LAWYER PROFILE

Rory Moriarty

Asia-Pacific 2026

Clayton Utz

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

Australia

10 years ranked

About

Provided by Clayton Utz

Practice Areas

Rory is one of Australia's pre-eminent M&A lawyers. Rory's expertise covers a broad range of transactions, including Australian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and corporate structuring. He represents acquirers, private equity and capital investors from within Australia and internationally and ASX listed companies, including their boards in securing outcomes for all stakeholders. He regularly advises on Australian corporate law, including directors' and officers' responsibilities and duties and ASX Listing Rule issues and has had extensive dealings with Government and other regulatory bodies, including the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, the Foreign Investment Review Board, ASX, the Takeovers Panel and probity approvals.

Rory has been appointed by the Australian Government as a member of the Takeovers Panel since 2018, which oversees the conduct of M&A in Australia.

Rory, as Co-Head of International, is responsible for our international firm relationships.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A - Australia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Rory Moriarty is the Sydney-based head of Clayton Utz's combined corporate, M&A and capital markets practice. He stands out for his extensive experience of a variety of domestic and cross-border transaction types and is also well-equipped to advise authoritatively on their regulatory implications.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Rory is an outstanding lawyer with a high level of experience and expertise, and he consistently provides us with efficient and commercially-focused advice.
Corporate/M&AChambers Asia & Pacific