Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Corrs Chambers Westgarth (also Corrs) is an independent Australian commercial law firm founded in 1841. Its clients include national and international corporations, governments, banks and financial sponsors.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Headquarters8 Chifley Tower
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
No. of offices5
No. of attorneys600+
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key people
  • Gavin MacLaren, Senior Partner and CEO
  • Stephen Price, Chairman
Date founded1841
Company typePartnership
Websitewww.corrs.com.au

The firm has relationships with law firms throughout Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe.

History

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has its roots in the pre-gold rush days of Melbourne, dating back to when law firm Whiting and Byrne was formed in 1841.[2] In 1883, Norton Smith Westgarth and Sanders was established in Sydney, followed two years later by Brisbane’s Chambers McNab and Co.[3]

These three firms are the foundations of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, which was formed in 1991 by the merger of Corrs Australian Solicitors, Westgarth Middletons (Sydney) and Chambers McNab Tully and Wilson (Brisbane and Gold Coast). Corrs Australian Solicitors was formed two years earlier (initially with the name Corrs) via the merger of Corrs Pavey Whiting and Byrne, Adelaide’s Mollison Litchfield and Perth’s Keall Brinsden (founded in 1910).[4]

Today Corrs has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Port Moresby.[5][6]

Main practice areas[7]
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance
  • Board Advisory
  • Class Actions
  • Competition
  • Corporate Commercial
  • Employment and Labour
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Environment and Planning
  • Financial Sponsors
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investigations
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Projects and Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Responsible Business and Human Rights
  • Restructuring, Insolvency and Special Situations
  • Tax
  • Telecommunications, Media & Technology


Corrs Alumni

The following list includes people who have worked or consulted for Corrs Chambers Westgarth, or its predecessor firms:

  • The Hon Justice Michael Barker, former Federal Court Judge of Australia.
  • Andrew Bassat, CEO and Co-Founder of Seek Limited.
  • John Dahlsen, former Director of ANZ Bank.
  • John Denton AO, Secretary General and Board Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and former diplomat.
  • Liz Ellis AO, former Captain of the Australian Diamonds Netball Team.
  • Peter Grey, Independent Non-Executive Chairman of MLC Life Insurance, former CEO of the Australian Trade Commission and former Ambassador to Japan.
  • The Hon Justice Kim Hargrave, Supreme Court Judge of Victoria.
  • The Hon Joe Hockey, Australia’s current Ambassador to the United States of America, and former Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • The Hon Justice Michael Lee, Federal Court Judge, and former Director of the Bell Shakespeare Company.
  • Rod McGeoch, CEO of the Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid, Director of Ramsay Health Care Limited, Non-Executive Chairman of Chubb Insurance Australia and Former President of the Law Society of NSW.
  • Allan Myers AC, renowned Australian QC (current), Chancellor of Melbourne University, and currently ranked on the Australian Financial Review Rich List.
  • Dr Geoff Raby AO, former Ambassador to China.
  • The Hon Justice Iain Ross AO, President of the Fair Work Commission, and Federal Court Judge of Australia.
  • John Storey, former Chancellor of The University of Queensland, former Chairman of Suncorp Group Limited and Tabcorp Holdings Limited.
  • Bernie Teague AO, former Supreme Court Judge of Victoria
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References
  1. Company Overview of Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  2. Weekly, Lawyers; Reporter (3 March 2012). "The making of a national firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. Weekly, Lawyers; Reporter (3 March 2012). "The making of a national firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. Weekly, Lawyers; Reporter (3 March 2012). "The making of a national firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "Contact Us » Corrs Chambers Westgarth". www.corrs.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. "PNG expansion a development play for Corrs Chambers Westgarth". Australian Financial Review. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. https://corrs.com.au/capabilities
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