The Company    

Slater & Gordon has built a powerful reputation fighting for the rights of its clients, typically against much bigger opponents. The profile established from the many landmark cases the Company has conducted on behalf of its clients has made Slater & Gordon one of the most recognisable names in the Australian legal landscape.

William Slater and Hugh Gordon established the firm in Melbourne in 1935 to service the needs of unions and their members, particularly in workers compensation matters. Today Slater & Gordon operates in most states and territories across a broad range of practice areas. The Company employs over 400 staff across its key practices of asbestos litigation, personal injuries litigation, commercial litigation, wills, probate and estate litigation, industrial and employment law, family law and commercial advisory services.

With its long history in Victoria, Slater & Gordon enjoys a strong position in the personal injuries litigation market in that state. Over the past several years the Company has also broadened its business base, both geographically and in the areas of law it practises. The Company completed the acquisitions of five smaller practices, mostly in New South Wales, over 2005 and 2006. Slater & Gordon now has one of the largest networks of national offices of any law firm.

Slater & Gordon management considers that the tougher personal injuries legislative environment has created opportunities for specialists like Slater & Gordon and should also create further opportunities for consolidation in the sector. New capital raised in the public listing will be used to pursue the Company’s growth strategy, including an ongoing acquisition program and the acceleration of the organic growth of the business through advertising and other national brand building initiatives.

The Company will also continue to pursue opportunities to increase its presence in practice areas outside the personal injuries sector.

In May 2007 Slater & Gordon Limited became the first Australian law firm to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.