Mallesons brand now in Shanghai - China presence enhanced
13 December 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques will from this week operate in Shanghai under its own brand, after receiving an operating licence from the Ministry of Justice in Beijing.

Mallesons provides pro-bono support for report on rights of older people
13 December 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has provided pro-bono support to a community group for a new report on legal rights of older people.

Mallesons advises Xstrata on bid for Resource Pacific
7 December 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Xstrata Coal on it’s $960 million unconditional cash bid for Resource Pacific.

Mallesons voted IP Firm of the Year
29 November 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been awarded Australia Intellectual Property Firm of the Year at the 2007 Asialaw IP Awards. This is the third time that Mallesons has secured this prestigious award.

Mallesons a winner at the 2007 EOWA Awards
21 November 2007
Leading law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques was today named Leading organisation for the advancement of women (500+ employees) at the Business Achievement Awards issued by the Commonwealth Government's 2007 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.

Mallesons advises Gindalbie on landmark power supply contract
16 November 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Gindalbie Metals Ltd in the appointment of Verve Energy, Western Australia’s leading energy producer to underpin the electricity supply to the Karara iron ore project in Western Australia’s Mid West region.

Mallesons advises Primary Health Care on Symbion buyout
12 November 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques is advising Primary Health Care on its proposed buyout of Symbion Health.

Mallesons advises Lion Nathan on $325m acquisition of J Boag & Son
12 November 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jacques is advising premium alcoholic beverage producer, Lion Nathan, on the $325 million agreement entered into to purchase Tasmanian brewer J Boag & Son Pty Ltd from San Miguel Corporation.

Mallesons advises Xstrata in $3.1 billion takeover of Jubilee
2 November 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised international mining company Xstrata on the $3.1 billion agreed takeover of Australian resource company, Jubilee Mines.

Robert Milliner re-elected to Business Council of Australia Board
25 October 2007
Robert Milliner, Chief Executive Partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has been re-elected to the Board of the Business Council of Australia.

Mallesons advises Mitsubishi in iron ore joint venture
19 October 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Mitsubishi Corporation in the joint venture arrangements and 50% iron ore acquisition of Murchison Metals.

Mallesons wins prestigious 2007 CFO Award
15 October 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has received the 2007 CFO Magazine Award for Corporate Legal Services Firm of the Year - the only firm to have won the award three times.

Mallesons congratulates partner on new ASIC role
5 October 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques today congratulated partner, Belinda Gibson, on her appointment as a Commissioner of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Mallesons named Hong Kong Construction Law Firm of the Year
25 September 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has retained the title of Hong Kong Construction Law Firm of the Year for the second consecutive year at ALB’s annual Hong Kong Law Awards. This is the fourth time that Mallesons has received the award.

Mallesons kicks off busy IPO season in Hong Kong
21 September 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Chinese coal and coke producer Hidili Industry International Development Limited on its HK$4.1 billion (US$525 million) global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mallesons’ banking and finance team in Hong Kong recognised as top tier
20 September 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Asian banking and finance practice has been recognised as a market leader by legal publication Asian Legal Business (ALB).

Mallesons lawyer recognised in international construction award
20 September 2007
A Sydney-based Mallesons lawyer has been recognised at a prestigious international construction industry competition for his study on Alliancing.

Law firm supports mental health helpline
12 September 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has donated $150,000 to SANE Australia, a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness. The donation will go specifically towards the SANE Helpline.

Mallesons appointed as lead consultant to HKEx for groundbreaking emissions-related study
27 July 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has been appointed by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) to study the trading of emissions-related products in Hong Kong.

Australian Software tool halves recruitment time
26 July 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ development team has designed recruitment software that cuts recruitment time by more than half.

Mallesons wins with work, clients and people in Australia and Asia
18 May 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ cutting edge work in Australia and Asia and its people initiatives have been praised with a broad range of awards.

Mallesons advises Chas Kelly Transport Group on Toll businesses acquisition
2 April 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques advised Tasmania based freight business, the Chas Kelly Transport Group, on its acquisition of the Patrick Bass Straight Shipping and Tasmanian Freight Forwarding businesses from the Toll group. The new operation is known as Searoad Shipping and Searoad Logistics.

Mallesons helps kick-start the Asian property derivative market
26 March 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised Sun Hung Kai Financial on Asia’s first property derivative.

Mallesons wins at IFLR Asian Awards, BRW-St.George Client Choice Awards and is ranked a top 50 global law firm again
15 March 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ market-leading legal expertise in Asia and Australia has been re-affirmed by two independent surveys and its level of client service praised by another.

Mallesons number one in Australasian project finance again
12 February 2007
2006 was another busy year for Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ project finance lawyers with the team acting on many of this market’s most significant transactions.

Brisbane’s North-South Bypass Tunnel project wins infrastructure deal of the year
31 January 2007
Brisbane’s A$2.0 billion North-South Bypass Tunnel project, on which Mallesons Stephen Jaques acted as lead transactional lawyers for successful bidder RiverCity Motorway Consortium, has won Project Finance International magazine’s “Infrastructure Deal of 2006”.

Mallesons advising TRUenergy on A$417 million power station swap
30 January 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques is acting as lead transactional lawyers to TRUenergy in its A$417 million agreed power station swap with AGL Energy. The swap features Australia’s largest gas fired power station, the 1,280 MW Torrens Island power station in South Australia.

Mallesons advises on US$1 billion of Hong Kong IPOs in one week
12 January 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has advised on two major Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) - Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited and Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Limited - which raised a combined US$1.03 billion in December 2006.

Mallesons advises on landmark property deal for Telstra
11 January 2007
Mallesons Stephen Jaques has assisted Telstra to finalise the largest property leasing arrangement in Brisbane’s history - a 50,000 square metre, 10 year lease agreement with leading property developer Charter Hall. Following completion of an extensive expression of interest campaign, negotiations were completed within one week.