Macquarie Relationship Banking will be the official partner of the 2010 ALB Australasian Law Awards for the second consecutive year. After more than 600 movers and shakers in the Australian and New Zealand legal industry attended last year’s high-profile awards ceremony in Sydney, Macquarie jumped at the chance to be again involved in the industry’s leading awards night.

“The awards recognise excellence within the legal industry, which we think is definitely worth celebrating,” said Terry Lyons head of legal at Macquarie Relationship Banking, adding that the bank has been working with legal firms since 1985. “We value these relationships highly and see the law awards as a way we can demonstrate our support and appreciation of our clients and the broader legal industry.”

Lyons said that, over the years, Macquarie Relationship Banking has worked with a number of ALB Awards winners and nominees. “We look forward to the event again this year,” Lyons said.

A Mills Oakley lawyer who attended last year’s awards said that ALB’s transparent and comprehensive judging process added to the credibility of the awards. “I think law firms like being able to judge and being judged by other firms,” he said. “The event was a wonderful night that all attendees saw as a celebration of the achievements of the legal profession as a whole.”

The lawyers said it also serves as “an important opportunity to network” and that tickets to the event within the firm were highly sought after.

To find out about nominations for, sponsoring or attending this year’s ALB Australasia Law Awards (13 May 2010), please visit www.albawards.com