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16 Feb 2026

Hap­py Lunar New Year 2026 – Wel­com­ing the Year of the Fire Horse

The Fire Horse (Bing Wu) is known for its bold ener­gy, charis­ma, speed, and trans­for­ma­tive spir­it, sym­bol­is­ing a peri­od of break­throughs, rapid progress, and renewed ambi­tion. Astrologers describe the Fire Horse as rep­re­sent­ing inde­pen­dence, for­ward momen­tum, and fiery deter­mi­na­tion, qual­i­ties that can accel­er­ate suc­cess when guid­ed with clar­i­ty and intention. How­ev­er, its inten­si­ty…

16 Feb 2026

Swaab cel­e­brates 45 years of legal ser­vice excellence

This year, Swaab proud­ly marks 45 years since our found­ing by the late Fredrick (Fred) Swaab an entre­pre­neur, men­tor, and leader remem­bered for his inno­va­tion and gen­eros­i­ty of spir­it. Fred estab­lished Swaab in 1981, led the firm for decades, and set a stan­dard of care for peo­ple and clients that con­tin­ues to…

23 Dec 2025

2025 Season’s Greet­ings from Swaab

As the hol­i­day sea­son arrives, we take a moment to reflect on the chal­lenges we’ve over­come and the suc­cess­es we’ve cel­e­brat­ed togeth­er this past year. It’s a time to appre­ci­ate the jour­ney and look for­ward to the oppor­tu­ni­ties the new year will bring. From all of us at Swaab, we wish you…

15 Dec 2025

Thank You for Join­ing Us!

“A big thank you to all our clients and friends of Swaab who attend­ed our 2025 End-of-Year func­tion. Your pres­ence made the cel­e­bra­tion tru­ly spe­cial, and we appre­ci­ate your con­tin­ued sup­port and part­ner­ship. Here’s to a suc­cess­ful year ahead, wish­ing you all a joy­ful hol­i­day sea­son and a fan­tas­tic start to 2026 and beyond.”Mary…

15 Dec 2025

Hol­i­day Office Clo­sure — 2025

The Swaab office will be unat­tend­ed over the hol­i­day and new year peri­od from mid­day Wednes­day 24 Decem­ber 2025 re-open­ing at 8.00 am Wednes­day 7 Jan­u­ary 2026If you have an emer­gency and 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…

12 Dec 2025

Impor­tant update: Prepar­ing for Anti-Mon­ey (AML) Leg­is­la­tion Reforms Effec­tive 1 July 2026

Upcom­ing Changes to Anti-Mon­ey Laun­der­ing RequirementsAs part of these require­ments, we may need to col­lect iden­ti­ty doc­u­ments or addi­tion­al finan­cial infor­ma­tion dur­ing our engage­ment process. If you are act­ing on behalf of a com­pa­ny, trust, or oth­er struc­ture, we may also request doc­u­men­ta­tion con­firm­ing own­er­ship and con­trol. This ensures we under­stand…

21 Oct 2025

Press Release | New Asso­ciate Appoint­ment — Isabel­la Machin

With a dual back­ground in account­ing and law, Isabel­la brings a depth of com­mer­cial insight and exper­tise to the firm across a wide spec­trum of prac­tice areas. Her expe­ri­ence spans com­mer­cial trans­ac­tions, restruc­tur­ing, cor­po­rate gov­er­nance and com­pli­ance, reg­u­la­to­ry advi­so­ry, and dis­pute res­o­lu­tion. Isabella’s unique com­mer­cial acu­men and client-cen­tric approach make her a strong asset…

3 Aug 2023

Press Release | Swaab Announces Appoint­ment of New Partner

David Clarke - Part­ner, Cor­po­rate & Com­mer­cial Finance, spe­cialis­es in all aspects of Cap­i­tal Mar­kets, Com­mer­cial Con­tract­ing, Cor­po­rate Gov­er­nance, Cor­po­rate Struc­tur­ing and Merg­ers and Acqui­si­tions experience.. “David’s impres­sive exper­tise and deep expe­ri­ence enables Swaab to remain ahead of the curve in serv­ing our clien­t’s needs. As with all our recruits, the cul­tur­al…

2 Aug 2023

Women in Part­ner­ship | The Australian’s Legal Part­ner­ship Survey

The Australian’s Legal Part­ner­ship Sur­vey, released on Tues­day, reveals the num­ber of female lawyers is slow­ly creep­ing upwards, with women rep­re­sent­ing 33 per­cent of part­ners (up 2 per­cent on last year), 61 per­cent of grad­u­ates (up 0.1 per­cent), and 29 per­cent of equi­ty part­ners (up 2 per­cent). With 50% of women as…