S&C’s U.S. legal practice in Australia and New Zealand covers a wide variety of capital markets transactions, corporate transactions, project financings, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, we provide advice on regulatory and corporate governance matters and also assist in the handling of litigation and investigations. All of our Australia-based lawyers have previously been based in the United States and/or elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, and a number of the Firm’s partners who are currently based in the United States or Europe were previously posted in Australia.
In 1992, we moved to 101 Collins Street, which, when completed, was the largest granite-clad building in the Southern Hemisphere and remains the premier business address in Melbourne. The office is located in the legendary “Paris End” of the city, where Melbourne’s founders chose to locate the Victorian State Parliament and the State Treasury. It is also home to many leading Australian law firms, investment banks and major corporations.
Incoming lawyers for the Melbourne and Sydney offices are assigned to the General Practice (corporate) Group. Priority for these positions is given to incoming lawyers who have participated in one of our U.S. office summer programs.
