Australia and New Zealand

Our team on the ground in Sydney ensures that our international clients doing business in Australia and New Zealand and our Australian and New Zealand based clients doing business internationally, receive high quality, connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it.

Australia and New Zealand (“ANZ”) are prominent players in the global economy and offer a variety of business and international trade opportunities. We provide support across diverse business and legal scenarios for our global clients doing business in Australia and New Zealand, and for our Australian and New Zealand based clients expanding their operations in the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

With an international and multidisciplinary team who are experienced on working on issues with an ANZ nexus, we provide clear, responsive legal advice and business solutions.

Our Firm’s priority sectors: Real Estate and Infrastructure, Banking, Sports & Entertainment; and Food & Agribusiness, are all critical components of the Australian and New Zealand economies. They are all sectors where Australian and New Zealand companies and investors have made - and continue to make - a significant contribution to the global economy. 

Our ANZ focus group members are based across our global platform and often work closely with leading law firms in Australia and New Zealand to ensure that the full range of our clients’ legal needs are met.   Our clients receive high quality local legal services and ready access to our global network and deep sector knowledge. A number of our lawyers, including in our London, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR offices are qualified Australian lawyers who have worked previously at leading Australian firms.

Our Australian practice is conducted through Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Australia) Pty Limited (“BCLP Australia”), an Incorporated Legal Practice registered with the Law Society of New South Wales.  BCLP Australia is staffed by Andrew Hockley, who leads our Global Antitrust, Competition and Trade Group and Corporate and Finance Transactions Partner, Patrick Johnson, who is the Principal of BCLP Australia.  Andrew and Patrick are both primarily based in Sydney. In addition to maintaining active global antitrust and corporate/M&A practices respectively, Andrew and Patrick act as ambassadors and representatives for our firm in Australia and, together with lawyers across our global platform, support and facilitate the broad activities of our clients and relationship firms. Notably, BCLP does not have offices in New Zealand.

BCLP Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands where we operate and conduct our business in Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Please see Legal Notices for regulatory information regarding BCLP Australia.