Hall & Wilcox

Managing Partner: Tony Macvean

Number of partners: 130+

Number of lawyers: 430+

Languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Bosnian, Cantonese, Croatian, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hokkien, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Mandarin, Norwegian, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish

Firm Overview:

Hall & Wilcox are a leading independent law firm of more than 1100 people, including over 130 partners. We service corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia.

Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive. Our success depends upon the success of our clients, our people, and the communities in which we live.

We’re renowned for our Smarter Law approach.Smarter Law means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions that are better, faster and cheaper. Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.

We work with clients across sectors who lead, challenge and reshape their own industries. We build strong and enduring client relationships. Clients tell us they value our commerciality, our responsive and personal service and our interest in their business and industry.

We have a long established international team with the expertise and experience to support our large number of existing international clients and Australian clients operating in the global economy.

Our international desks are led by partners and senior lawyers who understand first-hand the commercial and legal issues of doing business in that country.

Our collegial culture, shaped by our Hallmarks, guides the way everyone at Hall & Wilcox works every day.

Our commitment to contributing to our communities is embedded in our firm culture. We deliver this through a range of areas, including our substantial pro bono work, community initiatives and partnerships, sustainable environmental and supply chain practices and our Emerging Artists Program.

Main Areas of Practice:

■ Banking & Finance

■ Corporate & Commercial

■ Dispute resolution

■ Employment & Workplace Relations

■ Environment & Planning

■ Financial Services & Insurance

■ Financial Services Regulation

■ Government

■ Health & Community

■ Insurance

■ Insolvency & Reconstruction

■ Investment Funds

■ Litigation & Dispute Resolution

■ Private Clients

■ Property & Projects

■ Retail & FMCG

■ Sports Law

■ Tax

■ Technology & Digital Economy