Headquarters | Quay Quarter Tower 50 Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [1] |
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No. of offices | 5 |
No. of lawyers | 600+ |
Major practice areas | Commercial law |
Key people | |
Date founded | 1841 |
Company type | Partnership |
Website | www |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth (often referred to as Corrs) is an Australian commercial law firm [3] [4] founded in 1841. [5] Corrs has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Port Moresby. [6] [7]
Corrs' clients include national and international corporations, governments, banks and financial sponsors. [8]
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has its roots in the pre-gold rush days of Melbourne, dating back to when law firm Whiting and Byrne was formed in 1841. [9] In 1883, Norton Smith Westgarth and Sanders was established in Sydney, followed two years later by Brisbane’s Chambers McNab and Co. [5]
These three firms are the foundations of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, which was formed in 1991 by the merger of Corrs Australian Solicitors, Westgarth Middletons (Sydney) and Chambers McNab Tully and Wilson (Brisbane and Gold Coast). Corrs Australian Solicitors was formed two years earlier (initially with the name Corrs) via the merger of Corrs Pavey Whiting and Byrne, Adelaide’s Mollison Litchfield and Perth’s Keall Brinsden (founded in 1910). [5]
In 2023, Corrs was named the Most Innovative Law Firm Headquartered in Asia-Pacific by the Financial Times. [10] In 2022, the firm was named Australian Law Firm of the year by Chambers Asia Pacific & Greater China Region. [11] That same year the firm was also named Law Firm of the Year, 2022 for Corporate Law by Best Lawyers, Australia. [12] In 2021, the firm was named Law Firm of the Year and Commercial Team of the Year at the Australian Law Awards. [13]
Corrs has undertaken pro bono and volunteer work, including advising Aboriginal man and artist, Harold Thomas, the owner of the copyright in the Australian Aboriginal Flag, on the deal to assign copyright in the Flag to the Commonwealth Government. [14] The firm also acted on behalf of Mr Noel Zihabamwe, an Australian human rights activist, in relation to the enforced disappearance of his two brothers in Rwanda. [15]
Corrs is recognised for its depth of expertise across sectors including: [16]
The following list includes people who have worked or consulted for Corrs Chambers Westgarth:
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