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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…

1 July 2025

Press Release | We are pleased to announce five senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2025

Con­grat­u­la­tions:Maris­sa Arag­o­na — AssociateRamesh Chamala — AssociateAaron Boz — AssociateWilliam Clement — Senior AssociateKel­lie Van Mun­ster — Spe­cial Counsel “I am per­son­al­ly delight­ed to announce the pro­mo­tions of Maris­sa Arag­o­na, Ramesh Chamala and Aaron Boz to the role of Asso­ciate, William Clement to Senior Asso­ciate and Kel­lie Van Mun­ster to Spe­cial Coun­sel effec­tive…

28 June 2024

Press Release | Swaab Announces Five Senior Promotions

Con­grat­u­la­tions:Esther Khoo — Spe­cial CounselSte­vie-Lee Nobbs — AssociateRebec­ca Priem — Senior AssociateJohn Trinh - Spe­cial CounselStu­art Bock­ing — Associate“I’m thrilled to announce the pro­mo­tions of Esther Khoo to Spe­cial Coun­sel, Ste­vie-Lee Nobbs to Asso­ciate, Rebec­ca Priem to Senior Asso­ciate, John Trinh to Spe­cial Coun­sel, and Stu­art Bock­ing to Asso­ciate, effec­tive from 1 July 2024…