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Leadership
Our Board and Executive Committee govern the strategic direction of our firm. ...
Our history
Allens was founded on 22 July 1822, the day after 21-year-old George Allen was admitted as an attorney and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and became the first person to complete their full legal training in Australia. When he began his small legal practice in a cottage on Elizabeth Street in Sydney, he could not have forseen the story that would follow. ...
Coronial inquest providing a voice for Aboriginal rights
Stories Navigating new legal territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this page contains images of deceased people. Following the tragic death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, Ms Day's four children are ...
Human rights and responsible business
United Nations Global Compact Allens was a foundation signatory to the United Nations Global Compact in 2001, and our continuing goal is to promote and uphold the Compact's 10 principles including those relating to human rights, labour ...
Reflections and projections: Insights from our Linklaters alumni partners
Stories We were recently joined by Linklaters partners (and Allens alumni) Ross Schloeffel and Nicole Meyer. They spent a jam-packed week visiting clients and colleagues in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and even managed to squeeze in an ...
Sheree Rubinstein
Sheree Rubinstein Co-Founder One Roof This interview was conducted in 2015. One Roof's mission is to continue to grow the number of female-owned businesses by providing shared work spaces. These shared work spaces offer everything a female ...
From Melbourne to Mparntwe: Will's 12-month Jawun adventure
From Melbourne to Mparntwe: Will's 12-month Jawun adventure Senior Associate Will Rennick completed a unique 12-month Jawun secondment in Alice Springs. He shares his experiences and highlights. It’s a scorching 40 degrees when we pull ...
AI in law: A leading voice for the profession
At Allens, we’ve always believed that innovation is most powerful when it’s thoughtful — and when it brings people along for the journey. As AI continues to reshape the legal landscape, we’re proud to be helping lead the conversation, not ...
Restoring wetlands to capture carbon
Swapping suits for gumboots and laptops for lab coats, thirteen of our people spent a day with scientists at sites in Melbourne and Sydney to investigate how mangrove restoration enhances carbon capture and storage. ...
Supreme Court decision overturns mandatory sentencing of 13 year old
Meet David*, an Aboriginal boy from Bunbury in Western Australia, who was just 13 years old when he was sentenced under Western Australia's mandatory sentencing laws, having pleaded guilty to a number of burglary offences. ...