Colin Biggers & Paisley

What Colin Biggers & Paisley does

Colin Biggers & Paisley (CBP) is a national Australian legal practice headquartered in Brisbane, with additional offices in Melbourne and Sydney, operating continuously since 1900. The firm employs approximately 500 people, including 73 partners, and delivers legal services across 13 core practice areas — including banking & finance, construction & engineering, corporate & commercial, disputes & investigations, employment & safety, insurance, intellectual property, planning/government/infrastructure/environment, property & development, restructuring & insolvency, technology & data, and wills, estates & succession — and serves clients across 16+ industry verticals such as insurance, transport & logistics, construction, government, financial services, technology, and aged care.

The firm is structured as a traditional partnership, privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional ownership, or external funding. Its revenue model is professional services fees billed at negotiated rates on multi-year engagements with major corporations, finance and insurance companies, government departments, large private organisations, and individuals. Distribution is direct, through partner-led client engagement across the three offices. The firm expanded its Melbourne presence in 2021 via a merger with Logie-Smith Lanyon Lawyers, and operates a structured community programme (the CBP Foundation) comprising pro bono legal services, volunteering, and charitable contributions.

Name

Colin Biggers & Paisley

Legal name

Colin Biggers & Paisley

Website

https://cbp.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Colin Biggers & Paisley is a 125-year-old Australian national law firm with ~500 people across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, delivering full-service legal advisory across 13 practice areas to corporates, insurers, government and large private organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas to major corporations, finance and insurance companies, government departments, large private organisations and individuals. Revenue generated through professional fees for legal advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colin Biggers & Paisley is a national Australian law firm providing full-service legal advisory and representation across 13 practice areas including banking & finance, construction & engineering, corporate & commercial, disputes & investigations, employment & safety, insurance, intellectual property, planning/government/infrastructure/environment, property & development, restructuring & insolvency, technology & data, and wills, estates & succession. The firm also runs a dedicated Cyber Risk & Resilience practice with a 24/7 breach hotline (1300 4 BREACH) and a Pro Bono program through its CBP Foundation.

Product overview

Colin Biggers & Paisley is a national Australian law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 13 core practice areas. The firm's Technology & Data practice provides specialised services including Cyber Risk & Resilience (with a 24/7 incident response hotline), Privacy & Data compliance, Digital Commerce & AI guidance, and Technology Disputes. The firm also operates a Pro Bono program through its CBP Foundation. Services span industries including construction, insurance, property, transport, government, financial services, health, and telecommunications. The practice is structured as a full-service firm with individual practice areas rather than a modular software product.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• CBP Foundation: The Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation brings together the firm's community offering, comprising three streams: pro bono legal services, volunteering, and charitable contributions.

Products and services

• Banking & Finance Legal Services

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Justice ConnectcoreOthersPro bono legal services partner providing access to justice for those facing disadvantage. Colin Biggers & Paisley has become a greatly valued member of their pro bono family, demonstrating deep commitment to providing access to justice.
• Our WatchcoreOthersPro bono partner working towards an Australia free of violence against women and their children. CBP provides invaluable expertise as a leading provider of legal services.
• North Queensland Women's Legal ServicecoreOthersPro bono partner providing free legal services to women living in rural, regional and remote communities across north Queensland. CBP's support will enormously boost efforts to reach vulnerable women.
• Amnesty International AustraliacoreOthersPro bono legal partner supporting efforts to protect and promote human rights of people around the world.
• Women's Legal Service NSWcoreOthersPro bono partner assisting vulnerable clients with victim's support applications, sharing offices with evening advice volunteers, conducting client satisfaction surveys, and raising much-needed funds.
• Redfern Legal CentrecoreOthersPro bono partner for employment law practice, co-partnering to run Federal Circuit Court underpayment of wages claims and increasing capacity to run more complex matters.
• Women's Legal Service VictoriacoreOthersPro bono partner providing assistance to disadvantaged women experiencing family violence, including victims of crime compensation and part funding for a policy lawyer role.
• Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds Foundation LimitedminorOthersStephen Thompson serves as Company Secretary, supporting foundation dedicated to health and wellbeing in the transport and logistics industry.
• Australian Logistics Council LimitedminorOthersStephen Thompson serves as Company Secretary, supporting peak industry body for Australian logistics sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clyde & Co: Global law firm with deep specialisation in insurance, shipping, aviation and transport — the same niches as CBP's transport & logistics and insurance practices. Direct competitor for Australian and Asia-Pacific mandates in these sectors.
• Sparke Helmore: Mid-tier Australian national firm with strong insurance, transport, government and corporate practices; comparable size and similar sector weighting to CBP, including recognised transport & logistics capability.
• Wotton + Kearney: Australian firm specialising in insurance and litigation with a national footprint. Directly comparable to CBP's insurance and disputes practices, and competes for the same insurer-client mandates.
• Holding Redlich: Australian national firm of comparable size with strong practices in insurance, corporate, property and resources, including offices across the eastern seaboard. Closely comparable on headcount, sector mix and client base.
• Lander & Rogers: Mid-tier Australian law firm with comparable national footprint and full-service offering across insurance, corporate, property and disputes. Similar size and revenue profile to CBP, competing directly for mid-market corporate and insurance mandates.
• Moray & Agnew: Australian mid-tier firm with a particular focus on insurance, government and corporate law. Comparable in scale and practice mix, and a direct competitor for insurance-sector mandates that underpin CBP's franchise.
• HWL Ebsworth: Largest Australian-only law firm with broad national coverage across government, corporate, insurance and disputes. Comparable in being Australia-only and in serving government and insurance clients, though materially larger than CBP.
• McCullough Robertson: Brisbane-headquartered mid-tier Australian firm with similar corporate, insurance, resources and disputes practices. Direct competitor for Queensland-based corporate and government work and natural comparison point for CBP's Brisbane heritage.

Broad incumbents

• MinterEllison: Larger top-tier Australian firm with full-service offering and significant government and corporate client base. Overlaps with CBP across most practice areas but at greater scale, making it an incumbent competitor for larger mandates.
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth: Major Australian firm with broad corporate, disputes, regulatory and projects practice. Larger and more internationally integrated than CBP, competing for the same major corporate and government mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/colinbiggersandpaisleylawyers

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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