Australia

Decades of Australian experience mean we know your market challenges – and how to address them

Freshfields works with both international and local clients in Australia to secure acquisitions, launch joint ventures, resolve disputes and tackle antitrust challenges. We advise local corporations on global investments and listings, support banks with complex cross-border financings and assist asset managers and pension funds with intricate investments and regulatory challenges. Our expertise spans key sectors – from energy (including mining), to financial institutions and telecoms, media and technology.

Our team of over 100 Australia and New Zealand-qualified lawyers, supported by experienced partners, is ready to guide you through any challenge. We also maintain strong relationships with leading Australian law firms to deliver seamless, comprehensive support that drives your success.

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Decades of Australian experience mean we know your market challenges – and how to address them

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Advising Sydney-based Aristocrat Leisure on its US$1.2bn all-cash acquisition of Nasdaq-listed NeoGames

Represented a major US-headquartered global energy company in a mediation and UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Perth, Western Australia, concerning overpayment claims in relation to the delayed construction of a US$ multi-billion offshore LNG project

Advising HOCHTIEF on its public takeover of MACA, a mining operator in Western Australia, by the client's indirect 50% affiliate Thiess.

As international coordinating counsel, we represented an employer in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia

Square Peg Capital, an Australia-based VC firm with AUM of over US$1bn, as the lead investor in a convertible loan round for Timo Vietnam Joint Stock Company, a leading digital banking platform in Vietnam

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Georgia Dawson

Matthew O'Callaghan

Nicholas Lingard

Australia

Decades of Australian experience mean we know your market challenges – and how to address them

Other Asia-Pacific locations

Highlight experience

Advising Sydney-based Aristocrat Leisure on its US$1.2bn all-cash acquisition of Nasdaq-listed NeoGames

Represented a major US-headquartered global energy company in a mediation and UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Perth, Western Australia, concerning overpayment claims in relation to the delayed construction of a US$ multi-billion offshore LNG project

Advising HOCHTIEF on its public takeover of MACA, a mining operator in Western Australia, by the client's indirect 50% affiliate Thiess.

As international coordinating counsel, we represented an employer in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia

Square Peg Capital, an Australia-based VC firm with AUM of over US$1bn, as the lead investor in a convertible loan round for Timo Vietnam Joint Stock Company, a leading digital banking platform in Vietnam

Contacts

Georgia Dawson

Matthew O'Callaghan

Nicholas Lingard