- Partner & Chief Executive Officer: John WH Denton
- Number of partners worldwide: : 126
- Number of other lawyers worldwide: : 510
- Languages: Afrikaans, Australian Deaf Language, Cantonese, Mandarin,Croatian, Croatian/Serbian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish.
Firm Overview:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is a premium independent law firm based in Australia. Corrs advises major organisations on their most important matters, bridging the gap between business issues and legal practice. With offices throughout Australia, strong partnering relationships globally and throughout the Asia-Pacific, Corrs is ideally placed to support national and international clients. The firm is a market leader and is recognised for its high profile work and as an employer of choice.
Main Areas of Practice:
A snapshot of Corrs’ recent work includes advising:
Banking & Finance:
• Bain Capital on its AU$1.3bn acquisition of MYOB
• The financiers on Blackstone’s AU$806m acquisition of Valad Property Group
Contact: Shaun McGushin Tel: +612 9210 6915
Capital Markets:
• Initial Purchasers on the Fortescue Metals Group’s US$2bn and US$1.5bn high yield bond offerings
• Melbourne Airport on its US$600m US private placement
Contact: Iain Laughland Tel: +612 9210 6506
Competition & Regulatory:
• QR National’s development and regulatory approval process for below-rail access
• Vodafone’s network infrastructure contracts
Contact: Ayman Guirguis Tel: +612 9210 6965
Construction:
• QGC (BG Group company) contract and procurement activities
• Successful completion of Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project
Contact: Chris Ryder Tel: +618 9460 1606
Corporate/M&A:
• Macarthur Coal on its AU$4.9bn takeover by Peabody Energy
• Foster’sGroup on its AU$12bn demerger of its integrated beer and wine business
Contact: Braddon Jolley Tel: +612 9210 6945
Contact: AndrewMessenger Tel: +612 9210 6721
Employment & Workplace Relations:
• State Governments on the Qantas labour dispute grounding the entire global fleet
• Santos GLNG project
Contact: Val Gostencnik Tel: +613 9672 3093
Energy & Resources:
• Whitehaven Coal on its AU$5.1bn merger with Aston Resources and acquisition of Boardwalk Resources
• Inpex Browse on the AU$24bn Ichthys Gas Field development
Contact: John Kelly Tel: +617 3228 9368
Environment & Planning:
• QGC regarding the Queensland Curtis LNG project n Huntlee on application for 7,500 new dwellings
Contact: Henry Prokuda Tel: +617 3228 9791
Financial Services:
• Woolworths, Australia’s largest retailer, in the development of its own financial services business
• MAPFRE on the establishment of its insurance operations in Australia
Contact: Michael Chaaya Tel: +612 9210 6627
Contact: Andrew Galvin Tel: +612 9210 6439
Intellectual Property:
• Some of the most high profile and innovative IP matters globally including for Foster’s, Gucci, Ferrari, Veuve Clicquot, Christian Dior, Caterpillar, BATA, Botox, Johnson & Johnson, LVMH Group, NBN Co and Vodafone
Contact: Stephen Stern Tel: +613 9672 3148
International Trade/WTO & Global Policy:
• Government and private sector on foreign investment; cross-border transactions; WTO and free-trade agreements; and export controls.
Contact: John W H Denton Tel: +613 9672 3158
Contact: AndrewPercival Tel: +612 9210 6228
Investment Funds:
• Asset Super on its merger with Care Super to create a $6.5 billion fund
• QSuper and Sunsuper on the change of the custodian for their large global asset portfolios to State Street Australia
Contact: Michael Chaaya Tel: +612 9210 6627
Contact: Christine Maher Tel: +617 3228 9413
Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
• Top tier client’s cases making headlines and complex commercial disputes for many clients including ASIC, British American Tobacco, CSR, Fortescue Metals Group, Gina Rinehart & Hancock Prospecting, Mirvac, Suncorp, Vodafone and Woolworths
Contact: James Whittaker Tel: +612 9210 6667
Private Equity:
• ConnectEast on a landmark toll road project owned by foreign pension funds
• NASDAQ-listed, Melco Crown on the Macau Studio City acquisition
Contact: Richard Lewis Tel: +612 9210 6540
Projects & Infrastructure:
• The AU$3.5bn Victorian Desalination Project
• BrisConnections on its bid for Airport Link including a AU$1.2bn IPO, AU$3bn debt financing and project completion
Contact: Robert Regan Tel: +612 9210 6620
Contact: John Walter Tel: +613 9672 3501
Property & Real Estate:
• Queensland Health on its AU$1.76bn Gold Coast University Hospital n
• Joint venture consortium for the AU$1.7bn Green Square development
Contact: Alan Churley Tel: +618 9460 1660
Restructuring & Insolvency:
• PPB as Administrators of Darell Lea Chocolates
• JP Morgan Chase on the AU$2.9bn Centro Group restructure
Contact: John Stragalinos Tel: +613 9672 3238
Tax:
• High level direct and indirect tax advisory and tax controversy capability acting for Australian and multinational corporate and institutional clients
• Member of Treasury’s expert Tax Design Advisory Panel
Contact: Jonathon Leek Tel: +618 9460 1616
Telecommunications, Media & Technology:
• Government entities on the NBN, the largest telecoms project being undertaken globally
• Vodafone on its AU$1bn network upgrade, spectrum licences, network sharing JV with Singtel Optus and 4G network rollout
Contact: Andrew Messenger Tel: +612 9210 6721
Areas of PracticeBanking & Finance
Communications & Technology
Competition & Regulatory
Construction
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Energy & Resources
Intellectual Property
Private Equity
Projects & Infrastructure
Restructuring & Insolvency
Tax
Workplace Relations