Freehills is a commercial law firm that operates in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia it is considered one of the 'Big Six' law firms.

Contents 1 Offices 2 History 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Offices

Freehills has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane and was one of the first Australian law firms to establish an Asian practice, setting up an office in Singapore and correspondent offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.

[edit] History

The firm has grown consistently from its early beginnings in 1852.

In 2000, the state-based offices of Freehill Hollingdale & Page officially changed their name to Freehills and became a single national legal partnership.

Today the firm has over 1000 lawyers and over 200 partners.

[edit] Awards

Some of the firm’s recent achievements include:

• FinanceAsia, Best Financial law firm. 2009^[1]
• ALB Magazine, Employer of Choice, 2008–2009^[2]
• EOWA, Employer of Choice for Women citation, 2007–2009^[3]
• More listed lawyers in Best Lawyers than any other Australian firm in 2009^[4]
• Continued lead rankings across 14 categories in Chambers Global 2009 ^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Freehills website

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