What We Aspire To Be
Our vision is to be the firm trusted most with your future in a world that never stands still.
We’re here to have an outsized impact. To lead the market. To make a difference to be proud of.
When the way forward is uncertain and complexity needs cut-through, that is where we excel together. The more consequential the challenge, the more Mallesons the solution.
We’re here to be the firm our clients and our people trust most with their future.
Who We Are
We are Mallesons.
The top-tier independent law firm from Australia, a full-service firm trusted on the most complex and consequential matters across our region and around the world.
Our independence gives us the flexibility to combine our top tier full-service capability with the best advisers in every market.
We have 200 partners and over 1,200 lawyers who are locally qualified and globally experienced.
The quality of our capability is reflected in our market standing – e.g. for 8 consecutive years, we have had more Band 1 practices and Band 1 individuals in Chambers and Legal 500 than any other firm.
We’re here to be the firm clients and communities trust most with their future in a world that never stands still. To have an outsized impact. To lead the market. To make a difference to be proud of. To create careers that can go everywhere.
What We do
Our clients are the people who move markets and shape what comes next across industries and economies. For almost 200 years, we’ve partnered with them to support growth and drive transformation worldwide.
By combining deep legal excellence with sharp commercial insight, we help anticipate change, shape new pathways and solve complex challenges with clarity and confidence.
We match the quality of our thinking with the quality of our relationships.
We’re always ready for your next impossible challenge - with the foresight to see what’s ahead.
Our History
Mallesons is a firm that’s firmly focussed on the future, but we never forget our past.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques originated in 1832 in Western Australia. In 1987 we established the first truly national, integrated law firm in Australia when Stephen Jaques Stone James merged with Mallesons. We were one of the first Australian firms to internationalise with the establishment of our first London office and the first Australian firm to enter the China market.
We have always been at the forefront of the biggest developments shaping our economy and society – and we've never lost our pioneering spirit. For almost 200 years we’ve played a key role in developing new market infrastructure, policies and products and we've helped our clients to transform industries.
In 2012, we combined with China’s leading law firm King & Wood to create King & Wood Mallesons – a top tier regional powerhouse firm – a bold and innovative decision for the time. In response to changing client needs, the KWM network was concluded in 2026. The firms now operate separately under independent brands.
We have started a new era as Mallesons. And we’re not standing still. We’re always ready. Ready to reinvent. Ready to reimagine.
International Reach
We go where our clients need us. Whether our clients are strengthening locally or expanding globally, we are with them every step of the way.
We’ve been operating internationally for 50+ years and we leverage that experience and cross-border know how everyday.
We complement our deep top tier expertise and full-service offering in Australia and Singapore with longstanding relationships with global elite independent firms across key markets to give clients flexibility, choice and confidence. This model ensures we connect clients with the right expertise, in the right jurisdiction, for every matter.
Our independent model allows us to:
