Firm Description

Freehills is an international law firm based in Australia with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Singapore.

Freehills’ leading intellectual property practice offers clients excellent and commercial advice tailored to the environment in which its clients operate and includes a full service trade mark and patent attorney practice. All areas of intellectual property are catered for and we can assist our clients through each stage of development, registration and exploitation of IP.

Freehills is proud to partner with the majority of Australia’s top 100 listed companies and with an international client base covering industry sectors including banking and financial services, construction, energy & resources, insurance, private equity, health, media and telecommunications, transport, and water and waste.

Other areas of practice include:

• communications, media and technology
• competition law
• construction and engineering
• corporate and M&A
• employee relations
• energy, resources and infrastructure
• financial services and insurance
• litigation
• property and environment
• regulatory and government affairs
• taxation.

The depth and strength of the Freehills team is recognised in numerous awards from Finance Asia, ALB, Business Review Weekly and CFO Magazine. Freehills’ market leading position is recognised in industry rankings, legal guides and league tables.

The firm offers clients an established presence in Singapore and long-term associations with firms in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and the UAE, as well as a network of contacts with government, multilateral agencies, local law firms and advisory firms.