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Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
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Marc Baddams
Partner

For the eight year in suc­ces­sion legal mar­ket researchers, Cham­bers Glob­al, award­ed #Mer­i­tas the high­est rat­ed​‘Elite’ sta­tus in their annu­al rank­ings of Law Firm Networks.

Glob­al Guide Rankings

The Lead­ing Law Firm Net­works: The Elite (Legal Net­work) rank­ings table has been designed to pro­vide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms includ­ed in the rank­ings have been rec­om­mend­ed by in-house coun­sel, oth­er third-par­ty experts 

About Mer­i­tas

Mer­i­tas is a glob­al alliance of inde­pen­dent, mar­ket-lead­ing law firms pro­vides legal ser­vices to com­pa­nies look­ing to effec­tive­ly cap­ture oppor­tu­ni­ties and solve issues any­where in the world. Clients ben­e­fit from local knowl­edge, col­lec­tive strength and new effi­cien­cies when they work with Mer­i­tas law firms. The per­son­al atten­tion and care they expe­ri­ence is part of Mer­i­tas’ indus­try-first com­mit­ment to the utmost in qual­i­ty of ser­vice and putting client pri­or­i­ties above all else. Found­ed in 1990, Mer­i­tas has mem­ber firms in 248 mar­kets world­wide with more than 8,000 ded­i­cat­ed, col­lab­o­ra­tive lawyers. 

To locate a Mer­i­tas firm, vis­it www​.mer​i​tas​.org

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Publications

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When…

A Short Sto­ry about Bullying

In the recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion deci­sion of Appli­ca­tion by Gary Whitham [2026] FWC 3322, Deputy Pres­i­dent Col­man gave short…

In the News

Con­grat­u­la­tions Angela Har­vey for being recog­nised in 2026 Doyle’s Guide Rankings

We’re proud to announce that Angela Har­vey has been recog­nised in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide as a:Rec­om­mend­ed Lead­ing Suc­ces­sion Plan­ning Lawyer…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the ABC Radio Nation­al Law Report episode, ​“The rapid rise of AI use in employ­ment law dis­putes”, on 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026.

What are the con­cerns over the rapid rise in the use of AI by self-rep­re­sent­ed lit­i­gants in employ­ment law disputes.Michael Byrnes…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“We asked a lawyer to unpack Karl Ste­fanovic and Kesh­nee Kem­p’s legal pod­cast war”, pub­lished in Medi­aweek on 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026.

What is the Karl Ste­fanovic and Kesh­nee Kemp pod­cast dis­pute all about?Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“We asked a lawyer…

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