Greenwoods & Freehills is Australia’s largest specialist tax advisory firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

We are a team of highly experienced taxation specialists who are focused on developing deep relationships with clients, and on really getting to understand their business needs.  Our philosophy is for Directors to be highly involved in advising clients. This ensures the highest standards of technical expertise coupled with a willingness to explore creative yet highly practical solutions for our clients. Further, our performance as a top-tier advisor has been consistently recognised in league tables and other tax guides, and our continuing achievements in client service have been formally recognised in a number of industry-related awards. 

We offer a full service taxation practice and our clients include many of Australia’s major companies and international groups. We extend our approach to clients internationally through a targeted network of peer firms who share the same passion and experience as we do. For a list of some of the recent transactions we have advised in relation to, click here.

For all Greenwoods & Freehills tax advisors, it's about providing clear, pragmatic taxation advice, giving our clients the certainty and confidence to make important business decisions. That’s why our clients choose us to partner with them. Now you know exactly what you can expect when you partner with us too.

Our Directors

Our clear leadership position in the tax advisory area can be attributed to the number of talented Directors, senior associates and consultants who continue to receive praise for their innovative advice and dedication towards achieving client objectives.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Abdol Mostafavi and Graham Warren to the position of Special Counsel, and the promotion of Craig Marston to Senior Associate. For profiles on each of our Directors and senior staff, including new team members, click here.    

Our Background

Greenwoods & Freehills is a specialist tax practice and Australia's largest advisory firm practising exclusively in revenue laws.

Established in 1985 with origins back 50 years to the accounting firm Greenwood Challoner, the amalgamation of our personnel qualified in the disciplines of accounting and law enable the firm to offer our clients an appropriate balance between the interpretation and the practical application of tax laws.

Greenwoods & Freehills is an incorporated legal practice regulated by The Law Society of New South Wales and a practice company under the auspices of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. It thus reaps the benefits associated with membership of and association with both these bodies.

Further, we are distinguished by the way we integrate our extensive taxation advisory services with the practice groups of leading commercial law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.  This strategic and long-term relationship with Freehills, and as from 1 October 2012 the newly merged firm, Herbert Smith Freehills, allows us to combine tax expertise across all areas of commercial law, including tax litigation and stamp duty. For our clients this means that carriage of such matters is seamless.

Since inception we have been and continue to be at the forefront of taxation advisory services in Australia.

Our Community Service

Greenwoods & Freehills is active in providing pro-bono services to charitable and voluntary organisations in our community.  In addition, a number of Directors sit on community boards and act as business representatives for various non-profit associations. Also, our staff regularly volunteer their time and donate money to assist worthy causes working for the disadvantaged in our community. If you represent such an organisation and would like to make a request for assistance, send an e-mail here.