MERITAS THE ORGANISATION

Meritas is a worldwide alliance of almost 160 independent business law firms. We have a 12-year record of successful cooperation. Meritas firms offer clients the ability to access high quality legal service worldwide supported by a common technology platform. Our firms are subject to a rigorous selection process and must adhere to strict service standards and membership requirements. For further information, please see www.meritas.org.

BENEFITS OF A MERITAS FIRM

• All member firms must meet the same service standards which are monitored on an ongoing basis.
• You have access to almost 160 independent commercial law firms and 5000 lawyers in 60 countries.
• We tailor our service to meet client needs and provide the personal, responsive legal counsel often missing in very large legal practices.
• Our firms have local expertise.

MERITAS IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

The members of Meritas in Australia and New Zealand have developed a particularly close relationship through continual communication and a commitment to meeting the commercial needs of our clients as well as the service standards of Meritas.

If you are setting up a new business in or expanding your existing operations to Australia or New Zealand, we are able to provide a closely coordinated service throughout the region, whether your need is tax advice or employment contracts, acquiring real estate or protecting your intellectual property.

We have lawyers based in the major commercial centres of Australia and New Zealand with local expertise within their jurisdiction and specific knowledge of a range of industries.

For further information, please see the firm profiles for the Australian and New Zealand firms or visit www.meritas.org.

"Meritas maintains a high level of quality control among its members. We don't have to do interviews, and we don't have to go through a reference process. That has been done for us by an organization we trust."

Jo Bauer, General Counsel Lubrizol, Inc., a US$1.6 billion NYSE company