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Who we are

MinterEllison is an international law firm, headquartered in Australia and regarded as one of the Asia-Pacific's premier law firms. Our teams collaborate across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK to deliver exceptional outcomes.

We have a clear goal – to be our clients' best partner. This goal underpins everything we do within the firm and we make a point to partner with our clients in order to deliver truly innovative solutions.

Part of what makes us unique is our expansion into non-traditional consulting solutions. This move allows us to think beyond the law and offer our clients multi-disciplinary and industry-facing solutions to help them realise strategic goals, grasp business opportunities, and create commercial value for their stakeholders.

Executive Leadership Team

Virginia Briggs

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Ross Freeman

Managing Partner, Disputes, Competition and Insurance, Melbourne

John Steven

Partner, Melbourne

Stuart Johnson

Partner, Sydney

Partnership Board

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David O'Brien 
Bruce Cowley CHAIRMAN
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Andrew Rentoul
Michael Hughes
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John Prevost
Geoff Carter
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Tony Harrington AM
Former CEO to 7 April 2018
Amanda Watt
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Nevin Agnew
Daniel Marks

Awards

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ITR Asia Awards
Australia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Australia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Global Executive Mobility Tax Team of the Year in Asia

Benchmark Asia Pacific
Leading dispute resolution and litigation firms: Corporate & Commercial, International Arbitration

AustCham Westpac Australia China Business Awards
Professional and Business Services

Australasian Law Awards
Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Equity Market Deal of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year

Global Competition Review

Behavioural Matter of the Year - Asia Pacific
World Services Group Asia Legal Awards
Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year

Financial Times 
Innovation in Legal Expertise

World Services Group Asia Legal Awards 
Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year

Market recognition

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Chambers Asia Pacific 2018
31 Ranked Practice Areas in Australia
12 Band 1 Rankings
93 Individual Lawyer Rankings

Acritas Asia Pacific Law Firm Brand Index 2018 – Top 10

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