Gadens
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Awarded leading firm in Asia-Pacific 2026
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Overview
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Chair: Jeremy Smith
CEO: Mark Pistilli
Firm Overview
Gadens is a leading Australian law firm with over 100 partners and 600 staff across offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. With our history dating back to 1847, our vision is to be a preeminent, independent firm renowned for providing outstanding client service, innovative solutions and value.
We regularly undertake highly complex and day-to-day transactional legal work for a wide range of clients across multiple industry sectors. Our clients include major Australian and multinational organisations – we are advisors to more than a quarter of the Top 200 companies listed on the ASX – as well as many small to medium-sized businesses, and high-net-worth families and individuals.
Our aim is to help our clients achieve their objectives – providing an outstanding client experience for every client, every time. This is underpinned by our intense focus on understanding our clients, their needs and expectations and building meaningful, long-term relationships – a number of which span decades.
Our core values are the firm’s foundation and reflect the essence and character of the firm – they define how we interact with one another and our clients.
Areas of Practice
Aged Care, Health and Retirement Living
Commissions, Inquiries and Investigations
Competition, Consumer and Trade Law
Construction and Infrastructure
Energy, Resources and Utilities
Information Technology and Procurement
Restructuring, Insolvency and Special Situations
Offices
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Australia - Head office
Victoria
Level 13, Collins Arch, 447 Collins Street , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, VIC 3000, Melbourne
Australia
New South Wales
Level 29, 8 Chifley Square , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, NSW 2000, Sydney
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Articles, highlights and press releases
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Gadens acted for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in relation to its debt exposure to a group comprising four large hotels with complex ownership and operating structures involving trusts with a large number of unitholders. CBA ultimately recovered its debt in full.
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Gadens acted for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in relation to its debt exposure to a group comprising four large hotels with complex ownership and operating structures involving trusts with a large number of unitholders. CBA ultimately recovered its debt in full.