Mills Oakley law firm news

Over the last few years a booming Brisbane economy has been good news for law firms, many of which have taken the opportunity to establish themselves. Mills Oakley Lawyers is one such firm.

As competition among law firms heats up and clients’ demands intensify, creative thinking is becoming vital for success in the legal profession. Enter recently named Melbourne Law Firm of the Year, Mills Oakley Lawyers.

Mills Oakley Lawyers garnered the number 1 spot in the ALB Fast 10 survey as it was named "Fastest Growing Law Firm of the Year".  The ranking was based on fee growth, as well as increases in offices, partners and fee earners.

Colin Porter's arrival at TressCox in 2005 marked a turning point for the Firm's insurance practice, particularly in Sydney. The Firm was first established in 1897 and has a strong reputation in Sydney's legal market.

Established Melbourne law firm Mills Oakley is capitalising on its Melbourne success as it launches new offices in Sydney and Brisbane

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

Norton Rose Australia has boosted its Australian IP practice with the appointment of Sydney IP partner Jackie O’Brien, who joins from Allens Arthur Robinson.

Rain-sodden Brisbane is still shaping up as one of the hottest markets for the legal industry in 2011– but local firms are wary of the ever-increasing competition

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.

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

Macquarie Relationship Banking is delighted to be involved in the industry’s leading awards night for the third consecutive year.

Mills Oakley has lured two new partners to its growing workplace relations team, less than a year after snaring Luke Connolly from Clayton Utz.

Melbourne-based law firm Madgwicks has strengthened its commercial group with the appointment of Ed Browne, from Frenkel Partners, as a partner

Holding Redlich has lured senior divorce lawyer and co-founder of Westminster Lawyers Paul Ross to the firm with a partnership.

Mills Oakley has bolstered its not-for-profit credentials with the appointment of two leading not-for-profit senior partners, Vera Visevic and John Baxter

An appointments story published by ALB on 4 August made reference to commercial litigator Damian Ward being poached from HWL Ebsworth by Mills Oakley.

ALB highlights the philosophy behind modern office design and speaks with some law firms that have recently refurbished their offices

Former Minter Ellison senior associate, Lisa-Marie McKechnie, has joined Mills Oakley Sydney as partner.

Melbourne: the spiritual home of AFL, the W class tram and some of the nation’s most enterprising young law firms. ALB investigates.

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