Mills Oakley

Mills Oakley
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
No. of attorneys 250+ lawyers
No. of employees 500+ employees
Major practice areas Real Estate, M&A, Corporate, and Finance, Private Advisory, Insurance, Not-for-profit, Technology and Intellectual Property, Construction
Key people John Nerurker, CEO,
Date founded 1864
Company type Partnership
Website http://www.millsoakley.com.au

Mills Oakley is an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth.

The firm is currently ranked as a Top 10 Australian legal partnership by size,[1] and was named Law Firm of the Year at the Australasian Law Awards in 2017.[2] The firm also won the ALPMA Thought Leadership Award in 2017,[3] and has been noted for its growing representation in leading legal directories.[4]

Mills Oakley is one of Australia's oldest law firms, having celebrated its 150 year Anniversary in 2014.

About Mills Oakley

Mills Oakley is resourced by over 95 partners and employs more than 300 lawyers.[5]

Mills Oakley is currently experiencing strong growth and its clients include ASX top 200 listed companies, mid-sized corporates, the public sector and not-for-profit organisations.[6] The firm has experienced 13 consecutive years of double digit revenue and profit growth since 2004.[7]

Mills Oakley provides legal advice on:

  • Aged Care and Retirement Villages
  • Banking and Finance
  • Building, Construction and Infrastructure
  • Charity and Not-For-Profit
  • Corporate Advisory
  • Commercial Disputes and Insolvency
  • Energy and Resources
  • Estate Industry Agencies
  • Estates and Succession
  • Family Law
  • Financial Services
  • Franchising
  • Government and Administrative
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mortgage Recovery
  • Notarial Services
  • Planning and Environment
  • Private Advisory
  • Private and Family Business Consulting
  • Property
  • Strata
  • Tax Advisory
  • Tax Disputes
  • Toxic Torts
  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety

Community

In 2014 Mills Oakley partnered with Salvos Legal Humanitarian to provide pro bono legal services to vulnerable members of the community. The partnership's activity has grown each year since then and in 2017 assisted over 450 clients on a pro bono basis.

Mills Oakley is also known for its advocacy work in assisting seriously ill patients to gain access to appropriate treatment, such as medicinal cannabis for patients suffering epilepsy seizures.[8]

Mills Oakley Accelerator

In 2016, Mills Oakley launched the first Australian legal services accelerator.[9]

The Mills Oakley Accelerator was the result of a collaboration between Mills Oakley and Collective Campus - a start-up incubator. The accelerator was an end-to-end innovation program offering new law entrepreneurs and start-ups the funding, tools and support they needed to grow their idea into a viable business.[10]

The Accelerator drove innovation by providing a 13-week incubator support program and start-up funding to aspiring entrepreneurs.

As a result of this process, Mills Oakley has taken equity stakes in two start-up businesses and is collaborating with these businesses to develop new offerings in the AI (contract review) and chatbot space.

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive | Law Partnership Survey - Jan 2018". Financial Review. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ↑ User, Super. "2017". www.auslawawards.com.au. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Mills Oakley wins 2017 ALPMA/LexisNexis Thought Leadership Awards". www.alpma.com.au. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ↑ "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Mills Oakley - Overview". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Three is magic number for Mills Oakley". Lawyers Weekly. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Mills Oakley CEO explains 'material difference' driving firm's rampant growth". Australasianlawyer.com.au. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Medicinal cannabis 'red-tape' pushing patients back to black market". ABC News. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  9. ↑ Dolor, Sol. "Mills Oakley launch first Australian law firm-run start-up accelerator". Australasian Lawyer. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Incubator Program and Funding for Legal Services Startups". www.millsoakleyaccelerator.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.


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