Caroline Ryan is returning to Allens as a partner in intellectual property. She advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property law and has acted in court proceedings involving patent, trade marks and copyright infringement, misuse of confidential information, misleading and deceptive conduct and passing off. ...

Karla Drinkwater is a new partner specialising in energy. She is also a new first-time mum, welcoming her daughter just weeks before her official appointment to the partnership on 1 July. ...

Alex Tolliday is a new partner in our disputes team, specialising in the defence of class action litigation. He has defended a number of the most significant class actions filed in Australia, including securities, product liability, mass tort, cartel and investor claims. ...

Louis is a partner in the energy sector, focusing on major energy infrastructure projects, renewables, energy regulation, oil and gas, and climate change. ...

As a lawyer contracting for the past six years, Florence knows the ins and outs of working this way, but she had never used Allens Adapt until she came across it via LinkedIn. From that moment, everything seamlessly fell into place. ...

Barrenjoey founding partner Erin Tinker started out doing deals at Allens in 2001. Twenty years on, following one of the biggest ever years in M&A, she and long-term colleague and M&A partner Vijay Cugati reflect on what's driving the boom and what's ahead. ...

Navigating uncertainty took on new meaning for this pair in 2021. Alison Ryan oversees the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) clinic for refugees seeking asylum as a result of the crisis in Afghanistan. Allens lawyer Sophie Leitch has been part of the team providing pro bono support to the hundreds of people in need of assistance. ...

Kerensa is a new partner in our funds, super and wealth team who specialises in retail financial services and anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing. Having previously held senior in-house legal and compliance positions at two Australian banks, she has a deep understanding of the industry and what is important to in-house teams. ...

Addressing a gap in the community For more than 25 years, the Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation has been running The Glen on the NSW Central Coast - a drug and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment centre - exclusively for men from both ...

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.  ...