Allens is an international law firm with offices throughout Australia and Asia.
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Leader in our field
Our focus on excellence and our clients has led to many accolades - for example:
- Independently ranked the top Australian legal adviser for project finance deals
Dealogic, 2004–2011 (press release) - Named Australian Law Firm of the Year
Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2011 - Winner of the Energy and Resources Deal of the Year for the firm's work on the Chinalco-Rio Tinto Simandou joint venture
Asian Legal Business China Law Awards - Employer of Choice for Women for the seventh consecutive year
Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) award, 2011 - Ranked as a Band One firm in 17 of 23 practice areas
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 - Named Australian Law Firm of the Year 2010
Who's Who Legal Awards - Won six awards at the Australasian Legal Business Awards 2010, including the Australian Dealmaker of the Year, Australian Deal Team of the Year and Australian Deal of the Year (press release)
- We were involved in 6 of the top 7 capital raisings in the Australian market between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009
- Ranked fourth in worldwide M&A rankings 2009
Thomson Reuters (press release) - Named leading Australian Intellectual Property Firm
Managing Intellectual Property magazine 2009 (press release)
Our approach
What makes this law firm different from our competitors? It's technical excellence combined with commercial insight. It's the ability to take the most complex questions and provide the clearest answers.
Our lawyers unashamedly love the law. But we understand clients don't want pages on what legislation says. They want succinct answers that achieve their commercial aims. To achieve this, we use our intellectual creativity to distil complexity and provide clear-cut solutions.
Our clients
Allens Arthur Robinson has some of the world's longest ongoing client relationships, stretching back more than 150 years. It's a fact of which we are immensely proud and one we never take for granted.
55 of the world's top 100 companies, 8 of Australia's top 10 public companies and 77 of Australia's top 100 public companies choose Allens Arthur Robinson as their legal adviser. Whether you're a global multinational or a suburban-based company with a bright idea, our commitment to providing excellent service remains the same: combining technical excellence with commercial insight to provide the clearest of answers.
Our services
Allens is a major legal force in Asia with lawyers working in Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Shanghai, Singapore, Port Moresby and all major Australian capitals.
With more than 30 years' experience on the ground in Asia across a broad range of industries, we offer our clients technical excellence combined with business and cultural insights.
And when it comes to legal advice, we cover all commercial issues, from biotech to native title. For more information, you can find the right person with the right experience for you by using our expert search.
Our values
Allens Arthur Robinson sees its values as a core part of the firm's approach.
They are not a series of warm words.
They do not live on a poster.
The firm undertakes an independent staff survey, which, in part, focuses on whether the firm's values are the right ones and if they are being lived on a day-to-day basis.
That survey shows near unanimous agreement on both those points.
Allens Arthur Robinson's values are:
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Respect
- Performance
- One firm
Our alumni
Allens Arthur Robinson has produced thousands of alumni who have gone on to a wide range of different and interesting careers. Our alumni program is a chance for the firm to share what is going on at Allens, allow you to tell us what is happening with you and your career, and to stay in touch.
Take a look around our Alumni pages and Facebook page.
