firm mergers

Thomson Geer acquires entire Ashurst Canberra office, including 7 partners, 50+ staff

Global law firm Ashurst is shutting down operations in Canberra and winding down its Commonwealth government practice,...

22 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Hicksons, Hunt & Hunt NSW to merge

Hicksons Lawyers (nearly 300 partners and staff) and Hunt & Hunt NSW (almost 90 partners and staff) have agreed to...

11 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

HSF, Kramer Levin vote for merger, creating a US$2bn turnover practice

The partnerships of both Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have voted in favour of becoming “the first truly...

05 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Herbert Smith Freehills to merge with Kramer Levin

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which has five offices Down Under, is set to merge with US-based firm Kramer...

12 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

HopgoodGanim to merge with Perth-based boutique

Australian mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim is set to merge with a boutique family and estates law firm, Butlers Lawyers...

13 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Robert James Lawyers and Lawcrest merge

Melbourne-based commercial law firm Robert James Lawyers has merged with Melbourne boutique Lawcrest in a move to...

01 August 2024

By Lauren Croft

Gadens enters Canberra, adds team of 37

National law firm Gadens has expanded to Canberra and merged with a boutique, gaining seven partners and 30...

17 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

Thomson Geer merges with Perth boutique, adding 4 partners and team of 19 to its ranks

Perth-based boutique firm Tottle Partners is joining Thomson Geer, with the former bringing across four partners and a...

10 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

A&O Shearman merger completes, creates firm ‘in a class of its own’

The merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling has successfully completed, resulting in A&O...

06 May 2024

By Lauren Croft

Pragma Lawyers merges with Perth-based law firm

Western Australia-based law firm Pragma Lawyers has integrated with Perth-based law firm Gramercy Legal, a strategic...

11 April 2024

By Grace Robbie

100-year-old firm merges with boutique

Boutique firm Thornton + King has merged with a 100-year-old firm based in Sydney, in a move the firm has described as...

21 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

A&O Shearman names first senior leaders

The new combined entity consisting of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, A&O Shearman, has unveiled the...

05 March 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

RCR Lawyers acquires Brisbane boutique

SME firm Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers has acquired a boutique firm in Brisbane in addition to promoting a...

01 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Bradley & Bray Lawyers continues expansion with acquisition

Sunshine Coast law firm Bradley & Bray Lawyers has expanded to Maroochydore with the acquisition of a boutique, in...

31 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

Brisbane SME merges with Sydney boutique in ‘obvious’ move

A Brisbane-based SME firm has merged with Sydney boutique House Counsel, further strengthening its offering for clients...

26 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

Merger creates major South-East Queensland commercial law firm

A Brisbane commercial law firm and a Sunshine Coast firm have merged, in a move to create a major South-East Queensland...

28 September 2023

By Lauren Croft

Hynes Legal acquired by Brisbane commercial firm

A commercial law firm in Brisbane has acquired Queensland strata law practice Hynes Legal in a strategic growth...

21 September 2023

By Lauren Croft

107-year-old regional law firm reveals historic merger

A regional law firm established in 1916 has merged with a newer boutique, with the owner to stay on as a...

06 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

UK firm Taylor Rose to debut Down Under via partnership with GTC Legal

Top 60 UK law firm Taylor Rose MW intends to become the leading consultancy law firm in Australia by 2025, starting...

26 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

How to manage cohesion when merging firms

This Adelaide-based SME discussed its recent merger and the benefits of combining a relatively young firm with older...

30 March 2023

By Jess Feyder