Mallesons Stephen Jaques has received the most number of top tier rankings in the Australia section of the 2002 edition of Global Counsel 3000, released this week.

The firm has been ranked in the top tier of 14 out of 21 practice areas covered in Global Counsel 3000, including M&A, Company & Corporate Transactions, Banking and Debt Finance, Commercial Property, Project Finance, Dispute Resolution, Energy & Utilities, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, IT & Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, and E-commerce & Internet.

“These surveys reinforce our position in the region and reflect the judgment of the market. We are pleased with the results and being rated, once again, as the highest ranking law firm in Australia,” said Tony D’Aloisio, Chief Executive Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques.

“Our focus will continue to be on Australia with a strong commitment to building and enhancing our Asia Pacific capability enabling us to better service our clients’ regional needs.”

Global Counsel 3000 is published annually by UK publisher PLC Publications, and covers over 60 jurisdictions of law around the world.