore and have language skills including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Thai, Japanese, Korean, French and German.
Global recognition
Our strength in the region and the commitment of our lawyers has been recognised by independent international surveys as among the world's best:
- M&A deal of the Year - CEMEX / Rinker
CFO Awards 2008 - Secondary Market Equity Raising of the Year – Wesfamers' $2.6 billion equity raising
CFO Awards 2008 - Ranked number one legal adviser for announced M&A deals
Connect 4 - 2008 - Mid Year M&A Legal Survey (press release) - Best Large Professional Services Firm and Best Large Law Firm
2008 BRW Client Choice Awards (press release) - Ranked top firm in Australasian M&A market at the end of each quarter of 2008
Thomson Reuter's M&A Legal Advisor Review (press release) - The top ranked Australian Legal Adviser in Global Project Finance deals – Dealogic 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; the only Australian law firm to appear in the global project finance tables for the past four years (press release)
- Ranked in the top tier for Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Debt Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Energy &
Natural Resources, Environment, Intellectual Property, Projects and Tax
Chambers Global 2008 - Ranked number one Australian/NZ IPO issuer adviser
Bloomberg 2007 (press release) - The Australian Deal Team of the Year Award was awarded to the Allens Arthur Robinson M&A team – Australasian Legal Business Awards 2007 (press release)
- Ranked top Australian firm in worldwide M&A deal rankings for 2007
Thomson Financial - Leading Australian Patent Litigation Firm, Leading Australian Trademark and Copyright Litigation Firm Managing Intellectual Property 2007
- Australian Client Choice Award 2006
International Law Office (press release) - Best Large Professional Services Firm of the Year; Best Large Law Firm; and Best Queensland Professional Services Firm
2006 BRW-St.George Client Choice Awards (press release)
Our offices
Allens Arthur Robinson offers one of the most comprehensive legal networks in Australia and Asia with staff based in 14 cities and eight countries across the region. For our office contact details, see the Offices page.
History
Allens was established in July 2001, following the merger of Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks and Allen Allen & Hemsley. The two firms date back to 1860 and 1822 respectively. They had been affiliated for the past 15 years, through the Allens Arthur Robinson Group alliance.
Allens Arthur Robinson Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys was established in July 2001, following the merger of McMaster Oberin Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks and Allens Patent & Trade Marks Services.
For more, see our History page.
Recent milestones
- advising Rio Tinto on its response to BHP's US$192 billion takeover approach
- advising St.George Bank on its merger proposal with Westpac
- acting for AWB in Australian Government Task Force proceedings following the UN Oil-for-Food Program Inquiry
- advising Bao Viet on Vietnam's largest M&A transaction
- advising on the development of the multi-billion dollar Traveston and Wyaralong dam projects
- advising Queensland Treasury Corporation and Queensland Health on the proposal to develop the new Queensland Children's Hospital in partnership with the Mater Health Services
- advised Shell in relation to its sale of North West Shelf oil assets to Woodside for A$440 million including equity stakes in the Cossack, Wanaea, Lambert and Hermes oilfields, the Cossack Pioneer floating production facility and oil exploration interests within a tieback distance to the Cossack Pioneer
- acted for the successful Macquarie Bank led consortium for a public private partnership to build, own and operate the Mindarie Regional Council resource recovery facility
- advised Wesfarmers on its A$4 billion refinancing program
- advised Babcock & Brown as sponsor of the A$1.4 billion Royal Children's Hospital PPP
- advised the lenders on financing of the A$1.55 billion Newcastle coal loading and port facility project
Allens in the community
Our involvement in the community is co-ordinated by our Charity Committee and Pro Bono Committee, and, while their activities are intertwined, each has a unique purpose and goal. For more, see our Allens in the community section.
