Media releases
Listed below are all media releases from Arnold Bloch Leibler in reverse chronological order since 2002. To access the full document, click on the title.
All media enquiries should be directed to David Pleydell, Director of Marketing & Business Development, on 61 3 9229 9839 or dpleydell@abl.com.au.
Click here to view media releases from: 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; and 2002.
| 2010 | ||
| 20 Aug | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts in $56.5 million sale of BRB Modular Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for the owners of BRB Modular in its $56.5 million sale to Fleetwood Corporation, an ASX listed recreational vehicle and portable accommodation manufacturer. (PDF format, 35Kb) | |
| 25 Jun | Appointment announcement, effective 1 July 2010 The partners of Arnold Bloch Leibler are delighted to announce that on 1 July 2010, John Mengolian will become a partner of the firm. Also effective on 1 July, Reagan Thackwray, Teresa Ward, Jason Blankfield, Kate O'Brien, Christine Fleer, Shaun Cartoon, Nancy Collins and David Shafer will become senior associates. Congratulations to John, Reagan, Teresa, Jason, Kate, Christine, Shaun, Nancy, and David on their well-deserved appointments. (PDF format, 323Kb) | |
| 04 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Nufarm Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Nufarm in relation to the strategic investment in Nufarm by Sumitomo Chemical Company and Nufarm’s subsequent AU$250 million equity capital raising. (PDF format, 37Kb) | |
| 24 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler partner appointed to Takeovers Panel Arnold Bloch Leibler partner, Jane Sheridan, was recently appointed to the Takeovers Panel. (PDF format, 35Kb) | |
| 24 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts in largest Australian biotech deal Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Acrux, a Melbourne-based biotechnology firm, in an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with US pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly. (PDF format, 35Kb) | |
| 10 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler acting for Horizon Living and Horizon Care in sale of Links Seaside Facility Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Horizon Living and Horizon Care in the sale of the luxury retirement and aged care facility, Links Seaside, in Wollongong. The purchaser is IRT, a not-for-profit retirement living and aged care provider. (PDF format, 35Kb) | |
| 03 Feb | Arnold Bloch Leibler defends DKSH Australia Arnold Bloch Leibler acted on behalf of DKSH Australia Pty Ltd, the Australian subsidiary of DKSH Holdings Ltd, a major Swiss-based global market expansion service provider, in the defense of Federal Court litigation commenced by Bodum. (PDF format, 39Kb) | |
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| 2009 | ||
| 15 Oct | Arnold Bloch Leibler hosts luncheon to celebrate the 90th birthday of The Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC Arnold Bloch Leibler was honoured to host a celebratory luncheon for Sir Zelman Cowen's 90th birthday at the firm’s Melbourne office on Wednesday 14 October 2009. (PDF format, 203Kb) | |
| 02 Oct | Twenty-eight finalists announced at Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards launch At this year’s launch of the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, twenty-eight Australian sculptors were named as finalists. This collaborative event between the Yarra Valley Arts Council & Yering Station, which is now in its 9th year, aims to promote contemporary Australian sculpture. (PDF format, 177Kb) | |
| 30 Sep | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Nufarm in takeover transaction by Sinochem Arnold Bloch Leibler is currently acting for Nufarm Limited, an agricultural chemicals company, in relation to a takeover by way of scheme of arrangement by Chinese state-owned company, Sinochem Corporation. (PDF format, 93Kb) | |
| 16 Sep | Double the commitment to pro bono, public interest law An analysis of Arnold Bloch Leibler’s 2008/09 contribution to pro bono work reveals: averaged across the firm, fee earners carried out over 70 hours of public interest law work—twice the voluntary target of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre; 6,945 hours were spent on public interest law work; the firm undertook the financial equivalent of $2.5 million of public interest work; pro bono advice was provided to over 150 Indigenous, Jewish, environmental and general not-for-profit causes and organisations; and many of our clients require long-term commitment to achieve outcomes. (PDF format, 180Kb) | |
| 02 Sep | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Carsales.com Ltd in its IPO Arnold Bloch Leibler acted for Carsales.com Ltd, Australia’s leading online automotive classifieds business, in its initial public offering (IPO) - the first significant Australian IPO in 2009 - and listing on the ASX. (PDF format, 40Kb) | |
| 07 Jul | Potential implications of new collective bargaining laws Australia's Fair Work Act's good faith bargaining rules came into effect on 1 July 2009. As these rules have strong parallels with the US good faith bargaining framework, three leading Australian workplace lawyers - Arnold Bloch Leibler's Henry Skene, Freehill's Chris Gardner and industrial relations barrister Stuart Wood - went to the US to learn more about the potential implications of these new bargaining rules for employers. (PDF format, 323Kb) | |
| 26 Jun | Appointment announcement, effective 1 July 2009 The partners of Arnold Bloch Leibler are delighted to announce that on 1 July 2009 Jonathan Milner will become a partner of the firm. Also effective on 1 July, Amelia Kelly, Bridgette Toy-Cronin and Benjamin Marshall will become senior associates. Congratulations to Jonathan, Amelia, Bridgette and Benjamin on their well-deserved appointments. (PDF format, 365Kb) | |
| 03 Jun | Arnold Bloch Leibler partner appointed national chairman of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Australia Arnold Bloch Leibler partner, Stephen Sharp, was appointed national chairman of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Australia in June 2009. Stephen has had a long association with the foundation, having first been appointed a board member in 1997. (HTML format, ) | |
| 22 May | Harold Ford Scholarship initiative: Supporting a bright future As a member of The University of Melbourne Law School Scholarships Steering Committee, Arnold Bloch Leibler, was proud to host the launch of the Melbourne JD Harold Ford Scholarship initiative on the 7 May 2009 at Arnold Bloch Leibler’s Melbourne office. (PDF format, 193Kb) | |
| 18 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler hosts Kitchen Garden Week 2009 launch As a proud sponsor of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation (SAKGF), Arnold Bloch Leibler was delighted to host this year’s launch of the foundation’s Kitchen Garden Week on Thursday 14 May with guest of honour The Honourable Bronwyn Pike, Minister for Education. (PDF format, 309Kb) | |
| 13 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for TPI Enterprises Arnold Bloch Leibler acted on behalf of Jarrod Ritchie and TPI Enterprises Ltd (TPI), an Australian owned Tasmanian poppy processing company, in defending Supreme Court litigation commenced by international pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), alleging breaches of confidence and fiduciary duty. (PDF format, 338Kb) | |
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| 2008 | ||
| 22 Dec | Appointment announcement, effective 1 January 2009 The partners of Arnold Bloch Leibler are pleased to announce that on 1 January 2009 Lior Harel and Jeremy Leibler will become senior associates of the firm. (PDF format, 344Kb) | |
| 29 Sep | Twenty-seven Australian sculptors finalists for $10,000 Yering Station Award Twenty-seven sculptors from across Australia were named as the finalists in the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards, held in conjunction with the Yarra Valley Arts Council. The event aims to foster the growth of contemporary Australian sculpture. The announcement was made at the launch of the exhibition at law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler, one of the sponsors of the event, on Thursday 25 September. (PDF format, 190Kb) | |
| 15 Sep | Arnold Bloch Leibler partner appointed as an Adjunct Professor to La Trobe Peter Seidel, head of Arnold Bloch Leibler's Public Interest Law practice, has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at La Trobe University. (PDF format, 314Kb) | |
| 28 Jul | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts in high end retirement village sale Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for long-standing client the Buxton Group in the sale of its Rylands retirement village business to Stockland. The sale involved the five-star Rylands business portfolio, which includes two recently completed apartment-style retirement villages, comprising 149 independent living apartments located in the inner-city areas of Kew and Hawthorn in Melbourne. The sale was completed on 16 July 2008. (PDF format, 70Kb) | |
| 27 Jun | Appointment announcement, effective 1 July 2008 The partners of Arnold Bloch Leibler are pleased to announce that on 1 July 2008 Kishanie Wijewickrama and Lisa Ashcroft were admitted as partners of the firm. Also effective on 1 July, Danuta Czuchwicki and Simonne Einfeld were appointed as special counsel, and Christina Hunt, Lachlan Blake, Jorja Cleeland, Caroline Goulden, Matthew Lees, Genevieve Sexton and Lucy Kirwan became senior associates. (PDF format, 407Kb) | |
| 17 Apr | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Tasman Group in its sale to JBS Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Australia’s largest multispecies meat processor, Tasman Group, in its sale to JBS Southern Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the world’s largest meat processor, JBS SA. The Tasman sale, to be paid in cash, was worth about $160 million, but was part of a $1.4 billion takeover deal that also included two US companies. (PDF format, 310Kb) | |
| 28 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler launches Reconciliation Action Plan with guest of honour, The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP Arnold Bloch Leibler became the first Australian law firm to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at a ceremony at the firm's Melbourne office today. The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, was the guest of honour and officially launched the plan. (PDF format, 315Kb) | |
| 20 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Nufarm in institutional placement and acquisitions Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for agricultural chemicals company, Nufarm Limited, in an oversubscribed $200 million institutional placement. (PDF format, 30Kb) | |
| 19 Feb | Arnold Bloch Leibler welcomes new commercial partner Arnold Bloch Leibler has welcomed a new Sydney-based partner to the commercial & corporate practice, Andrew Silberberg, from 11 February 2008. (PDF format, 311Kb) | |
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| 2007 | ||
| 13 Nov | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Gersh Investment Partners in sale to MFS Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Melbourne-based property investment and advisory firm, Gersh Investment Partners (GIP), in its sale to listed property group, MFS. Shareholders approved the issue of shares to complete MFS' purchase of the remaining 70 per cent of GIP for around $70 million at its AGM on 7 November. (PDF format, 344Kb) | |
| 10 Oct | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for SEEK in $37.5 million acquisition Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for SEEK Limited in its $37.5 million acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Amadeus Education, a private education group. (PDF format, 344Kb) | |
| 05 Oct | Arnold Bloch Leibler welcomes new head of Workplace Advisory practice Arnold Bloch Leibler has announced that, from 1 October 2007, Henry Skene joined the firm as a Melbourne-based partner and head of Arnold Bloch Leibler's Workplace Advisory practice. (PDF format, 313Kb) | |
| 20 Sep | Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2007 media launch Welcome speech by Jonathan Wenig, Arnold Bloch Leibler partner, at the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2007 media launch. (PDF format, 318Kb) | |
| 15 Aug | ABL acts for CIP in 50 per cent sale to Charter Hall Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for the shareholders of Commercial & Industrial Property Ltd (CIP) in the sale of a 50 per cent interest to ASX listed funds manager, Charter Hall. (PDF format, 218Kb) | |
| 29 Jun | Partner and senior associate appointment announcement, effective 1 July 2007 The partners of Arnold Bloch Leibler are pleased to announce that on 1 July 2007, Sam Dollard and Lily Tell will be admitted as partners of the firm. Also effective on 1 July, Katie Drinkwater, John Mengolian, Melanie Alderton, Justin Vaatstra, Ashley Lewis, Sue Kee and Leigh De Jong will become senior associates. (PDF format, 391Kb) | |
| 14 Jun | ABL partners honoured with pro bono awards Senior partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler, Mark Leibler AC, and public interest law partner, Peter Seidel, have been honoured with two of 11 awards presented by the Victoria Law Foundation at the Distinguished Pro Bono Service Awards. (PDF format, 217Kb) | |
| 25 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler launches Reconciliation Action Plan initiative and Public Interest Law Report Arnold Bloch Leibler will launch its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) initiative and Public Interest Law Report at a luncheon on Monday 28 May. The launch coincides with Reconciliation Week and the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum where eligible Australians overwhelmingly voted to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the national census. (PDF format, 367Kb) | |
| 21 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts as 'lawyers to the lawyers' as Slater & Gordon becomes the world's first publicly listed law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly listed law firm, which floated on the ASX at 11.00am this morning. Slater & Gordon listed at $1.32 after an initial public offering of $1 per share. The IPO raised $35 million for the firm, giving it a valuation of more than $100 million. (PDF format, 29Kb) | |
| 15 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Harris Scarfe in $80M private equity buyout Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for the owners of specialty retailer Harris Scarfe Australia in the $80m sale of the company to Momentum Private Equity. (PDF format, 28Kb) | |
| 07 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Slater & Gordon in its IPO Arnold Bloch Leibler acted for Slater & Gordon in its $35 million Initial Public Offering, which will create the world's first publicly listed law firm. (PDF format, 28Kb) | |
| 03 May | Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Nufarm in award-winning deal Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted for Nufarm Limited in an award-winning $251 million deal to issue 'Nufarm Step up Securities' – a type of hybrid securities. The deal won the inaugural INFINZ (Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand) Debt Deal of the Year 2006 last week in New Zealand. (PDF format, 29Kb) | |
| 20 Apr | Complaint lodged on behalf of Indigenous school Arnold Bloch Leibler lodges an unprecedented complaint with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, on behalf of the community of Wadeye, seeking an official apology and compensation for the prolonged underfunding of its children's education. (PDF format, 28Kb) | |
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| 2006 | ||
| 13 Dec | Arnold Bloch Leibler partner honoured at LIV Legal Awards Arnold Bloch Leibler partner and head of the firm's property & development practice, Ken Gray, has been recognised at the 2006 Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Legal Awards held on 10 November. (PDF format, 215Kb) | |
| 07 Dec | Arnold Bloch Leibler lawyer wins top Human Rights Award Arnold Bloch Leibler Partner, Peter Seidel has been awarded the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's 2006 Human Rights Award in the Law category. (PDF format, 68Kb) | |
| 15 Oct | Mark Leibler AC nominated as a leader among the legal community, Australian Legal Business (PDF format, 63Kb) | |
| 19 Sep | Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards 2006 Welcome speech by Arnold Bloch Leibler partner, Alex King. (PDF format, 197Kb) | |
| 15 Feb | Nationalism, racism & political expediency: 19th century France or modern-day Australia? J’Accuse! The Dreyfus Affair exhibition to tour Australia. (PDF format, 210Kb) | |
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| 2004 | ||
| 30 Nov | Arnold Bloch Leibler solicitor, Kate Healy, wins Young Property Lawyer of the Year Award (PDF format, 122Kb) | |
| 19 Oct | Mark Leibler AO and Robert Heathcote among Australia's 30 most pre-eminent lawyers, Australian Legal Business (PDF format, 218Kb) | |
| 01 Aug | Professor Allan Fels AO appointment (PDF format, 190Kb) | |
| 01 Jul | New partner and senior associate appointments (PDF format, 142Kb) | |
| 05 Mar | Arnold Bloch Leibler – Winner of the 2004 Law Firm of the Year (for practices with 25 to 100 solicitors (PDF format, 184Kb) | |
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| 2003 | ||
| 29 Aug | Non-executive directors pleased with GIO outcome (PDF format, 178Kb) | |
| 14 Apr | Arnold Bloch Leibler celebrates 50 years (PDF format, 195Kb) | |
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| 2002 | ||
| 07 Jun | Arnold Bloch Leibler expands employment & industrial relations practice (PDF format, 202Kb) | |
| 06 Feb | Arnold Bloch Leibler opens in Sydney (PDF format, 190Kb) | |
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