Rebecca Maslen-Stannage has advised leading Australian and international clients on transactions across a range of industries. She also lectures at the University of Sydney on topics relating to securities regulation and continuous disclosure.
Ms Maslen-Stannage has been either winner or a finalist in the Australian “Dealmaker of the Year” awards every year since 2011, and is rated by all major directories as a leading M&A and Equity Capital Markets lawyer. Chambers Global describes her as “brilliant” and “acclaimed for her deft handling of ECM and M&A matters”.
Ms Maslen-Stannage has been with Herbert Smith Freehills since 1994. She served on the firm’s global council from 2012 to 2019, including as deputy senior partner from 2015 until her election to global chair and senior partner in May 2021. Ms Maslen-Stannage is based in the Sydney office.
Ms Maslen-Stannage has First Class Honours in Law and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford.
She is a member of the Takeovers Panel.
