Cochrane Lishman law firm news

Piper Alderman is hoping to open an office in Perth by the end of the year, managing partner Tony Phelps has revealed.

Class action and plaintiff litigation firm Maurice Blackburn is the latest firm to put down roots in Perth.

The dynamic Perth market has proved too hard to ignore for insurance specialist Moray & Agnew, which has opened a new office there to be headed by Phil Keays.

DLA Piper will officially enter the Australian market on 1 May, after a successful partner vote at both DLA Piper and DLA Phillips Fox.

Is this the start of a brave new era in the Australian legal services market, or just a rebranding of two existing players?

Competition in the Australian legal market is set to intensify with the announcement that UK’s largest firm Clifford Chance is moving in.

2011 promises to be another year of intrigue and transformation for many of Australia and New Zealand’s best-known firms. ALB starts the year by nominating ten firms for whom 2011 will be a particularly critical year. Whether they are law firms primed for growth or ones that are looking to recover from a setback, here are the firms that have a point to prove to the market.

After a brief hiatus, Perth is ready to resume its role as a national and regional powerhouse – and one of the world’s biggest law firms wants a piece of the action.

ALB examines the implications of Gilbert + Tobin's alliance with Perth firm Blakiston & Crabb

Cochrane Lishman founding partner Michael Lishman ponders the implications of Allen & Overy's recent arrival in Australia.

The Western Australian legal market is heating up as existing firms beef up their presence and others look to expand into the jurisdiction lured by the emergence of a revitalised commodities market

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

Metropolitan law firms are shedding staff, while regional and rural Australian law firms are in dire need of lawyers, a study revealed

ALB Guide: Banking & Finance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers

Australia lies directly in the path of the outbound China investment tidal wave and the size of Chinese companies’ acquisitive power is creating a healthy flow of transactions for law firms Down Under

Another senior associate leaves for a mid-tier firm - is this a trend?

With commodities prices falling and a global recession looming, ALB's Cabral Douglas asks leading lawyers: Has Perth gone from boom to bust?

Mallesons Stephen Jaques is the top M&A legal adviser by deal value and Allens Arthur Robinson is master of completed M&A deals, according to recently released Thomson Reuters figures.

When it comes to M&A showdowns in the heart of Auckland, Simpson Grierson head of corporate & commercial Kevin Jaffe has a quick draw.

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2008 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.