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Australian M&A legal advisers

H1 2025 · Australian M&A announced · 138 deals · A$71bn disclosed

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Australian M&A legal advisers, H1 2025, ranked by number of deals
1 Allens A$7.4bn · 12.3% share
2 Hamilton Locke A$173m · 10.9% share
3 Gilbert + Tobin A$27bn · 9.4% share
4 Clayton Utz A$6.6bn · 8.7% share
5 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$20bn · 7.2% share
5 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$11bn · 7.2% share
7 Corrs Chambers Westgarth A$6.9bn · 6.5% share
7 Steinepreis Paganin A$33.4m · 6.5% share
9 HWLE Lawyers A$29.3m · 5.8% share
10 Baker McKenzie A$1.6bn · 5.1% share
10 K&L Gates A$128m · 5.1% share
12 Thomsons A$358m · 4.3% share
12 Maddocks A$41.2m · 4.3% share
14 Mallesons A$18bn · 3.6% share
14 Johnson Winter Slattery A$1.8bn · 3.6% share
16 HFW A$2bn · 2.9% share
16 MinterEllison A$1.3bn · 2.9% share
16 HopgoodGanim Lawyers A$1.2bn · 2.9% share
16 Hall & Wilcox A$440m · 2.9% share
16 Clifford Chance A$377m · 2.9% share
16 Mills Oakley 2.9% share
22 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom A$19bn · 2.2% share
22 Arnold Bloch Leibler A$852m · 2.2% share
24 Weil, Gotshal & Manges A$4.3bn · 1.4% share
24 Allion Partners A$2.4bn · 1.4% share
24 Stikeman Elliott A$2.2bn · 1.4% share
24 Bennett Jones A$1.2bn · 1.4% share
24 DLA Piper A$171m · 1.4% share
24 Addisons A$156m · 1.4% share
24 Squire Patton Boggs A$10.3m · 1.4% share
24 EMK Lawyers A$1.8m · 1.4% share
24 Jones Day 1.4% share
24 Norton Rose Fulbright 1.4% share
34 Arthur Cox A$14bn · 0.7% share
34 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz A$14bn · 0.7% share
34 BCLP A$2bn · 0.7% share
34 Cassels A$2bn · 0.7% share
34 Ogier A$1.6bn · 0.7% share
34 Webber Wentzel A$1.6bn · 0.7% share
34 Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung A$1.4bn · 0.7% share
34 Goodmans A$1bn · 0.7% share
34 Goodwin A$420m · 0.7% share
34 Aird & Berlis A$402m · 0.7% share
34 Mori Hamada & Matsumoto A$402m · 0.7% share
34 Senet A$402m · 0.7% share
34 SBA Law A$259m · 0.7% share
34 Peloton Legal A$254m · 0.7% share
34 Fried Frank A$113m · 0.7% share
34 Ropes & Gray A$113m · 0.7% share
34 McCullough Robertson A$101m · 0.7% share
34 Blackwall Legal A$33m · 0.7% share
34 Landerer & Company A$19m · 0.7% share
34 AZB & Partners 0.7% share
34 Bird & Bird 0.7% share
34 Farris LLP 0.7% share
34 Greenberg Traurig 0.7% share
34 Honigman 0.7% share
34 Khaitan & Co 0.7% share
34 MinterEllisonRuddWatts 0.7% share
34 Mokhtari Avocats 0.7% share
34 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 0.7% share
34 Pinsent Masons 0.7% share
34 White & Case 0.7% share
Share of the table, H1 2025
Australian M&A legal advisers, H1 2025: share of the tableAllens12.3%Hamilton Locke10.9%Gilbert + Tobin9.4%Clayton Utz8.7%Ashurst Perkins Coie7.2%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer7.2%Corrs Chambers Westgarth6.5%Steinepreis Paganin6.5%HWLE Lawyers5.8%Baker McKenzie5.1%

Top ten by number of deals.

Rank by year
Australian M&A legal advisers: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#15#17#19#2020252026 YTDAllens: #3 in 2025Allens: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Allens#25 Hamilton LockeGilbert + Tobin: #2 in 2025Gilbert + Tobin: #6 in 2026 YTD#6 Gilbert + TobinClayton Utz: #7 in 2025Clayton Utz: #14 in 2026 YTD#14 Clayton UtzAshurst Perkins Coie: #1 in 2025Ashurst Perkins Coie: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 Ashurst Perkins CoieHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #4 in 2025Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 Herbert Smith Freehills KramerCorrs Chambers Westgarth: #11 in 2025Corrs Chambers Westgarth: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Corrs Chambers Westgarth#27 Steinepreis Paganin

This table's top firms in each year.

78 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology

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