Areas of practice
Rigby Cooke Lawyers is a full service Victorian commercial law firm providing specialist legal expertise, supported by in-depth industry knowledge to public and private sector clients across Australia.
Tracing our origins back to the 1840s, we are one of Melbourne’s oldest and most successful law firms with 17 partners and more than 80 staff.
Our combination of industry knowledge and legal expertise is reflected in our client base that includes well-known local, national and international organisations.
Using our international and extensive industry-based experience, we work proactively with organisations and individuals to enable them to minimise their legal risk whilst supporting their commercial objectives.
Our people
Our culture provides opportunity, continued learning and career progression, and this has enabled us to build a team of skilled legal professionals. Our lawyers have developed specialist skills through their work with Australian and international clients, adopting best-practice service standards in doing so and enabling us to bring real value to our client base.
Our approach
We pride ourselves on our ability to offer legal advice that provides real benefit to our clients. For all our clients, from large global organisations through to individuals, we ensure that our advice is:
Succinct - advice that clearly addresses the legal issues at hand and offers a recommended way forward;
Timely - advice that is available when you need it; and
Written in Plain English - advice that can be understood and implemented quickly and easily.
Specialist advice for commercial outcomes
We understand that legal risk impacts on commercial outcomes for organisations of all sizes and across all industries. We work closely with our clients to understand their organisation and we draw upon our industry expertise to provide the best advice to assist them to realise their commercial objectives.
