Arnold Bloch Leibler

Arnold Bloch Leibler (ABL) is an Australian commercial law firm founded in 1953. The firm advises on significant transactions, complex commercial matters, and high-stakes disputes, with clients including major corporations, financial institutions, private equity firms, government entities, and high-net-worth individuals. It operates from a Melbourne headquarters and an office in Sydney, and has been in practice for more than seven decades.

The firm's practice spans a broad set of commercial specialisms. Its work covers corporate and M&A advisory, banking and finance, capital markets, competition law, dispute resolution and litigation, employment and workplace advisory, intellectual property, private equity, property and development, public interest law, restructuring and insolvency, shareholder activism, startup and venture capital, taxation, and white collar crime and investigation. Specific service lines include legal advisory on significant corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions, representation in complex commercial litigation, advice for private equity firms and in shareholder activism matters, and legal services for startups and venture capital transactions.

ABL describes its approach as strategic and pragmatic, combining deep local market knowledge with a national presence. The firm has also committed to innovation in legal service delivery, including a partnership with Harvey to deploy AI-driven legal technology across its practice.