Australia's leading independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has been recommended as a top-tier firm in the latest Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings, with a number of the firm's lawyers also listed as "Leading Lawyers".
Corrs was recognised as a top-tier firm in the practice of Employment – Workplace Health & Safety and the practice of Construction, with Legal 500 noting that "Corrs Chambers Westgarth is a 'cut above' and has 'no fear of pointing out the commercial weaknesses of a case'".
In total, Corrs was ranked in 20 practice areas, including:
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and trade
- Construction
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution - Class actions
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Employment – Workplace Health & Safety
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- IT and telecoms
- Media and entertainment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Projects
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Transport - Road, rail and aviation
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific provides unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 20 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. Researchers carry out extensive research into each jurisdiction, canvassing law firms and contacting 250,000 clients for feedback on the lawyers they instruct.