Finlaysons is an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide [1] and Darwin. [2]
Finlaysons is an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide [1] and Darwin. [2]
The firm began in 1851, under the name Ayers & Ayers. The name Finlayson has been part of the firm since 1918. It became Finlayson & Co in 1959, and was simplified to Finlaysons in 1981. [3] In October 2013, the firm had around 155 employees, including 25 partners, 17 senior associates and four special counsel. [4]
The firm is both a corporate member and event sponsor of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Family Business Australia. [5] The firm is also a sponsor of the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association and Special Counsel Kyra Reznikov sits on its Adelaide branch committee. [6] [7] As of 2016, Finlaysons is a gold sponsor of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME). [8]
Reznikov is also a member of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy's Women in Resources South Australia committee, [9] and Finlaysons Partner George McKenzie is also a Councillor of SACOME. He is also a member of the Minerals and Energy Advisory Council which advises the Government of South Australia directly. He was also a member of its predecessor, the Resources Industry Development Board prior to 2015. McKenzie is also a member of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association's Regulatory Sub-committee. [10] Finlaysons has also been a sponsor of the Paydirt Uranium Conference. [11]
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