Clayton Utz

Australia's most client focused law firm ? that's how we want our clients to think of Clayton Utz. We do this by focusing on the relationships we build. This means being responsive, listening to our clients' needs, understanding their business structures, goals and objectives, and providing practical, commercially driven advice ? every time.

Our client base includes a number of the top 100 Australian companies as well as over 250 Federal and State Government Departments, Agencies, and organisations.

We pride ourselves on the reputation we have built for legal innovation and excellence, driven by our goal to give our clients creative commercial solutions. This has seen us appointed to some of the most significant deals and litigation across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, where our reach spans multiple disciplines, markets and industries.

Our history Our Sydney office can trace its roots back to 1833, when George Robert Nichols, the son of the colony's first postmaster and the first native-born Australian to be admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, opened his practice. As the practice expanded, it evolved into John H. Clayton and then, by 1920, it had become Clayton & Utz. Apart from losing the ampersand, it's the name we still proudly carry today. Our people Our people are committed to excellence - in everything they do. They are commercial, pragmatic, and focused on delivering an exceptional client service. If you're looking for a partner or special counsel in our Sydney office, click here. Our home As of winter 2011, Clayton Utz has a new home in Sydney in 1 Bligh St, which is designed to achieve a 5 Star NABERS Energy rating and has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star Office Design v2 Certified rating, the first such high-rise in Sydney. Located just over the road from our old home in 1 O'Connell St, our Bligh St home is in the heart of the city and central business district, close to Sydney's world-famous Harbour Bridge.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Antitrust and Competition	18
Bankruptcy	5
Construction	1
Corporate	59
Corporate - M&A	38
Corporate - Private Equity	10
Corporate - Securities and Capital Markets	8
Data Privacy	12
Education	1
Energy and Oil & Gas	1
Environmental and Land Use	11
Finance	3
Finance - Banking	30
Finance - Project Finance	15
Government Contracts	78
Intellectual Property - General	9
International Trade	8
IP	26
IP - Trademark/Copyright	14
Labor & Employment	2
Litigation	87
Litigation - General (consumer)	13
Litigation - International Arbitration	9
Real Estate	30
Tax - Controversy and Dispute Resolution	12