Blakiston & Crabb law firm news

Danny Gilbert's Perth adventure continues with a full integration with Blakiston & Crabb - but an international merger is starting to look a little less likely.

There’s no doubt that the mining and resources industry is one of Australia’s hottest sectors – and there’s still no end to the legal work either.

Junior miners are heading for the wide open spaces of Africa in search of resources – and their lawyers are not too far behind.

Former Gilbert + Tobin partner Jason Lambeth has joined Blake Dawson as a partner in the corporate practice in Sydney.

After a brief hiatus, Perth is ready to resume its role as a national and regional powerhouse – and one of the world’s biggest law firms wants a piece of the action.

ALB examines the implications of Gilbert + Tobin's alliance with Perth firm Blakiston & Crabb

Gilbert + Tobin and Perth-based law firm Blakiston & Crabb have agreed to enter a strategic alliance with immediate effect.

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

ALB Guide: Banking & Finance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers

Australia lies directly in the path of the outbound China investment tidal wave and the size of Chinese companies’ acquisitive power is creating a healthy flow of transactions for law firms Down Under

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2008 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.

ALB Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions 2008 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.

National firms have traditionally paid little attention to small and mid-sized companies in Western Australia; this market segment is predominantly the domain of local law firms. But the boom in the energy & resources sector - and in its slipstream the construction industry - has meant that local firms find that their small corporate clients are suddenly not so small anymore

Steinepreis Paganin provided legal advice on more IPOs than any other Australian law firm last year. The Perth firm was involved in 55 new listings or 20% of all IPOs announced to the market in 2007, according to a survey by Connect 4.

Steinepreis Paganin has provided legal advice on more IPOs than any other Australian law firm last year. The Perth firm was involved in 55 new listings or 20% of all IPOs announced to the market in 2007, according to a survey by Connect 4

ALB is proud to announce the finalists for this year's Australasia Law Awards, which will be held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 15 May

The Perth legal industry can, in many ways, be seen as the epitome of boutique success and the resources boom seems to only contribute to the prosperity of small specialist firms. But don't dismiss the top tier just yet

A booming Perth is proving to be fertile ground for local firms especially. <STRONG><EM>ALB</EM></STRONG> looks at the niche players capitalising on the resources boom, and where the other work is coming from.

In choosing a law firm to act on the A$1bn joint venture between Western Australia's Gindalbie Metals and China's Anshan Iron & Steel (Ansteel), Gindalbie's managing director David McSweeney is well qualified to make a judgment: he used to be a lawyer.

The number of new listings in Australia in 2005 was a record, and firms were there to cash in. ALB looks at which firms gained the most lucrative IPOs, and where the smaller firms are finding their niche