FundComb

Australian M&A legal advisers

H2 2026 to date · Australian M&A announced to 8 Nov 2026 · 101 deals · A$50bn disclosed

Deal size
Custom range
Australian M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date, ranked by deal value
1 Allens 16 deals · 37.3% share · was #2
2 Mallesons 8 deals · 21.1% share · was #13
3 Ashurst Perkins Coie 4 deals · 19.3% share · was #12
4 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 8 deals · 17.3% share · was #4
5 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 9 deals · 13.4% share · was #11
6 Gilbert + Tobin 5 deals · 12.0% share · was #6
7 MinterEllison 5 deals · 8.2% share · was #1
8 A&O Shearman 1 deal · 7.2% share · new
8 De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 1 deal · 7.2% share · new
10 Latham & Watkins 1 deal · 6.7% share · was #16
10 Sidley Austin 1 deal · 6.7% share · was #5
12 Johnson Winter Slattery 1 deal · 4.8% share · was #40
13 Clayton Utz 6 deals · 3.7% share · was #9
14 DLA Piper 1 deal · 2.8% share · was #27
15 White & Case 3 deals · 2.1% share · was #16
16 Baker McKenzie 4 deals · 2.0% share · was #8
17 BMA Advogados 1 deal · 2.0% share · new
17 Pinheiro Neto Advogados 1 deal · 2.0% share · new
19 Arnold Bloch Leibler 1 deal · 1.5% share · was #28
20 Steinepreis Paganin 6 deals · 1.4% share · was #31
21 Thomsons 6 deals · 1.0% share · was #21
22 Nishimura & Asahi 1 deal · 0.7% share · new
23 Clifford Chance 2 deals · 0.7% share · was #3
23 HFW 1 deal · 0.7% share · new
25 Bird & Bird 1 deal · 0.6% share · new
Show all 48 firms
Share of the table, H2 2026 to date
Australian M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date: share of the tableAllens37.3%Mallesons21.1%Ashurst Perkins Coie19.3%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer17.3%Corrs Chambers Westgarth13.4%Gilbert + Tobin12.0%MinterEllison8.2%A&O Shearman7.2%De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek7.2%Latham & Watkins6.7%

Top ten by deal value.

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 AllensMallesons: #6 in 2025Mallesons: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 MallesonsAshurst 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 WestgarthGilbert + Tobin: #2 in 2025Gilbert + Tobin: #6 in 2026 YTD#6 Gilbert + TobinMinterEllison: #10 in 2025MinterEllison: #5 in 2026 YTD#5 MinterEllisonA&O Shearman: #12 in 2026 YTD#12 A&O Shearman

This table's top firms in each year.

51 deals have no disclosed value. H2 2025 rank is the firm's place in the same period a year earlier, under the same filters. Methodology

Download CSV