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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gadens
10 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Allens
20 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Mills Oakley
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Peloton Legal
1 practice area
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Projects
Tier 1
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Allens
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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White & Case
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
8 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
9 practice areas
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McCullough Robertson
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
20 practice areas
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Clayton Utz
20 practice areas
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MinterEllison
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Allens
20 practice areas
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Arnold Bloch Leibler
9 practice areas
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Gilbert + Tobin
20 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
20 practice areas
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Mallesons
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
17 practice areas
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth
20 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
19 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Clifford Chance
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gadens
10 practice areas
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Hamilton Locke
9 practice areas
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Johnson Winter Slattery
13 practice areas
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Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in 1833, Clayton Utz is a Sydney-based independent law firm with 175 partners and 1,200 personnel across offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Darwin. The firm has a focus on debt, equity and structured finance and securitisation, capital markets, transport project development and restructuring and insolvency, achieving top-tier status for Australia in all these areas.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Empired Ltd. - M&A
2021-07-19
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Empired Ltd.
Seller
Mastermyne Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-07
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Mastermyne Group Ltd.
Buyer
DDH1 Drilling Pty. Ltd. - M&A
2021-10-22
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
DDH1 Drilling Pty. Ltd.
Buyer
Senex Energy Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-12
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Senex Energy Ltd.
Target
Dye & Durham Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-21
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
David Wilkie, Rory Moriarty
Dye & Durham Ltd.
Buyer
Hellofresh SE - M&A
2021-07-13
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Hellofresh SE
Buyer
Blackstone Inc. - M&A
2021-12-10
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Blackstone Inc.
Buyer
SAI Global Pty. Ltd. - M&A
2021-05-13
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Kimberley Grellinger, Rory Moriarty, Sidney Tang, Walid Sukari
SAI Global Pty. Ltd.
Seller
Emigrant Partners LLC - M&A
2022-05-11
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Emigrant Partners LLC
Buyer
New Forests Pty Ltd. - M&A
2022-05-20
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
New Forests Pty Ltd.
Target
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group - Project finance
2022-02-26
Clayton Utz
Australia
Project finance
Rohan Mishra
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group
Project developer
Department of Transport and Main Roads - Project finance
2022-02-26
Clayton Utz
Australia
Project finance
David Lester
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Sponsor
Plenary Group - Project finance
2022-02-26
Clayton Utz
Australia
Project finance
Marcus Davenport
Plenary Group
Sponsor
State of Victoria - Major Transport Infrastructure Authority - Project finance
2022-02-26
Clayton Utz
Australia
Project finance
Steve Murray
State of Victoria - Major Transport Infrastructure Authority
Sponsor
Wilmington Trust National Association; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc; Wells Fargo Securities LLC; Barclays Capital Inc; Standard Chartered Bank; Morgan Stanley & Co LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc - Project finance
2022-02-26
Clayton Utz
Australia
Project finance
Peter Staciwa
Wilmington Trust National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc, Standard Chartered Bank, Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc
Lender
Metarock Group Ltd - Financing
2021-11-05
Clayton Utz
Australia
Financing
Kate O'Donovan
Metarock Group Ltd
Borrower
Onsite Rental Group Operations Pty Ltd - Financing
2021-04-30
Clayton Utz
Australia
Financing
Georgia Karamalli/ Nicolas Kyriakides
Onsite Rental Group Operations Pty Ltd
Borrower
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-11-20
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Edoc Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2022-12-07
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Edoc Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty. Ltd. - M&A
2023-01-09
Clayton Utz
Australia
M&A
Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty. Ltd.
Buyer
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