Minter Ellison
Lawyer, Laws, and Public Speaker in Governor Macquarie Tower Level 40, 50 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
MinterEllison — Full Profile
Name: MinterEllison
Industry: Legal services and consulting
Headquarters: Australia
Type: Independent law firm
History: Nearly 200 years of business history
Geographic presence: Major Australian offices, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.
Biography / History
MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest and most established independent law firms. The firm traces its business history back nearly 200 years and has developed into a major provider of legal and consulting services to Australian and international clients. The firm’s work is strongly focused on complex commercial and legal matters. Its clients include Australian government departments and agencies, publicly listed companies, private businesses and international organisations.
Today, MinterEllison combines traditional legal services with specialist consulting capabilities, allowing it to advise clients on both legal issues and broader business challenges. Its stated purpose is to create sustainable value for its clients, people and communities.
Major Practice Areas
MinterEllison works across areas including:
- Corporate and M&A
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- Energy and natural resources
- Infrastructure and construction
- Real estate
- Employment and workplace relations
- Tax
- Intellectual property
- Insurance
- Technology and telecommunications
- Environment and planning
- Restructuring and insolvency
- White-collar crime
- Project finance
Current Leadership
MinterEllison’s current website identifies Virginia Briggs as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. The firm’s people directory also identifies Jeremy Blackshaw as Managing Partner, Capital Markets and Corporate, and Victoria Hepburn as Managing Partner, Consulting Solutions.
Reputation
MinterEllison has significant recognition from major legal directories. Legal 500 currently lists the firm in numerous Australian practice rankings, including top-tier rankings in areas such as corporate restructuring, infrastructure projects and construction, labour and employment, media and entertainment, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, and tax.
Chambers’ Global 2026 profile also lists MinterEllison among its ranked Australian practices, including dispute resolution, intellectual property, banking and finance, international trade and other areas.
MinterEllison
Governor Macquarie Tower
Level 40, 50 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia