This Month
Lowy, Leibler awarded Israel’s highest civilian honour
Frank Lowy and Mark Leibler are the first Australians to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Honour.
- Maxim Shanahan
July
The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried
Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.
- Patrick Durkin
November 2023
Pro-Palestine boycott of Aussie companies condemned
Prominent Jewish Australians including Paul Bassat and Mark Leibler have condemned a campaign to target local retailers linked to Israel.
- Patrick Durkin
October 2023
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Leibler cuts ties with arts collective over anti-Israeli banners
Organised by Indigenous group This Mob Arts Collective, one sign on display at a banner-making workshop on October 23 labelled Israelis ‘dumb white dogs’.
- Ronald Mizen
Mark Leibler has five grandsons in Israel. Three were just called up
The shocking attack on Israel by Hamas militants has brought back terrifying memories for Australian Jews, including lawyer Mark Leibler. And many of them have friends and family in the firing line.
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- Patrick Durkin, Samantha Hutchinson and Jessica Sier
August 2023
ABL mesmerises Melbourne’s marvellous mates
Things aren’t quite the same these days at Arnold Bloch Leibler.
- Joe Aston
Sayers, Andrews, Frydenberg: Melbourne who’s who celebrate ABL
Mark Leibler, who oversaw Noel Pearson as an articled clerk, says Indigenous Australians share the Jewish community’s battle against dispossession, disrespect and racism.
- Patrick Durkin
July 2023
Melbourne elite’s favourite law firm is turning 70
Arnold Bloch Leibler has secured Anthony Albanese for its 70th birthday bash.
- Myriam Robin
February 2023
The plan to unmask the owners of 3m companies and trusts
The names of the “beneficial owners” of more than 3 million private companies, unlisted investment vehicles and trusts would be made public under a federal government plan.
- Tom McIlroy and Joanna Mather
February 2022
Labor pains for Arnold Bloch Leibler
ABL’s malign fixation with proxy firms is actually very easy to understand when you appreciate their business model.
- Joe Aston
July 2020
The man who fought to clear Richard Pratt
In this second extract from The Power Broker, Michael Gawenda looks at the role of Leon Zwier at ABL, who fought a hard battle in defence of the packaging king.
- Michael Gawenda
The evolution of Leibler's law
This extract from new book "The Powerbroker" explores the Jewish roots one of Australia's most influential law firms and its senior partner, Mark Leibler.
- Michael Gawenda
How Mark Leibler exercises his power and influence
The eminent lawyer with many friends in high places reveals how he became a formidable advocate for the Australian Jewish community and other causes such as Aboriginal rights.
- Andrew Clark
May 2019
Mark Leibler would align top, corporate tax rates
We ask leading Australians what they would do if they were prime minister. Tom McIlroy talks to the senior partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler.