Allens Arthur Robinson is an international law firm with more than 1500 personnel in 14 cities in Australia, South East Asia and China.
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Leader in our field
Our focus on excellence and our clients has led to many accolades - for example:
- 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 approach
What makes this law firm different from our competitors? It's technical excellence combined with commercial insight. It's the ability to take the most complex questions and provide the clearest answers.
Our lawyers unashamedly love the law. But we understand clients don't want pages on what legislation says. They want succinct answers that achieve their commercial aims. To achieve this, we use our intellectual creativity to distil complexity and provide clear-cut solutions.
Our clients
Allens Arthur Robinson has some of the world's longest ongoing client relationships, stretching back more than 150 years. It's a fact of which we are immensely proud and one we never take for granted.
More than 70 of Australia's, and more than 25 of the world's, top 100 companies choose Allens Arthur Robinson as their legal adviser. Whether you're a global multinational or a suburban-based company with a bright idea, our commitment to providing excellent service remains the same: combining technical excellence with commercial insight to provide the clearest of answers.
Our services
Allens is a major legal force in Asia with lawyers working in Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Shanghai, Singapore, Phnom Penh, Port Moresby and all major Australian capitals.
With more than 30 years' experience on the ground in Asia across a broad range of industries, we offer our clients technical excellence combined with business and cultural insights.
And when it comes to legal advice, we cover all commercial issues, from biotech to native title. For more information, you can find the right person with the right experience for you by using our expert search.
'Best friends' with Slaughter and May
Allens Arthur Robinson has entered into a 'best friends' relationship with leading UK law firm Slaughter and May to work together in the Asia region (excluding Japan). The best friends relationship will allow us to provide lawyers from both firms to work on transactions as a team. We will be able to bring together the best legal expertise for any transaction in a totally integrated and seamless service to the client. This has all the benefits for clients of a global one-stop shop, covering multiple jurisdictions, without losing the traditional quality controls of each firm.
