Jackson McDonald law firm news

Danny Gilbert's Perth adventure continues with a full integration with Blakiston & Crabb - but an international merger is starting to look a little less likely.

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.

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 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

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 has been a renewed push for national guidelines to regulate the recruitment of graduate students since the collapse of Western Australia’s voluntary scheme after Deacons, DLA Piper and Jackson McDonald pulled out earlier this year

The latest victim of the global financial crisis is the gentleman’s agreement between the major law firms to adhere to the guidelines for recruitment in Western Australia as set out by the WA Legal Society

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

intellectual property 09 - recommended law firms

Many law firm marketers now find themselves in a whole new ball game - how to gain ground during a global slow-down. Richard Szabo reports

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.

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

Middletons has agreed to merge with Perth-based firms Franklyn Legal and Salter Power. The move comes as the Sydney- and Melbourne-based firm saw an increasing need for a Perth base to advise Western Australian clients.

The latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas, and the leading firms and lawyers operating in them. Each ALB Guide arrives at lists of 'leading firms', 'recommended firms' and 'leading lawyers' in each practice area covered.

The intellectual property law landscapes in Australia and New Zealand are considered by those in the industry to be among the most dynamic in the world

National firms have traditionally paid little attention to small and mid-sized companies in Western Australia; this market segment is predominantly the domain of local law firms. But the boom in the energy & resources sector - and in its slipstream the construction industry - has meant that local firms find that their small corporate clients are suddenly not so small anymore

ALB is proud to announce the finalists for this year's Australasia Law Awards, which will be held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 15 May

The Perth legal industry can, in many ways, be seen as the epitome of boutique success and the resources boom seems to only contribute to the prosperity of small specialist firms. But don't dismiss the top tier just yet