Gadens

Established in 1845, Gadens is an independent Australian law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and in Perth through its associate office Lavan Legal. In 2015, Gadens allied with Dentons and Singaporean firm Rodyk & Davidson to share branding and strategy. In 2016, the firm split when its Sydney and Perth offices at the time joined Dentons.

Focusses / specialisms 

Gadens was the first Australian law firm to establish a multi-disciplinary practice and focuses on corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions, debt recovery and banking. Its finance practice handles secured and unsecured facilities, bilateral loans, syndicated facilities, subordinated and mezzanine financing and cross-border financing, particularly in the real estate and construction sectors.  

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include ANZ Banking Group, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (including Bankwest), ING Bank Australia, Macquarie Group, National Australia Bank and MaxCap Group.