Clayton Utz
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| Headquarters |
1 Bligh Street Sydney, Australia |
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| No. of offices | 6 |
| No. of employees | 1,200+ |
| Major practice areas | Full service commercial law |
| Revenue |
 AUD$436 million (2013) |
| Profit per equity partner | AUD$1.5 million (2011/12) |
| Date founded | 1833 |
| Founder | George Robert Nichols |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | |
| Claytonutz.com | |
Clayton Utz is an Australian law firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Established in 1833, it is a member of what was known as the Big Six of Australian law firms. With annual revenue in excess of $436 million, 175 partners and over 1,200 personnel in six offices, it is the largest law firm based in Australia.
The firm provides legal services in banking and finance, capital markets and securities, competition, compliance, construction and projects, corporate / mergers and acquisitions, environment and planning, insurance, intellectual property, international arbitration, legal technology support, litigation and dispute resolution, native title, product liability, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, telecommunications, media and technology, and employment/industrial relations law.
In 2012, the Legal 500 ranked the following practice areas as 'Tier One': construction and Major Projects, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Projects and Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Transport.
Clayton Utz manages transactions for domestic and international clients from a range of jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan and India. The firm has many dual-qualified lawyers.
Clayton Utz has relationships with firms around the world and is a member of a number of international legal networks, including Lex Mundi and Pacific Rim Advisory Council.
Several high-profile matters undertaken by the firm include Toll Holdings' takeover of Patrick Corporation, Mayne Group's de-merger, and Tattersall’s historic A$2.17 billion IPO and listing.
The firm's corporate team has acted for AMP on its A$14bn acquisition of AXA Pacific Holdings and represented the Singapore Exchange on its proposed merger with ASX. The team has also acted for a number of clients including Noble Group, Barrick Gold and Fortescue Metals.
The firm provides pro bono legal services and supports a number of charities and community organisations. The firm has acted on a pro bono basis for nearly 4,000 people and over 1,000 not-for-profit organisations, and assisted thousands more people at 36 different outreach legal advice clinics. In July 2015, Clayton Utz achieved the milestone of 500,000 hours of pro bono legal assistance and representation to disadvantaged individuals who could not obtain Legal Aid, and not-for-profit organisations. As at that time, this was the most pro bono work ever conducted by an Australian law firm, or by any firm outside of the United States.
The firm adopted a Corporate Citizenship Policy in 2002 and established the Clayton Utz Foundation in 2003 as the first ever Private Ancillary Fund at an Australian law firm. Since 2003, the Clayton Utz Foundation has made over $7.3 million in grants to 212 charities.
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