About Us 

Norton Smith is a unique boutique law firm extensively focused on the provision of legal and advisory services to the financial services industry. Our lawyers have spent their careers in and about the financial services industry, including significant experience gained from fulfilling roles as directors and other managerial positions at major industry players. Our shared heritage and experience make our lawyers unique and creative industry partners, who can give you practical advice for making informed business decisions and controlling your legal risk. We have worked on a wide range of transactional and regulatory matters and are well known for solving challenging business problems and resolving sophisticated legal issues.

Our firm is highly regarded for its provision of commercial related legal services. We take an entrepreneurial approach to business problems solving and work in tandem with our clients to assist them to understand and overcome the various legal and commercial issues faced at the various stages of the business development cycle with the objective of enabling our clients to maximise their business opportunities.

Advisor's, funds and financial services organisations in Australia today must grapple with an ever-changing maze of legal restrictions and standards, under the increasingly watchful eye of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, as well as other industry regulators both within Australia and internationally. With its extensive history of experience, Norton Smith has the industry-specific knowledge to counsel advisor's, funds and financial services organisations on the complex legal requirements they must meet in order to stay in compliance and satisfy regulatory expectations.