Herbert Smith Freehills launched today to become the largest fully integrated law firm in Asia Pacific and the world’s eighth largest law firm.

Greenwoods & Freehills is pleased to announce the Firm's appointment by the Government to the Tax Design Advisory Panel.
The Panel comprises thirteen organisations, selected by public tender, which will consult with the Government regarding the development and design of new tax laws, includng at the initial stage of policy design.

In a move that will reverberate through the corporate tax industry in Australia, two of the country's most highly awarded tax firms, Greenwoods & Freehills and Shaddick & Spence, will merge on 1 June 2008. The merger will create the largest specialist tax firm in Australia with over 60 tax professionals under the Greenwoods & Freehills banner.

Greenwoods & Freehills (G&F) will strengthen its relationship with Benelux based law firm, Loyens & Loeff hosting practitioners Bart Rubbens and Matthijs Vogel next month.

Boutique tax firm Greenwoods & Freehills (G&F) celebrates 20 years of business in December, with the anniversary marking two decades of continued growth and development.

Greenwoods & Freehills (G&F), has been recognised as one of Australia’s top firms, based on the recently released ‘World Tax 2006’ rankings published by International Tax Review.

We are pleased to announce that from 1 May 2005 Greenwoods & Freehills Pty Limited (G&F) will commence operations as a law firm in Melbourne, practising exclusively in taxation. G&F will be an Incorporated Legal Practice regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales.