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Allen & Overy was the first global elite law firm to commence operations in Australia. Our practice now comprises 24 hand-selected, top-tier partners, each leaders in their field, with an average of 20 years' experience.

Our Australian operations in Sydney and Perth are fully integrated into Allen & Overy's global network. The offices offer a full suite of corporate, finance (debt and equity), litigation and antitrust services. Our team includes partners and lawyers who are proficient in numerous languages including Mandarin, Japanese, Indonesian, German, French and Spanish.

Allen & Overy Australia offers the best of both worlds: the expertise and resources of a global elite law practice coupled with a leading group of senior domestic practitioners. With ease, we are able to provide our clients with innovative and cost effective legal solutions around the clock.

Since our arrival, Allen & Overy has quickly established a track record of executing both complex, unique and strategic cross-border and domestic transactions.

As a global elite practice, Allen & Overy is at the cutting edge of international legal and commercial insights. Our teams are often advising on market developments and 'firsts' around the world. In addition to this first-hand experience, we have established a 'Global Intelligence Unit' to track trends and emerging legal and commercial issues and analyse what they mean for our clients.

We are committed to offering our clients in the Australian market the expertise of our international knowledge platform and impressive global office network.

Our offices

Perth
Perth, Advanced Delivery & Solutions
  • Perth, Advanced Delivery & Solutions

    Level 1, 146 Colin Street

    West Perth

    WA 6005

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Sydney

News and insights

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Publications: 04 May 2023

Australia’s ACCC proposes major shift to mandatory merger regime and outlines sustainability and digital priorities

For a number of years the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has advocated for amendments to the country’s merger control rules. The current regime is voluntary, and the ACCC cannot…

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Publications: 13 April 2023

Penalising benefits obtained from wrongdoing: more bark than bite?

The High Court of Australia has reserved judgment in an appeal considering how to determine the value of a corporation’s “benefit” derived from foreign bribery, for the purpose of setting the maximum…

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Pollution prevention; pollution control; emissions; COP26; European Green Deal

News: 11 April 2023

Allen & Overy advises on NBN Co’s debut European green bond issuance

Allen & Overy has assisted NBN Co, the operator of Australia’s National Broadband Network, to raise EUR1.35 billion (AUD2.1 billion) in its debut European green bonds issuance.

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Blog Post: 13 March 2023

Six indicia of a strong corporate whistleblower program: new Australian guidance

A new report from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should prompt companies to consider whether any changes need to be made to align their whistleblower program with ASIC’s…

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Grace Zhang
Grace Zhang

Senior Comms & Marketing Manager, APAC

Hong Kong

Hong Kong
  • 9th Floor, Three Exchange Square, Central

    Hong Kong

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