| Minter Ellison | |
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| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| No. of offices | 14[1] |
| No. of attorneys | 1000+ lawyers, 280+ partners[1] |
| No. of employees | 2000+ employees[1] |
| Major practice areas | corporate and commercial |
| Key people | John Bede Weber, Chief Executive Partner |
| Revenue | AUD$503 million (2010)[1] |
| Date founded | 1827 |
| Company type | Partnership[1] |
| Website | |
| www.minterellison.com | |
Minter Ellison has been ranked the largest Australian-based international law firm [1]. In Australia it is considered one of the Big Six law firms.[1]
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Minter Ellison has offices in 14 cities and five countries.[2]
Minter Ellison's first international office was opened in London in 1974. Its main focus is advising UK and European law firms on Australian law and working with European clients on their business activities in Asia. Minter Ellison was one of the first foreign law firms to have a presence in China, initially through a joint venture arrangement in Beijing in the mid-1980s. The firm subsequently established offices in Hong Kong in 2000 and in Shanghai in 2001 and it currently has more than 50 lawyers based in China.
Minter Ellison has a long-standing formal association with Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in New Zealand.
Minter Ellison was a founding participant in Australia’s Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI) in 2003 and is the only law firm to have obtained a Gold Ranking in the Index, placing it among Australia’s corporate social responsibility leaders.[3][4]
Through its Community Investment Program, with its focus on pro bono legal services and community partnerships, the firm seeks to make a positive difference within the local communities in which it operates. The program has four priority areas - disadvantaged youth, homelessness, alleviation of poverty and access to justice [2].
Minter Ellison is also committed to sound environmental practices. The firm has been a member of the Commonwealth Government's Greenhouse Challenge since 2001. This program provides it with a framework to reduce its total carbon emissions [3].
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