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Work at Arnold Bloch Leibler

At Arnold Bloch Leibler, our lawyers are exposed to a diverse range of clients and matters, and thrive off working on the most challenging and complex work in the market. This exposure enables them to build their expertise and legal and commercial acumen.

We position ourselves as the lawyers to turn to when everything is on the line, where strategic decisions are needed and when ‘out of the box’ thinking is required.

Our lawyers are trained to be ‘generalist specialists’, working across a range of practice areas and legal problems rather than specialising in a narrow field. This approach requires the ability to think differently – you need to cover more ground and be attuned to a broader range of issues. The feedback from our lawyers is that, whilst more challenging, the satisfaction that comes from achieving excellent outcomes for our clients is rewarding and propels their career at a faster pace than would otherwise be the case.

In doing so, our teams maintain a client-centric focus and exercise a commitment to both excellence and innovation.

We encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work each day, recognising that diversity of thought, background and life experience all contribute to our distinctive culture and the solutions we deliver to our clients.

Life at Arnold Bloch Leibler

Arnold Bloch Leibler strives to attract and engage the best and brightest people, who are looking to flourish, both personally and professionally, in an environment of like-minded colleagues committed to excellence.

We look for exceptional legal minds with commercial and strategic nous. Our people enjoy feeling challenged and are provided with opportunities to take on additional responsibility with autonomy. Our teams welcome meaningful and valued contribution from ambitious lawyers who are ready to perform at their own high standard.

Matt Davies

Partner, Sydney

“Life at ABL is all about growth. Beginning immediately in the graduate year (or even earlier during a clerkship), lawyers of all levels are constantly being exposed to new challenges and opportunities under the guidance of exceptional senior practitioners. This experience never ends and defines ABL’s development strategy. If you are passionate, eager to learn, and want to realise your full potential as a lawyer and trusted advisor, there’s no better place to be.”

Ben Friis-O’Toole

Partner, Sydney

“It is genuinely exciting to work with exceptionally talented colleagues on difficult and important matters for sophisticated clients. I would describe Arnold Bloch Leibler as a unique firm – in terms of the clients we work with, the matters we’re involved in and our approach. We work in small, high-performing teams and focus on the issues that really matter. We enjoy what we do, and we do it well.”

Bridget Little

Partner, Melbourne

“To me, leadership is about leading by example, sharing success and being accountable. I'm tremendously grateful to senior mentors within the firm who have worked closely with me over the last few years. Their guidance, expertise and diverse practising styles has demonstrated the many different successful forms of leadership within ABL. I am conscious of matching the skills, style and experience of my team to each matter that comes into the practice. I've learnt that this works to empower and motivate my team to achieve their own excellent results and career ambitions, and also means that my clients benefit from advice tailored to their specific needs, style and business.”

Rebecca Zwier

Partner, Melbourne

“Growing up, I had the opportunity to see what the law could do – not only for clients but also how it could be used as a tool advocating more broadly as well. I think being in commercial law, and working for different clients in a different area of the firm, has been really great. I’ve been able to carve my own path.”

Ari Bendet

Partner, Melbourne

“One of the things I love most about ABL is the nature of the relationships we share with our clients. We work directly with the decision makers, who seek not only our legal advice, but also our commercial and strategic input on the most important decisions facing their business. Lawyers at ABL are trusted advisors in the truest sense of the term.”

Gabriel Sakkal

Partner, Melbourne

“Over the course of my career at ABL, I have constantly been exposed to exciting and challenging work. Whether it be high-profile litigation, regulatory investigations, government submissions or strategic advice on major advertising campaigns – I have always found myself learning new and valuable skills."

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Our clients

Our firm advises entrepreneurial family-owned businesses, ASX listed companies, private clients and international corporations. Our clients turn to us for advice and support on their most complex and high-stake legal matters and transactions, when strategic decisions and ‘out of the box’ commercial thinking is required.

With a reputation built on a long history of success, our lawyers are often at the centre of law reform and regularly advise on landmark matters. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver innovative strategic guidance and solutions to protect our clients’ commercial interests, legal position and reputation.

We enjoy long-standing relationships with a select group of other professional advisors, including accountants, hedge funds, insolvency practitioners, private bankers and equity firms as well as overseas-based specialist law firms.

You can find out more about some of our clients and matters below.

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ABL Private

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Competition

Corporate and M&A

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Employment & Workplace Advisory

Executive Compensation & Employee Share Schemes

Intellectual Property

Private Equity

Property & Development

Public Interest Law

Restructuring & Insolvency

Shareholder Activism

Startup & Venture Capital

Taxation

White Collar Crime & Investigation

Work at Arnold Bloch Leibler

Life at Arnold Bloch Leibler

Matt Davies

Partner, Sydney

Ben Friis-O’Toole

Partner, Sydney

Bridget Little

Partner, Melbourne

Rebecca Zwier

Partner, Melbourne

Ari Bendet

Partner, Melbourne

Gabriel Sakkal

Partner, Melbourne

Our clients

ABL advises Canaccord Genuity on significant acquisition of Wilsons Advisory

ABL advises on launch of Australia’s first secondaries-focused VC fund

ABL advises Stile Education on its strategic sale to Curriculum Associates

ABL advises Teneo on strategic acquisition of PwC Australia's restructuring business

ABL advises Anacacia Capital on majority investment in Procal Dairies

ABL advises Catapult on strategic acquisition of Perch

ABL advises IP Generation on strategic sale to MA Financial

ABL advises betr on $360 million proposal to acquire PointsBet, underpinned by $130 million capital raising

ABL advises Accent Group on strategic transaction with British retail giant Frasers Group

ABL advises Charter Hall on $760 million off-market takeover of Hotel Property Investments

ABL advises award-winning film and television production powerhouse See-Saw Films on sale of 51% majority stake to media conglomerate Mediawan

Nikos Property Group acquires 50% stake in Northland Shopping Centre in landmark deal

ABL helps to restore the glory of Melbourne’s Bourke St Mall

ABL advises Votiro on milestone acquisition by Menlo Security

ABL advises SEEK Growth Fund on $95m stake sale in Employment Hero

Arnold Bloch Leibler guides BlueBet’s strategic acquisition of TopSport and $15.0m equity raising

ABL advises on the sale of Melbourne Place Hotel

Mount Scopus secures new super campus with Caulfield Racecourse land acquisition

ABL assists former Hawthorn Football players and their partners “walk together” with the Club

ABL acts for Retail Food Group in major class action

ABL advises Premier Investments on landmark retail transaction with Myer

Centennial enhances its property portfolio with Cleveland Park

Square Peg’s Paul Bassat launches Amplify to give Australians a say

Aussie sport legends bag stake in golf buggy maker MGI

ABL advises on landmark merger backed by AustralianSuper and HESTA to create $15bn affordable housing powerhouse

Zip completes A$217 million equity placement

Homesafe set for growth with Federation Asset Management acquisition

Liverty Housing and CIM team up to deliver more specialist disability accommodation

Anka Property Group sells prime development site in Sydney’s Edgecliff to Lendlease

Arnold Bloch Leibler acts on sale of golf course for future housing project

ABL advises OSK Property on Stage 2 of Melbourne Square development

ABL advises founder Matt Tripp on betr's landmark merger with BlueBet

ABL advises Honey Insurance on the third-largest Series A funding round ever recorded in Australian tech

ABL advises Alceon on investment in Boss Engineering

ABL acts for ASX-listed Probiotec on its proposed acquisition by Indonesian-listed Pyridam

ABL advises Propel Group on sale of iconic Australian brands to Gina Rinehart's Kidman Group

ABL acts for AsheMorgan on largest office purchase of the year

ABL acts for Macquarie on investment into Ardonagh Group’s Australian business, The Envest Group

ABL advises National Veterinary Associates on sale of VetPartners to EQT Group

ABL acts for View Media Group on realestateview.com.au takeover offer

ABL acts for Harel on investment into small business lender, Lumi

ABL advises Gurner™ on major property acquisition in Sydney CBD

ABL acts for Neuren Pharmaceuticals on new licencing deal

ABL acts for Booktopia on successful capital raising and debt to equity conversion

ABL advises InstantScripts on $135 million sale to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries

ABL acts for Greening Australia in relation to its strategic partnership with CBA to expand native seed production

ABL acts for Chargrill Charlie’s and its founders on sale to Craveable Brands