KPMG increases focus on corporate and property law practices

The Big Four accountancy firm is actively working to build up its employment, corporate and real estate legal services teams in Australia - rather than concentrating on tax, according to its head of tax controversy, Jeremy Geale.

01 June 2015

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Talking to Lawyers Weekly, Mr Geale said: 'The firm is very focused on growth. KPMG today is not an accounting firm, we are a professional services firm.' While specifically focusing on beefing up corporate, employment and property, the Australia firm is also expecting to carry out referrals from foreign businesses entering the Australian market and from the European arm of KPMG.

PwC push

In 2014 fellow Big Four practice PwC also started a push on offering broader legal services in Australia, with a target income of A$100m per year. Source: Lawyers Weekly