Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Headquarters | 8 Chifley Tower Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
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No. of offices | 5 |
No. of attorneys | 600+ |
Major practice areas | General practice |
Key people | Gavin MacLaren, Senior Partner and CEO Stephen Price, Chairman |
Date founded | 1841 |
Company type | Partnership |
Website | www |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth (also Corrs) is a commercial law firm in Australia. It was founded in 1841.
History
Corrs Chambers Westgarth traces its history back to 1841 with the founding of the firm's first office in Melbourne.[2] Corrs has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Port Moresby.[3][4] The firm acts for clients internationally and has links with law firms throughout Asia, the Americas, Middle East and Europe.
Main practice areas
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- China
- Climate Change
- Competition & Regulatory
- Construction
- Corporate / M&A
- Cyber Security
- Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety
- Energy & Resources
- Environment & Planning
- Financial Services
- Foreign Investment into Australia
- Global Regulatory
- Government
- Health
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade / WTO & Global Policy
- Investment Funds
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Projects & Infrastructure
- Property & Real Estate
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Tax
- Telecommunications, Media & Technology
Recognition
- Australasian Legal Business GOLD Employer of Choice Award 2012 (large national firm over 500 lawyers).[5]
- Law Firm Award for Diversity – Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2012.[6]
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Employer of Choice for Women citation from the Australian Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ Company Overview of Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- ^ Lawyers Weekly "The making of a national firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth" Lawyers Weekly, 2 June 2011
- ^ "Contact Us » Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.corrs.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Corrs targets Papua New Guinea » Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.corrs.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Gold Employer of Choice Award - ALB Magazine 2012". Australasian Legal Business. 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Law Firm Award for Diversity – Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2012". Lawyers Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 EOWA Employer of Choice for Women List" (PDF). Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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