Farrar Gesini Dunn

Farrar Gesini Dunn (FGD) helps people with separation, divorce, parenting and property matters. The firm also advises on wills and estates. It practises from offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Coffs Harbour.

The firm began in Canberra in 1995 and opened in Sydney in 2017. It aims to settle matters out of court where it can, and offers mediation, collaborative law and a weekend process called Settle by Sunday. When a matter must go to court, its lawyers appear for clients.

A Child and Family Specialist works with clients and their lawyer at no extra cost. The firm also runs an LGBTIQ legal service.

The Sydney office is in the CBD at Suite 5.01, 2 Bligh Street, near Martin Place. The firm also has offices in Canberra, Melbourne, Coffs Harbour and Cheltenham. Sydney lawyers appear in courts in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

The Sydney team works on family law, including complex property settlements, high conflict parenting matters, child support disputes and Hague Convention cases. The firm also acts in domestic violence, de facto and same-sex relationship matters, binding financial agreements and surrogacy. It offers wills and estates advice. Doyle's Guide has named the firm a first tier family law firm in Canberra. A Mandarin-speaking partner works in Sydney.