Английская Википедия:Freehills
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Freehills was a commercial law firm operating in the Asia-Pacific region.[1] It was known as one of the "Big Six" Australian law firms.[2]
In 2012 it formed Herbert Smith Freehills after a merger with the UK law firm Herbert Smith.[3]
Corporate History
The firm's predecessors include the practices Clarke & Moule in Melbourne (1853), Stephen Henry Parker in Perth (1868), Bernard Austin Freehill in Sydney (1871) and John Nicholson (Perth) 1896.
The Sydney firm became Freehill Hollingdale & Page in 1947 and began to grow under the direction of partner Brian Page, who took the firm into corporate and commercial practice within Australia and internationally.[4] Page was also notable for his "open" employment policy, hiring Catholics and Jews when many other firms would not.[5]
In 1978 Freehill Hollingdale & Page became the first major Australian law firm to appoint a female partner.[6]
In 1979 Muir Williams Nicholson & Co, Perth signed an agreement with Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Sydney, to create Australia's first national law partnership.[7]
In 2000, the state-based offices of Freehill Hollingdale & Page officially changed their name to Freehills and became a single national legal partnership.[8]
In 2012, the firm has over 800 lawyers and over 190 partners.[9]
Freehills announced in 2012 that it would merge with international law firm Herbert Smith on 1 October 2012, forming a new firm named Herbert Smith Freehills with a single global equity partnership.[3]
Operations
Offices
Freehills had Australian offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane; and an office in Singapore.[1] It was associated with the firm Soemadipradja & Taher in Indonesia, Frasers Law Company in Vietnam, and TransAsia Lawyers in China.
Pro bono services
Freehills had a pro bono program which, under the leadership of the late Keith Steele, saw the establishment of the Shopfront Youth Legal Centre in Kings Cross.
The firm seconded solicitors to a number of community legal centres and services including the Public Interest Law Clearing House in Victoria, the Kingsford Legal Centre.[10][11]
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Dun and Bradstreet Company360 (database online), entry: Freehills Services Pty Ltd. Accessed 13 August 2011
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Bloomberg (2012). Herbert Smith To Merge With Freehills, Open In New York. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ source: firm history - http://www.freehills.com./5351.aspx
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/women-take-third-of-new-partnerships-in-legal-profession/story-e6frg97x-1226090156472
- ↑ source: Sydney Morning Herald, December 18, 1979 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19791218&id=cwxiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2584,7085946
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ source – Chambers Global http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Global/Firms/5682-46041
- ↑ James Eyers, "Man of steel and compassion", Australian Financial Review, 19 June 2009, p 46, via Media Monitors Australia Pty Ltd and factiva.com accessed 14 November 2011.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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