Today, more than at any other time, corporations need social legitimacy to operate. The three pillars of ESG – Environmental, Social & Governance – require companies to exercise greater scrutiny and to conduct their businesses sustainably and responsibly. ESG aspirations (and compliance to these) are an increasingly important metric for investors and a broad range of stakeholders whose expectations continue to increase. ...

Allens' leading leveraged finance practice is enhanced by preeminent mergers and acquisitions, private equity and tax specialists, and our international network through our alliance with Linklaters. ...

Also in this section How we can help Allens has advised both borrowers and lenders on groundbreaking corporate finance transactions in Australia and offshore over a number of decades, leading the way on financings involving new and ...

How we can help Allens is a market leader in fund financing facilities, acting for funds based domestically and across the world. Advising across the spectrum of funds in the Australian market Including private equity funds, infrastructure ...

Many organisations have the need to verify documents to demonstrate the integrity of statements and to build confidence in the accuracy of information being disclosed. We transform a manual process by automatically scanning documents and marking up each statement that needs verification. ...

We provide virtual data room services to assist organisations to govern their most crucial information and processes for deals and transaction management, compliance and procurement. ...

The Financial Services Royal Commission and the rapid growth in litigation funding has led to an unprecedented scrutiny of corporate conduct and governance, as well as an increase in regulatory and class action activity. As a result, ...

Contravening certain provisions of the Franchising Code now attracts the new 'Super Penalty', meaning franchising and legal compliance teams need to be as vigilant as ever. Long-awaited amendments to the Australian Franchising Code have ...

Design registrations provide protection for the overall visual appearance of a product, including its shape, configuration, pattern and/or ornamentation. They are a powerful form of IP that can be used to prevent others from copying the appearance of your product. ...

Through our integrated IP practice, we act directly before the Patent and Trade Mark Offices in Australia and New Zealand. ...