Our origins date back to 1827 in Sydney, Australia. Today, Minter Ellison is one of the six top tier commercial law firms in Australia – with a client base that includes 26 of the country's Top 50 companies – and is ranked one of the largest legal groups in the Asia Pacific.

Our strong growth and success have been driven by the energetic vision of our leading partners, in-depth industry expertise and a commitment to working closely with our clients – wherever they need us. It is this commitment that led us to moving offshore and building up offices in the UK and Asia.

Our first international office was opened in London in 1974 and remains active today. Its main focus is advising UK and European law firms on Australian law and working with European clients on their business activities in Asia. We have operated in Asia since 1987 and our people in Hong Kong, China and Indonesia assist clients in countries throughout the region.

We have longstanding formal associations with Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in New Zealand, one of that country's leading commercial law firms, and in Indonesia with Makarim & Taira S., a leading local commercial law firm. Minter Ellison people are on permanent secondment to the Jakarta office.

Structurally, we operate with a chief executive partner and a board of directors, who are responsible for the performance and direction of the firm. Seven broad legal divisions draw together our specialist areas of expertise:

• Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure
• Corporate (Competition & Regulatory, Financial Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Technology & Communications, Intellectual Property)
• Dispute Resolution (Insurance, Corporate Reconstruction & Insolvency, Commercial Litigation)
• Finance (Projects & Project Finance, Property & Construction Finance, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance)
• Human Resources & Industrial Relations
• Real Estate (Commercial Property, Environment & Planning, Tourism & Leisure)
• Tax