Clayton Utz

Clayton Utz is one of Australia's oldest and largest law firms. The firm employs nearly 200 partners and delivers a full range of legal services. It works with large private sector and government clients across the country. The firm operates six offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. It describes itself as proudly Australian and globally connected.

The firm says it is more interested in talking about its clients than itself. Wherever clients are, it gives advice that connects with them. This advice is not a one size fits all solution, but reflects who the client is and what they need. Lawyers with different experiences and views are united by an entrepreneurial spirit, a can do attitude, and pride in helping clients achieve their goals.

Clayton Utz organizes its work into five main service areas. These are advisory, disputes, projects, regulatory, and transactions. The advisory practice helps clients see the full picture and make smarter decisions. The disputes practice focuses on early identification of risk and strong representation. The projects practice supports clients through long term work. The regulatory practice helps clients understand regulator needs. The transactions practice helps clients pursue opportunities.

Advice sits at the core of all legal services. The firm gives clear, sharp, commercial advice that spans many areas of law. This gives clients a clear view of where they are, where they can go, and how to get there. In disputes, the firm handles complex commercial disputes, investigations and regulatory engagement. It also works on class action defence, litigation support technology and customer remediation.

The firm advises clients across many sectors. These include consumer and retail, digital economy, energy, financial services, healthcare, housing, infrastructure, logistics and supply chains, metals and mining, private capital, public sector, and sports and media. The firm also emphasizes environment and sustainable development, climate change and sustainability, and ESG matters as part of its broader practice.

Clayton Utz says it speaks plainly and avoids legal jargon. It aims to give honest opinions and practical advice. The firm works to build trust by delivering straightforward guidance on important matters. At every stage it aims to give clear eyed advice and realistic estimates based on high technical skills and a deep understanding of client needs.

Services

• Advisory
• Disputes
• Projects
• Regulatory
• Transactions