Thomson Geer


Headquarters: Sydney, Australia

85 The Best Lawyers in Australia awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia awards

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Thomson Geer is a major Australian corporate law firm. We have more than 600 people, including 140 Partners operating out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra. By size we are one of the 10 largest law firms operating in Australia, and the 5th largest independent Australian law firm.


Thomson Geer specialises in a range of practice areas and industry sectors:

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance;
Collections;
Competition & Regulation;
Construction & Infrastructure;
Corporate & Advisory;
Data protection, cyber security and privacy;
Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety;
Environment & Planning;
Insurance;
Intellectual Property;
Litigation & Dispute Resolution;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Property;
Restructuring & Insolvency;
Superannuation & Wealth Management
Tax; and
Technology.

Industry Sectors

Advertising & Marketing;
Agribusiness;
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical;
Construction, Infrastructure & Engineering;
Education;
Energy & Resources;
Franchising;
Funds Management & Financial Services;
Gaming & Leisure;
Government;
Health, Aged Care & Retirement Villages;
Insurance Services;
Media, Broadcasting & Entertainment;
Superannuation; and
Telecommunications.

We offer national best practice specialist skills and experience in all of the above practice areas and industry sectors.

Thomson Geer combines depth of quality legal skills and know how across Australia with strong value driven standards and settings.

Full partner details and credentials are available at www.tglaw.com.au.
Clients
About Our Clients
The firm's client base is principally spread across 3 classifications:
  • Australian Stock Exchange Top 200;
  • Major Global Foreign Corporations; and
  • Australian Stock Exchange Mid and Small Caps/Government Enterprises/Large and Medium Private Corporations.

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    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Competition Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Insurance Law
    • Intellectual Property Law
    • Planning and Environmental Law

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    Inadvertence: A failure to obtain a building work contractor's licence in South Australia


    In Allied Grain Systems P/L v Inheritance Capital Asset Management P/L [2023], Thomson Geer successfully acted for Allied Grain Systems, clarifying what is required to establish inadvertence for the purposes of obtaining an exception to licensing requirements under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA) (BWC Act).

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    Costs burden removed for (most) applicants in workplace sexual harassment and other discrimination claims


    On 19 September 2024, Federal Parliament amended the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) to insert a modified ‘equal access’ cost protection provision for federal unlawful discrimination court proceedings.

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    New privacy laws introduced to Parliament - key items to consider


    After consultation, and several years of inquiries, reviews and reports, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) was introduced to Parliament on 12 September 2024.

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    New privacy laws introduced to Parliament - key items to consider


    After consultation, and several years of inquiries, reviews and reports, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) was introduced to Parliament on 12 September 2024.

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    The new Aged Care Bill has finally arrived


    After much consultation and delay the new Bill has been introduced to Parliament.

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    The new Aged Care Bill has finally arrived


    After much consultation and delay the new Bill has been introduced to Parliament.

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    Celebrating Lawyers From Around the World: Annabel West


    by Rebecca Blackwell

    We are honoring the achievements and career of Annabel West, lawyer and wife of South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas.

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    Playing the Long Game


    by Arjunan Puveendran

    Never mind the pandemic—the greatest upheaval facing the hospitality-and-gaming industry is being fomented by regulators, who are now putting their chips on the table in an effort to ensure fair play, and legal compliance, for all.

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    Retirement Village and Aged Care in Australia


    by Arthur Koumoukelis

    Reforms, impacts on the industry and investors carve out the future path of aged care law in Australia.

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