Hall & Wilcox

Chair: Emma Woolley

Managing Partners: Tony Macvean

Number of partners: 125+

Languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Bosnian, Cantonese, Croatian, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Mandarin, Samoan, Serbian, Sinhalese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Yiddish

Firm Overview:  

Hall & Wilcox is a leading independent full service Australian law firm, with eight offices and more than 950 people, including over 125+ partners, nationally. The firm delivers outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia.

The firm’s aim is to enable its clients, people and communities to thrive by practising Smarter Law – Hall & Wilcox’s response to disruption in the legal industry. The firm supports its clients to achieve their business objectives and prosper during times of change.

Hall & Wilcox’s lawyers are experienced and skilled advisers for private clients, including domestic and international business owners, high net worth individuals and families. The firm has an established international team and has advised on numerous cross-border transactions and disputes over many years. By remaining an independent firm, Hall & Wilcox has the flexibility to work with clients and other firms from around the world with fewer restrictions.

Main Areas of Practice: 

• Banking & Finance

• Capital Markets

• Corporate & Commercial

• Employment & Workplace Relations

• Estate Planning, Succession & Disputes

• Financial Services

• Foreign Investment Regulation

• Franchising, Retail & Distribution

• Health & Community

• Insurance

• Intellectual Property

• Investment Funds

• Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Migration

• Private Clients

• Property & Projects

• Tax

• Technology & Digital Economy

Private Clients:  

4 partners; 10+ fee earners: based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle.

Key areas of practice: Estate planning; Intergenerational wealth transition planning (including family agreements and family constitutions); international estate planning; trust advice, establishment and disputes; estate administration and estate litigation.

Recent Work:  

- Acting for the executors in a complex estate litigation matter involving assets and beneficiaries in multiple jurisdictions

- Advising on a complex cross-border succession planning matter involving an ultra-high-value family trust

- Acting for a founder of one of Australia’s largest private equity firms in preparing estate and succession planning documents related to a trust with a complex structure

- Preparing an estate plan for a group of high-net-worth individuals with significant holdings in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

- Providing succession planning and restructuring advice involving personal and business assets across multiple jurisdictions, with a view to minimise assets exposed to potential Will disputes

Key Clients: High-net-worth families and individuals, families in business

Contact Name: William Moore

Tel: +61 3 9603 3167

Email: [email protected]

OFFICES 

Brisbane 

Level 18, 240 Queen Street

Brisbane QLD 4000

Australia

Tel: +61 7 3231 7700

Fax: +61 7 3231 7799

Canberra 

Level 4, 33 Ainslie Place

Canberra ACT 2601

Australia

Tel: +61 2 6206 5300

Fax: +61 2 6206 5399

Darwin 

Tenancy A, Ground Floor,

18 Smith Street

Darwin NT 0800

Australia

Tel: +61 8 8943 0631

Fax: +61 8 9482 7999

Melbourne 

Level 11, Rialto South Tower

525 Collins Street

Melbourne VIC 3000

Australia

Tel: +61 3 9603 3555

Fax: +61 3 9670 9632

Newcastle 

Level 4, 400 Hunter Street

Newcastle NSW 2300

Australia

Tel: +61 2 4908 8800

Fax: +61 2 4908 8899

Perth 

Level 19, 108 St Georges Terrace

Perth WA 6000

Australia

Tel: +61 8 9482 7900

Fax: +61 8 9482 7999

Sydney 

Level 18, 347 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

Tel: +61 2 8267 3800

Fax: +61 2 8267 3888