Henry Davis York law firm news

As one of Australia's leading single office firms, <EM>Henry Davis York</EM> prides itself on doing things differently, whether it be its strong focus on people, culture and organic growth, its decision to practice from Sydney only or its specialist banking and financial services practice.

Revealing the winners at the 2011 ALB-Macquarie Bank Law Awards: which firms collected the honours this year?

Eight law firms across the country have exposed their environmental report card to the world in the inaugural Environmental Consumption of AusLSA Members report 2009/2010.

The Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has been formed in partnership with the Net Balance Foundation and so far includes Clayton Utz, DLA Phillips Fox, Henry Davis York, Jackson McDonald, Maddocks, McCullough Robertson, Norton Rose Australia and Swaab Attorneys.

Online law firm marketing has now gone beyond the traditional webpage and into the brave new world of social media

The Brisbane legal market is off to an eventful 2011 with floods, mergers and a new player on the scene.

The GFC may have seen some high profile top end corporate collapses, but the recent entry by the Australian arm of the Krispy Kreme doughnut chain into voluntary administration has raised the possibility of a new chapter of distress in the mid-market.

Henry Davis York has appointed leading insolvency, commercial and banking lawyer Philip Crawford as chairman of partners.

Sydney may have lost some of its lustre during the GFC, but firms are confident that the Harbour City is set the regain its sparkle. ALB investigates

Henry Davis York has appointed Harshane Kahagalle, a former special counsel at Freehills, as a partner in its property, environment & projects group.

The economic woes of the past 18 months have been well documented, but some law firms still managed to record exceptional growth in FY09. ALB''s annual Fast 10 returns to acknowledge the fastest growing firms of the year

Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations

The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is in negotiations with its legal panel over a possible alternative billing arrangement in a sign that the desire for fixed-fee and other non-hourly billing methods has spread from private-sector clients to public-sector clients

It takes more than just great lawyers to build a great law firm - and a variety of companies offer the services that allow practices to flourish. In the inaugural ALB Service Provider Awards, we highlight the very best offerings

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

Henry Davis York has further boosted its Public Sector Group with the addition of Helen Vickers as a new partner to the firm

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

There’s more to Henry Davis York than insolvency and restructuring work. HDY’s managing partner Sharon Cook shares her plans for life after the downturn

ALB Guide: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

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