Australian predecessor Blake Dawson was founded in 1841. Its founder,
James Hunter Ross, emigrated from Scotland to set up practice in
Melbourne on the corner of
Bourke and
William Streets. In 1865 its founder died, and the firm was renamed to Blake & Riggall in 1874. In 1881 a firm later to be known as Waldron & Dawson was founded on
Pitt Street in
Sydney. In 2007 the firm was rebranded to Blake Dawson.
Acquisition In September 2011, it was announced that the firm would combine its Asian business with that of British law firm
Ashurst and be re-branded as Ashurst across all offices on 1 March 2012, followed by a full financial merger of the two firms on 1 November 2013. The table below summarises the merger of the two firms. ==References==