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Australian M&A legal advisers

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

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Australian M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date, ranked by number of deals
1 Allens A$19bn · 15.8% share · was #2
2 Hamilton Locke A$260m · 11.9% share · was #1
3 Corrs Chambers Westgarth A$6.6bn · 8.9% share · was #5
4 Mallesons A$10bn · 7.9% share · was #17
4 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$8.6bn · 7.9% share · was #4
6 Clayton Utz A$1.9bn · 5.9% share · was #8
6 Steinepreis Paganin A$675m · 5.9% share · was #17
6 Thomsons A$513m · 5.9% share · was #6
9 Gilbert + Tobin A$6bn · 5.0% share · was #6
9 MinterEllison A$4.1bn · 5.0% share · was #2
11 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$9.6bn · 4.0% share · was #14
11 Baker McKenzie A$978m · 4.0% share · was #11
11 Holding Redlich A$285m · 4.0% share · new
11 Mills Oakley A$45.6m · 4.0% share · was #11
15 White & Case A$1bn · 3.0% share · was #25
15 K&L Gates A$229m · 3.0% share · was #24
15 Norton Rose Fulbright A$188m · 3.0% share · was #25
15 Gadens A$63.1m · 3.0% share · new
15 Piper Alderman A$28.6m · 3.0% share · was #8
15 HWLE Lawyers 3.0% share · was #17
21 Clifford Chance A$333m · 2.0% share · was #14
21 Addisons 2.0% share · new
21 HopgoodGanim Lawyers 2.0% share · was #17
24 A&O Shearman A$3.6bn · 1.0% share · new
24 De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek A$3.6bn · 1.0% share · new
24 Latham & Watkins A$3.3bn · 1.0% share · was #25
24 Sidley Austin A$3.3bn · 1.0% share · was #25
24 Johnson Winter Slattery A$2.4bn · 1.0% share · was #17
24 DLA Piper A$1.4bn · 1.0% share · was #17
24 BMA Advogados A$968m · 1.0% share · new
24 Pinheiro Neto Advogados A$968m · 1.0% share · new
24 Arnold Bloch Leibler A$737m · 1.0% share · was #17
24 Nishimura & Asahi A$335m · 1.0% share · new
24 HFW A$333m · 1.0% share · new
24 Bird & Bird A$300m · 1.0% share · new
24 Maddocks A$132m · 1.0% share · was #25
24 Icon Law A$120m · 1.0% share · new
24 Linklaters A$100m · 1.0% share · new
24 Eversheds Sutherland A$99.8m · 1.0% share · new
24 GLG Legal A$80.7m · 1.0% share · new
24 McCullough Robertson A$48m · 1.0% share · was #8
24 Davis Graham A$13.7m · 1.0% share · new
24 QR Lawyers A$8.9m · 1.0% share · new
24 Chapman Tripp 1.0% share · new
24 KHQ Lawyers 1.0% share · new
24 Lawson Jepps & Co. 1.0% share · new
24 Nicholas O'Donohue & Co (NOD&Co) 1.0% share · new
24 Quigg Partners 1.0% share · new
Share of the table, H2 2026 to date
Australian M&A legal advisers, H2 2026 to date: share of the tableAllens15.8%Hamilton Locke11.9%Corrs Chambers Westgarth8.9%Mallesons7.9%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer7.9%Clayton Utz5.9%Steinepreis Paganin5.9%Thomsons5.9%Gilbert + Tobin5.0%MinterEllison5.0%

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 LockeCorrs Chambers Westgarth: #11 in 2025Corrs Chambers Westgarth: #8 in 2026 YTD#8 Corrs Chambers WestgarthMallesons: #6 in 2025Mallesons: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 MallesonsHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #4 in 2025Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 Herbert Smith Freehills KramerClayton Utz: #7 in 2025Clayton Utz: #14 in 2026 YTD#14 Clayton Utz#27 Steinepreis PaganinThomsons: #13 in 2026 YTD#13 Thomsons

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

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