Strategic advice when it matters most
Arnold Bloch Leibler is a premium Australian commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. Clients turn to ABL for advice on their most important transactions, disputes and commercial decisions.
The firm is particularly known for its work with large private and founder-led businesses, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, entrepreneurial ASX-listed companies, private capital investors, and international businesses with interests in Australia.
ABL provides strategic, commercially focused advice that takes account of legal, reputational and stakeholder considerations. The firm is also distinguished by its longstanding public interest law practice and decades of work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and organisations.
How we work
We are a relationship firm. We take the time to understand our clients' objectives and the legal, commercial, personal and reputational considerations involved in important matters.
We bring together the right expertise for each matter, providing clear and strategic advice to help clients make important decisions with confidence.
Our history
For more than 70 years, ABL has been shaped by enduring client relationships, a strong sense of purpose and a commitment to assisting clients when it matters most.
In 2023, ABL marked its 70th anniversary. The short film below reflects on the people, relationships and values that have shaped the firm.
Recent recognition
Chambers High Net Worth Guide
Chambers Asia Pacific Guide
Best Lawyers® Guide
Best Lawyers® Guide
Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide
Diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating a workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and where individuality is respected, valued and supported.
We provide equality of opportunity for our people to realise their professional and personal aspirations. We also recognise that different experiences and perspectives strengthen our thinking and the outcomes we deliver for clients.
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Community
Making a contribution in the community is one of ABL’s core values. Through our Public Interest Law practice, pro bono work and community partnerships, we support not-for-profit and charitable organisations responsible for Indigenous, communal, social, artistic, sports, medical, religious and environmental causes.
Our Public Interest Law practice, led by Peter Seidel, is renowned in the market, as is our commitment to the community. The practice demonstrates our deep and enduring commitment to giving back to the community. We believe this is both a privilege and a responsibility.
Our lawyers also contribute their time and expertise through varying board and advisory roles, community initiatives, guest lectures and fundraising activities.
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Indigenous Solidarity
For more than 30 years, ABL has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and individuals, often pro bono, in support of Indigenous-led self-determination.
It is not simply what we do, it is an enduring part of our identity as a firm, valued and respected by lawyers and staff at all levels, by clients, competitors and policy makers.
In 2008, Arnold Bloch Leibler was the first law firm in the country to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan. In 2021, recognising that for many Indigenous Australians, the language of reconciliation no longer best captures the imperative of self-determination, we launched the ABL Indigenous Solidarity Network Statement of Commitment.
We seek to contribute our legal expertise while listening, walking alongside and standing in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Uluru Statement from the Heart
Arnold Bloch Leibler accepts the invitation contained in the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.
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