What Hazelbrook does

Hazelbrook Legal is an Australian boutique law firm founded in 2013 by Hugh Griffin (Managing Partner) and Annabel Griffin (CEO), operating from offices in Sydney (CBD) and Canberra (Barton). The firm is structured as an independent partnership with no disclosed external investors or parent entity, and is led by practitioners drawn from top-tier and magic-circle firms including Allen & Overy, Clayton Utz, and NZX. Its core offering is specialist legal advisory across corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, financial services and funds management, regulatory and government procurement, and — launched in June 2026 — litigation, disputes and international arbitration.

The firm's client base is enterprise-focused and relationship-driven: it advises investment managers and fund sponsors (including a recent $225m scheme of arrangement for QV Equities with Wilson Asset Management), Australian Government contractors, listed and early-stage companies, and major corporates across energy and telecommunications. Marketing and origination run primarily through partner-led engagement, word-of-mouth referrals, an insights blog, and LinkedIn/Instagram presence; awards and listings (Best Lawyers 2024–2027, Australian Law Awards finalist 2019–2023, Women in Law Awards 2023) reinforce brand position.

Technically, Hazelbrook pairs traditional professional services with two distinct assets: the proprietary RegWrangler regulatory tracking platform (delivered as a curated, lawyer-commentary product with its own public site, regwrangler.com), and AI-assisted legal tooling used for drafting, research and document analysis within secure, access-controlled environments under professional supervision. The firm also uses ISO-compliant infrastructure providers and has formalised internal AI-use policies aligned with Law Society recommendations, supporting its work for regulated clients. Revenue is generated through engagement-based professional services fees tied to matter complexity and scope, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or subscription products beyond RegWrangler.

Name

Hazelbrook

Legal name

Hazelbrook Legal

Website

https://hazelbrooklegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hazelbrook Legal is an Australian boutique law firm founded in 2013, advising corporates, fund managers, and government contractors on corporate, M&A, financial services, regulatory, and disputes matters from offices in Sydney and Canberra.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI), Records Management, Information Governance & Retention (BPAEAPAO)

Keywords

• Corporate legal advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Financial services law
• Regulatory compliance tracking
• Litigation and arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Woolloomooloo

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fee-based legal services across corporate, M&A, financial services, regulatory, and disputes. Revenue generated through professional service fees for transactional work, regulatory advisory, and ongoing legal counsel engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hazelbrook Legal is a boutique corporate, contentious, regulatory and financial services law firm advising corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and government contractors on transactions, M&A, fund establishment, regulatory compliance and disputes. The firm also operates RegWrangler, a proprietary regulatory tracking platform that provides clients with curated regulatory updates and lawyer commentary to monitor, manage and evidence regulatory change.

Product overview

Hazelbrook Legal is a corporate, contentious, regulatory and financial services law firm. The firm operates primarily as a legal services provider with one named proprietary product: RegWrangler, a regulatory tracking platform that helps businesses monitor, manage and evidence regulatory change. The firm also offers expertise across corporate/commercial law, financial services and funds, managed investments, M&A, and regulatory matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RegWrangler: Proprietary regulatory tracking platform that provides clients with a tailored and legally-informed way to monitor, manage and evidence regulatory change.

Products and services

• RegWrangler RegWrangler is a proprietary regulatory tracking platform that delivers curated regulatory updates relevant to each client's business and regulatory profile, with commentary from specialist lawyers on what the changes mean in practice. It supports accountability, action tracking and defensible records of compliance oversight, and is built on the firm's deep experience advising regulated businesses in Australia.
• Litigation, Disputes & International Arbitration Practice A dedicated disputes and international arbitration practice advising corporates, financial institutions, investors and high-net-worth individuals on complex commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, breaches of directors' duties, professional negligence, insolvency, fraud and asset recovery, and crypto and digital asset disputes.
• Corporate and M&A Advisory Legal advisory across corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, capital markets, governance and schemes of arrangement for early-stage through to ASX-listed and global corporates.
• Financial Services and Funds Management Advisory Specialist legal advisory on fund establishment, structuring and distribution (including ETFs, wholesale and superannuation funds), capital raising, financial product manufacture, licensing, disclosure, financial services regulation (APRA/ASIC), contracting and fund governance for investment managers and fund sponsors in Australia and offshore.
• Government Procurement and Regulatory Advisory Independent government procurement advice, regulatory compliance support, and representation of contractors to the Australian Government across industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Boutique Diversity Law Firm of the Year 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Hazelbrook Legal appointed as inaugural and exclusive legal partner to provide pro bono legal services to MoAD. MoAD is housed in the iconic Old Parliament House and encourages active participation in Australia's democratic system through exhibitions, education and outreach programs. Both organisations share a commitment to fostering positive impacts and promoting democracy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arnold Bloch Leibler: Melbourne-based boutique corporate law firm recognised for high-end corporate, M&A and commercial work. Closest comparable in boutique positioning, premium client roster and quality of partner-led mandates; both firms serve listed corporates, fund managers and high-net-worth clients in Australia.
• Johnson Winter Slattery: Sydney boutique with strong corporate, M&A, regulatory and disputes practices. Competes for the same ASX-listed, fund and private-equity client work and operates at a similar boutique scale with comparable premium pricing.
• Marque Lawyers: Sydney-based boutique commercial law firm serving corporate clients across financial services, M&A and commercial advisory. Closely comparable boutique brand, similar target segments and similarly lean headcount.
• Hamilton Locke: Sydney/Melbourne corporate and financial services boutique with analogous practice mix across funds, financial services, M&A and commercial law. Comparable size, similar client base (investment managers, listed companies, private capital) and similar growth-stage boutique positioning.
• Keypoint Law: Australian alternative legal services provider engaging senior lawyers on flexible engagements for corporate and commercial mandates. Direct comparable in operating model (lean, senior-lawyer-led), though structured as a platform rather than a partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Piper Alderman: Mid-tier Australian full-service firm with established financial services, funds and corporate practices. Competes for some of the same corporate and financial-services clients but at meaningfully larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth: Australian top-tier full-service firm with strong corporate, M&A and financial services practices. Adjacent competitor for sophisticated corporate and regulated-client mandates, and serves as a natural comparison for boutique firms seeking to scale.
• Allens: Top-tier Australian corporate firm with deep M&A, funds and financial services practices — including the local legacy of Allen & Overy where Hazelbrook's Managing Partner trained. Head-to-head on premium mandates but operating at vastly greater scale and headcount.
• Clayton Utz: Australian top-tier firm with leading corporate, M&A and financial services practices. Directly relevant as one of the pedigree firms feeding Hazelbrook's partner talent; competes for similar mandates at significantly larger scale.
• Lander & Rogers: Australian mid-tier commercial firm with corporate, M&A, financial services and disputes capability. Operates in overlapping practice areas and markets but as a larger, full-service competitor rather than a boutique specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hazelbrook-legal/?originalSubdomain=au
• Instagraminstagram.com/hazelbrooklegal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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