| DLA Phillips Fox | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
| No. of offices | 2 |
| No. of attorneys | 166 partners |
| No. of employees | 1,400 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Hugh Caughley (CEO) |
| Date founded | 1864 |
| Founder | P. D. Phillips |
| Company type | General partnership |
| Website | |
| www.dlapf.com | |
DLA Phillips Fox is a New Zealand law firm with offices in Auckland and Wellington. It offers a full complement of corporate and commercial legal services to clients including local, national and international companies, as well as local, state and federal governments. Historically, the firm has been well known domestically and internationally for its long-standing insurance expertise, and its advice to and representation of insurance companies.
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DLA Phillips Fox is a New Zealand firm with an Australasian history and a close alliance with DLA Piper. It has offices located in Auckland and Wellington.
DLA Phillips Fox is a member of the DLA Piper Group, an alliance of independent legal practices with exclusive agreements with DLA Piper. As part of the alliance, DLA Phillips Fox refers and receives legal work on an exclusive basis across the DLA Piper network.
Until 1 May 2011, DLA Phillips Fox offices were also located in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. On 1 May 2011, DLA Phillips Fox (Australia) became DLA Piper Australia.
DLA Phillips Fox offers corporate and commercial legal expertise across more than 40 legal service areas: Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial, Energy (including Carbon Markets and Renewable Energy), Environment and Water, Franchising, Government, Health and Life Sciences, Tax, Infrastructure, Insolvency and Restructuring, Insurance and Risk Management, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining and Resources, Private Equity, Real Estate and Construction, Superannuation and Funds Management, Technology, Telecommunications, Transport, Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety.
DLA Phillips Fox traces its history back more than 140 years to when the firm was known as PD Phillips and operated only in the state of Victoria, Australia. Since then, the firm has grown to become one of the largest in Australasia.