Freehills
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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.
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[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. Today the firm has over 1000 lawyers and over 200 partners.
In 2000, the state-based offices of Freehill Hollingdale & Page officially changed their name to Freehills and became a single national legal partnership.
[edit] Awards
Major/firm-wide awards include:
- Australian Law Firm of the Year - Australian law Awards 2007, 2006
- Corporate Legal Services Firm of the Year - CFO Magazine 2006
- Best Financial Law Firm - FinanceAsia 2006-07
- Law Firm of the Year - Insto 2006-07
