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Apr 20, 2023

The New World of For­eign Direct Invest­ment, April 2023

This pub­li­ca­tion offers prac­ti­cal advice and guid­ance from high­ly respect­ed inter­na­tion­al law firms about what for­eign investors can expect to encounter when invest­ing in key juris­dic­tions. His­toric atti­tudes favour­ing glob­al­iza­tion are fun­da­men­tal­ly chang­ing the world. This trend direct­ly impacts future for­eign direct invest­ment trans­ac­tions as nations place high­er pri­or­i­ties on…

Apr 13, 2023

2023 Mer­i­tas​‘Elite’ Law Firm Network

Cham­bers’ in-depth research teams assess lawyers and law firms across more than 200 juris­dic­tions around the world, pro­vid­ing inde­pen­dent and impar­tial intel­li­gence and mar­ket insight. Its research method­ol­o­gy is unri­valed in accu­ra­cy, depth, and qual­i­ty, deliv­er­ing indis­pens­able data insights based on rank­ings that tru­ly reflect abil­i­ty and talent. “This annu­al recog­ni­tion…

Mar 8, 2023

Inter­na­tion­al Wom­en’s Day 2023

Inter­na­tion­al Wom­en’s Day (March 8) is a glob­al day cel­e­brat­ing the social, eco­nom­ic, cul­tur­al, and polit­i­cal achieve­ments of women. The day also marks a call to action for accel­er­at­ing wom­en’s equal­i­ty. Cel­e­brat­ing the amaz­ing achieve­ments of our clients, friends and referrers. …

Dec 8, 2022

2022 End of Year Black & White Ball | Swaab

Each year Swaab’s Social Com­mit­tee find ways to out­do them­selves organ­is­ing the fir­m’s end of year par­ty. This year was no dif­fer­ent, as they put on a Black & White themed ball, at the lux­u­ri­ous Inter­Con­ti­nen­tal Syd­ney Hotel at Cir­cu­lar Quay. Staff and part­ners enjoyed a three course meal, live enter­tain­ment and danced…

Oct 28, 2022

Press Release | Two New Solic­i­tor Appoint­ments for Swaab

Poo­ja Kapur — Solic­i­tor, who joins Michael Byrnes and the Employ­ment, Work­place Rela­tions and WHS team and William Clement — Solic­i­tor, who joins Marc Bad­dams and the Lit­i­ga­tion team. They join Swaab at a time when both prac­tice groups are under going high lev­els of growth and client demand. …

Oct 28, 2022

Press Release | New Part­ner Appoint­ment for Swaab

Matthew Cole — Part­ner, Plan­ning & Envi­ron­ment Law, spe­cialis­es in all aspects of plan­ning and envi­ron­men­tal law hav­ing advised lead­ing ASX list­ed com­pa­nies, small to medi­um devel­op­ers, gov­ern­ment agen­cies and politicians. “This senior appoint­ment comes at a strate­gic time in the fir­m’s con­tin­ued growth jour­ney, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning and Projects…

Oct 17, 2022

Gotcha4Life Foun­da­tion fundrais­er at Swaab

Part­ner, Helen Kow­al and Head of Peo­ple and Cul­ture, Angela Sharpe and a team of helpers host­ed the Gotcha4Life Foun­da­tion fundrais­er at Swaab on Sat­ur­day night. Our staff, fam­i­lies and friends had a fan­tas­tic evening with plen­ty of danc­ing, thanks to the Dow Jones & the All Ordi­nar­ies. Every­one who attend­ed did their…

Oct 13, 2022

Minds Count Foun­da­tion Annu­al Lec­ture 2022

The event will start at 6pm and will be avail­able to attend via livestream. This year we will be hear­ing from Berke­ley Cox and Mar­garet Cai.Berke­ley Cox is cur­rent­ly a Part­ner in the Bris­bane office of King & Wood Mallesons. Berke­ley served as the Aus­tralian firm’s Chief Exec­u­tive Part­ner from 2017 to…

Oct 4, 2022

Hol­i­day Office Clo­sure — 2022

If you need to speak with one of our lawyers, please call +61 2 9233 5544.We wish you a hap­py hol­i­days and a pros­per­ous new year! …

Sep 8, 2022

Swaab sup­ports R U OK? Day Thurs­day 8 Sep­tem­ber 2022.

R U OK? has released resources, tips and ideas to help you dri­ve gen­uine change in your work­place, school and com­mu­ni­ty. Sign up via the form below to access the R U OK?Day 2022 resources. A free pre­sen­ta­tion will be streamed online at mid­day (AEST) on R U OK?Day Thurs­day 8 Sep­tem­ber. You can reg­is­ter…