KPMG

Resigning KPMG GC appeals to ‘benefit of hindsight’ during interview scrutiny
Scrutiny landed on KPMG’s first investigation into whistleblower allegations after the parliamentary joint committee...
17 August 2026
By Malavika Santhebennur and Carlos Tse
‘Give up investigations’: Firms forced to defend KPMG work
Senior lawyers with Allens and Ashurst were forced to defend their legal work and obligations when one senator with the...
17 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson, Malavika Santhebennur, Carlos Tse
KPMG legally advised that ‘no further action was needed’
The firm was “not considered” to have been in breach of its code of conduct and values in legal documents that...
11 August 2026
By Carlos Tse
KPMG’s general counsel, head of HR to leave firm
The scandal-plagued accounting firm has seen another two top officials depart days before the next scheduled public...
11 August 2026
By Miranda Brownlee and Amelia McNamara
Whistleblower investigation independence no longer optional
What began as an internal disclosure within KPMG, alleging that confidential client documents were being misused, has...
09 July 2026
By Nicole Wearne
Ashurst responds to claims it was ‘thrown under bus’ by KPMG
One of Australia’s biggest law firms has responded to claims that accounting giant KPMG threw it under the bus by...
23 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Why today’s general counsel are being pushed to the limit
As in-house legal teams take on responsibilities far beyond traditional legal advice, pressure is intensifying as their...
19 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
How GCs are becoming the secret weapon driving business growth
General counsel are no longer just legal gatekeepers, with a new big four report revealing how they’ve evolved into...
12 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
KPMG names 11 new tax and legal partners Down Under
The big four firm has announced the promotion of 11 new tax and legal partners in Australia, as part of a global cohort...
19 June 2025
By Emma Partis
KPMG partner brings team to Holding Redlich
KPMG Law’s head of government and defence has moved to BigLaw firm Holding Redlich and is bringing a team of at least...
18 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Thomson Geer takes team from KPMG Law
National law firm Thomson Geer has swelled the ranks of its workplace practice with the addition of a team from KPMG...
04 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Minters hires KPMG law’s national real estate head as new special counsel
BigLaw firm has appointed the former national head of real estate law from KPMG Law as its newest special counsel.
17 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Law within the big 4 is dying slowly’ despite disruption to Australian market
Following the recent KPMG restructuring, the current economic climate could mean that, despite continued disruption to...
07 August 2024
By Lauren Croft
KPMG cuts legal division, 30 jobs in major restructure
The big four firm has announced a restructure of its legal business less than a month after its $80 million consulting...
16 July 2024
By Christine Chen
KPMG names 3 new legal partners in cohort of 52
KPMG Australia has appointed 52 new partners – 43 of whom were promoted and nine of whom were lateral hires –...
28 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons launches Aussie TMT practice with team from KPMG Law
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has continued to unveil new practice areas for its Australian operations, this...
04 March 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law Squared names former head of KPMG Law as its new CLO
Australia-founded NewLaw firm Law Squared, which in the past year has opened offices in the UK and New Zealand, has...
31 October 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
KPMG names 2 new partners
Big four firm KPMG has unveiled 94 new partners in Australia, two of whom are in its legal practice.
06 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
KPMG unveils internal ChatGPT, ‘KymChat’
Following news that Allen & Overy and PwC are utilising legal chatbot, “Harvey”, KPMG has become the latest big...
27 March 2023
By Josh Needs
Data-driven insights pertinent for sustainable legal functions
Law departments may not be able to guarantee long-term success for their transformation projects and onboarding of tech...
02 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy