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Atanaskovic Hartnell

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Atanaskovic Hartnell

Although the firm can accommodate any transaction size, Atanaskovic Hartnell typically fields small focused teams that are "well-regarded, well considered, well put together on matters", according to one client.John Atanaskovic, a former ASIC chairman is popular among clients.... [more]

Atanaskovic Hartnell House,
75-85 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Australia

Tel: +61 2 9777 7000
Fax: +61 2 9777 8777
Email: info@ah.com.au
Web: www.ah.com.au

Managing Partner/Contact: John Atanaskovic
Number of partners: 10
Number of other lawyers: 22

Areas of practice:

• Corporate & Commercial/M&A
• Dispute Resolution/Litigation
• Tax
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Competition & Antitrust
• Banking & Finance
• IT&T & Media Law

Description of firm:

Atanaskovic Hartnell is a focused corporate and commercial law firm practicing Australia-wide and internationally from its Sydney base. A number of its partners are recognised worldwide as expert in their fields, having practised for some years at the firm, and before that at other national and international law firms. (For example, John Atanaskovic has been named in Chambers Global as Australia's leading business lawyer, and was named by another UK legal publication as one of the world's top 10 corporate lawyers, Tony Hartnell was founding chairman of the Australia Securities Commission (now ASIC) and Richard Dukes is acknowledged as one of Australia's best tax lawyers.) Between them, the firm's 10 partners have handled some of the most significant legal matters that have arisen in Australia in the last 30 years. Atanaskovic Hartnell is recognised for its technical ability and ingenuity, its practicality and ability to deal with difficult matters, and its record for 'getting the job done promptly'.

Representative clients:

AMP; Antofagasta; Australian Competition and Consumer Comission; Australian Reward Investment Alliance (CSS/PSS); BHP Billiton; Challenger Financial Services; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Competitive Foods (Hungry Jacks and KFC); The Coca-Cola Company; Consolidated Media Holdings; Consolidated Press Holdings; Credit Suisse; Crown; Fortescue Metals Group; Glencore International; Grocon; Halliburton Company; Infrastructure Capital Holdings; Investec Bank; James Hardie Industries; JP Morgan Chase; Lazard; Macquarie Bank; Network Ten; Oberoi Group; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board; Perry Capital; Publishing and Broadcasting; Rabobank; RUSAL; Santos; Singtel Optus; Transurban Group; Westfield; WIN Corporation; Viacom; Woolworths; and Xstrata



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