Recognised transaction experts
We truly care about delivering tangible, commercial outcomes for clients.
Specialists in capital projects and transactions
Kain Lawyers is a national law firm that advises clients on their most critical, commercially sensitive and transformational transactions, capital management, projects and associated regulatory requirements. We are a team of experienced legal advisers who share a passion for delivering clear commercial outcomes through constructive negotiation and execution excellence.
Our singular focus creates deep market expertise
Our deep expertise resides in services including Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Finance, Investment Funds, Property, Projects and Infrastructure, Dispute Resolution and more. Our unrelenting commercial focus is on the significance of each matter for our clients, which is reflected in our directors’ leadership of all assignments.
The team at Kain Lawyers is experienced, commercial and effective. We invest deeply in understanding your business, its stakeholders and counterparties, the evolving regulatory environment and the competitive landscape. Having built a base of deep knowledge, Kain acts efficiently and effectively in our clients’ interests in a diverse range of matters.
Established in 2004, Kain Lawyers is a trusted legal partner representing clients in all states and territories throughout Australia in addition to its proven experience in cross-border transactions.
Access and focus define our work
We form bespoke, director-led teams for every client situation by actively drawing on the depth of experience within the firm.
Our people are the difference
Kain Lawyers is an independent firm that empowers its team to deliver clear, pragmatic advice for clients. Our culture is deliberately collaborative and innovative to ensure we deliver the strength of the firm’s experience, no matter how complex the situation.
We pride ourselves on our execution excellence, sound commercial judgement, availability and responsiveness. We recruit, retain and reward specialists who are agile, experienced, and thrive on the pace and nuance of transaction and capital project advice.
Commitment to community
We demonstrate unwavering commitment to the initiatives of the Kain Foundation.
Commercial outcomes through execution excellence
We pride ourselves on our execution excellence, availability and responsiveness.
Clear, actionable advice
Our ability to provide advice with unequivocal commercial recommendations is a defining feature of our approach as a legal adviser.
Awarded for excellence, trusted for results
Every lawyer on every transaction team has the experience and understanding to cut through complexity and provide commercially-relevant advice, demonstrated through our consistent achievements in corporate transactions.
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2026 Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Guide
Corporate M&A
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2026 Legal500 Asia-Pacific
Leading Firm
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2027 Best Law Firms™ in Australia
National Tier 2 firm in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Commercial Law with 21 practice areas recognised.
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2027 Best Lawyers™ in Australia
Awarded 14 of The Best Lawyers in Australia™ awards and 6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ awards.
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2025 Workplace Giving Program of the Year
Awarded for delivering a gold-standard, holistic workplace giving program that sets the benchmark for excellence
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2024 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Transactions Team of The Year
Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Community is at our core
Our commitment to community has been a driving force since inception.
Every team member has contributed to the Kain Foundation in both a financial and hands-on aspect. With projects in Australia and Uganda providing economic and educational opportunities to disadvantaged young people, we have collectively raised over $2.5 million to build individual and community capacity for social and economic independence.
Careers at Kain
We recruit, retain and reward transaction specialists who are agile, experienced and thrive on the pace and nuance of transaction advice. If you’re commercially-minded, technically sharp and ready to contribute to a high-performance team, we want to hear from you.