Gilbert + Tobin
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| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
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| No. of attorneys | 200+ lawyers |
| No. of employees | 500+ employees |
| Major practice areas | Communications and Technology, Competition and Regulation, Energy and Resources, Litigation and Intellectual Property, Real Estate, M&A, Corporate, and Finance |
| Key people | Danny Gilbert, Managing Partner, |
| Date founded | 1988 |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | www.gtlaw.com.au |
Gilbert + Tobin is an Australian law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. It provides legal services to corporate and government clients across Australia and internationally, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
Established in 1988 by Danny Gilbert and Tony Tobin, the firm employs more than 600 people, and has one of the highest proportions of female partners of any major Australian law firm.[citation needed]
The firm is a foundation signatory to the National Pro Bono Aspirational Target.[1]
Gilbert + Tobin was named the Most Innovative Law Firm headquartered in the Asia-Pacific and Australia in 2017 by the Financial Times[2]. In 2016, it was awarded Law Firm of the Year by Lawyers Weekly and was named Australian Law Firm of the Year (100-500 Lawyers) at the Australasian Law Awards.[3]
In 2000, Danny Gilbert agreed to support a centre for public law at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and in 2001 the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law was founded. It functions as a research centre specialising in constitutional and administrative law, Indigenous legal issues, and human rights.[4]
Criticism
Gilbert + Tobin have been criticized for treatment and pressures placed on staff. Safework NSW has investigated Gilbert + Tobin twice relating to complaints it received regarding workplace fatigue, hours worked by staff and allegations lawyers slept in their offices 60-80 nights per year.[5] Danny Gilbert, the managing partner was also criticized for making controversial statements related to the Safework investigation and justifying the work hours of lawyers within Gilbert + Tobin.[6] Other law firm managing partners have criticized and distanced themselves from his comments.
References
- ^ "Target Signatories - Australian Pro Bono Centre". Australian Pro Bono Centre. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Innovative Lawyers - Financial Times". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ User, Super. "2016". www.auslawawards.com.au. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "About us". University of NSW. Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "SafeWork to investigate top law firm over work hours". Australian Financial Review. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Gilbert + Tobin boss wrong about long hours". Australian Financial Review. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-06-11.