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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 4
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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Notable

Maddocks
12 practice areas
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Thomsons
10 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 4
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 1845, Gadens is an independent Australian law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and in Perth through its associate office Lavan Legal. In 2015, Gadens allied with Dentons and Singaporean firm Rodyk & Davidson to share branding and strategy. In 2016, the firm split when its Sydney and Perth offices at the time joined Dentons.

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Gadens was the first Australian law firm to establish a multi-disciplinary practice and focuses on corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions, debt recovery and banking. Its finance practice handles secured and unsecured facilities, bilateral loans, syndicated facilities, subordinated and mezzanine financing and cross-border financing, particularly in the real estate and construction sectors.  

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include ANZ Banking Group, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (including Bankwest), ING Bank Australia, Macquarie Group, National Australia Bank and MaxCap Group.

Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Aussie Broadband Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-02
Gadens
Australia
M&A
Aussie Broadband Ltd.
Buyer
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