Businesses are transforming at pace.

To stay ahead of the curve, you need expert legal support delivered at the right time, in the right context.

KPMG Law is a multidisciplinary team who will work together with you to support your strategic imperatives. Backed by the strength of a global KPMG network, we combine deep industry knowledge and tech-led innovation to move your business forward. 

We will support with your current needs and ready you for what comes next – addressing future market changes, political shifts and regulatory reforms.



What we do

  • Support on complex legal issues
  • Invest to understand you and your organisation
  • Support you to navigate regulatory change
  • Manage risk and support growth
  • Deliver solutions by working side by side with the right KPMG teams
  • Draw on insights from across KPMG – locally and globally
  • Support your legal team to transform


Our unique approach

360-degree insights


We look at the whole picture. Everything from today's legal problems to tomorrow's commercial outcomes. Our fully integrated legal services offer a seamless end-to-end solution helping you to address current challenges and leverage future opportunities.

Tech and innovation


We believe technical innovation is the way forward. Experience the future of law through data and tech enabled solutions delivered on a global scale, backed by a future ready legal team.

Team collaboration


We work with you. Collaborate with and harness the deep expertise of a world-class, multi-disciplinary legal team to manage every aspect of the law. A full-service global consulting firm at your fingertips.



Areas we cover

Environmental, Social, and Governance

Working closely with other KPMG ESG team members from across our firm, we deliver our clients legal solutions to navigate the complex nature of risks and opportunities emerging from environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that will play a critical role in shaping their future.

  • Asset management including ESG funds and cross border transactions
  • Carbon markets, low carbon advisory – including carbon funds
  • Workplace conduct
  • Ethical use of data

Corporate and commercial

From risk consulting to deal advisory, we draw from a deep well of experience and can mobilise quickly to provide seamless end-to-end support. Get a 360-degree view of operations from a legal perspective and optimise your commercial outcomes.

  • Private equity
  • Corporate contracts
  • Corporate governance
  • Securities law

Mergers and acquisitions

From risk consulting to deal advisory, we draw from a deep well of experience and can mobilise quickly to provide seamless end-to-end support. Get a 360-degree view of operations from a legal perspective and optimise your commercial outcomes.

  • M&A/transactional deals
  • Asset acquisition and disposal
  • Due diligence transactional support
  • Post-completion segregation and integration issues

Banking and financial services

The financial services sector changes fast and it pays to stay a step ahead. Avoid fines, loss of customers or reputational damage with a multi-disciplinary team who can help you navigate complex legal and regulatory compliance.

  • Financial services regulation (local and foreign)
  • Governance and compliance
  • Remediation

Asset and wealth management

The financial services sector changes fast and it pays to stay a step ahead. Avoid fines, loss of customers or reputational damage with a multi-disciplinary team who can help you navigate complex legal and regulatory compliance.

  • Asset management including ESG and cross border issues
  • Wealth management led by fund mergers, regulatory and remediation
  • Innovative technology tools to provide a digital platform
  • Anti-money laundering and managed services

Digital Transformation & Technology

Digital transformation is here. You need access to faster legal services and the ability to harness the power of data. We'll help you implement tech solutions to drive efficiency and accuracy in your legal function.

  • Licensing
  • Outsourcing
  • Intellectual property

Cyber security

Our award-winning law specialists work closely with our forensic, technology and risk-focused Cyber teams to support our clients plan for and manage what is recognised as one of the biggest challenges for organisations today.

  • Data security and cyber threats
  • Data regulatory obligations
  • Incident response and post incident reviews
  • Privacy advice and compliance

Workplace relations

We know that people are your most important asset. From workplace relations to safety and employment law, you can lean on our team of global experts to unpack the challenges and help you build a thriving workforce.

  • Employment law
  • Organisational restructuring
  • Regulatory obligations and compliance
  • Industrial relations and disputes

Legal transformation

Legal functions are facing increased demands. They are being asked to deliver more cost effectively, with increased visibility and tighter controls around risk and governance. We can help you optimise capacity and prioritise what matters.

  • In-house operation transformation
  • Flexible resourcing
  • Technology solutions

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Tax controversy

Tax law can be complex and uncertain and with each new development in the tax environment, the context for managing and resolving reviews and tax disputes changes. Our nationally recognised and respected team of dedicated tax controversy specialists can help you avoid, manage and resolve disputes as early as possible.

  • Complex tax law advisory
  • Revenue authority review readiness
  • Revenue authority review and audit activity
  • Tax litigation and alternative dispute resolution

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Government & Defence

Responding to policy and service delivery challenges facing Government and Defence and their change agendas, we offer holistic, expert legal solutions, grounded in deep government and defence skills to help them deliver on their commitments and support their service delivery transformations.

  • Administrative law, parliamentary processes like RIS and statutory reviews, and legislative and regulatory reform
  • Defence controls: international (such as ITARS) / domestic regulations
  • Commercial, contracting and procurement
  • Tech-driven government decision-making, operating models and compliance and enforcement frameworks




Our clients

KPMG Law acts for a wide range of clients spanning across the public and private sectors led by government (Federal and state), health (including pharmaceutical and biotechnology), energy and resource, infrastructure and construction, technology and telecommunication.

Our clients include: 

  • Leading global multinationals with inbound and outbound interests in Australia 
  • International clients with headquarters across the ASPAC market region 
  • ASX 200 corporates located across Australia 
  • Big 4 retail banks 
  • Investment and private equity organisations 
  • Federal and state government departments 
  • Statutory authorities 
  • High net worth individuals
  • Startups and high growth ventures






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Frequently asked questions

Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. The KPMG Law team is dedicated to understanding our client's culture, goals and strategic vision. We are well placed to meet the needs of our clients through our unique knowledge of their legal and commercial agendas, combined with our proven capability in working with clients in their sector to ensure all legal needs and challenges are dealt with in a highly efficient and effective manner.

While KPMG Law is an independent law firm, our team can align itself closely with other advisors from across our consulting business if needed – and bring technical legal expertise that also leverages our broader global legal firm's deep understanding of evolving legal and business drivers, market dynamics and regulatory challenges, locally and globally, to deliver innovative and transformative value.

As part of a full-service consulting firm, we can deliver seamless, holistic end-to-end solutions, at speed and with cost efficiency, as part of the one integrated KPMG team.

We are leading the way in deploying innovative technology solutions for the delivery of legal and business solutions that drive efficiency and better outcomes for our clients. We will help our clients to identify and leverage the right technology to ensure the best possible commercial outcomes are achieved. This includes access to the latest and emerging technologies in the global information technology and software markets as well as legal automation and regulatory compliance solutions.