HWL Ebsworth
HWL Ebsworth is a commercial law firm that operates throughout Australia. After numerous mergers and a dramatic expansion over the past decade the firm has come to be considered one of Australia's leading national law firms.
HWL Ebsworth is one of the largest law firms in Australia. As of June 2015 it was ranked Australia's largest law firm measured by number of partners with 196 partners and over 950 staff working across the firm's nine offices. Though the firm has endeavoured to remain independent from international law firm mergers and networks, it still carries on an international practice in conjunction with overseas firms to service its global clients.
HWL Ebsworth also has a consulting practice carried on by an associated entity known as HWLE Consulting Pty Ltd. The consulting practice works in conjunction with the law firm focusing on contracting services and strategic advice for corporations and businesses.
History
HWL Ebsworth traces its foundation back to the 1890s. Throughout the second half of the 20th Century the firm was known as Ebsworth and Ebsworth prior to merging with Home Wilkinson Lowry in 2008.
Hutchison Whampoa
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was a Fortune Global 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HWL was an international corporation with a diverse array of holdings which included the world's biggest port and telecommunication operations in 14 countries and run under the 3 brand. Its business also included retail, property development and infrastructure. It was 49.97% owned by the Cheung Kong Group.
On 3 June 2015, the company merged with the Cheung Kong Group as part of a major reorganisation of the group's businesses. The combined business was renamed CK Hutchison Holdings Limited.
History
Originally Hutchison Whampoa was two separate companies, both founded in the 19th century. Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was established in 1863, by British merchant John Duflon Hutchison, and Hutchison International was formed in 1877.
In the 1960s, Hutchison International – under Colonel Sir Douglas Clague (1917–1981) – gained a controlling interest of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, and in 1977 Hutchison acquired all of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, creating Hutchison Whampoa Limited.
HWL (disambiguation)
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