Our purpose is to deliver exceptional outcomes for our people, our clients and our community.
HopgoodGanim was originally founded by two great friends, Paul Hopgood and Joe Ganim, with a focus on commercial litigation and family law. Our founders were recognised for the exceptional outcomes they delivered for their clients within their areas of expertise, and for building a firm with a strong social conscience, where people loved to come to work.
Today, more than 50 years later, we are a fully integrated national law firm offering both corporate and commercial and private client legal solutions, focused on our key client markets. Our purpose statement intentionally focuses on the outcomes we deliver for all of our key stakeholder groups - our people, our clients and our community.
We've come a long way since our founders started the firm in 1974 but our purpose and our culture, founded on authenticity and friendship have been the building blocks so our firmwide culture today. Our culture is something we refer to as The HG Way.
The HG Way
We describe our values and culture as the HG Way. The HG Way incorporates five fundamental values:
- Be exceptional – Uncompromising on quality and striving for excellence.
- Together – Deeply collaborative, with clients, colleagues and community.
- Keep it real – Authentic to the core. Genuine, open and absolutely honest.
- Spirited and caring – Witty, irreverent but with deep respect and care.
- Top of our game - Forward thinking. Curious. Evolving. Challenging the status-quo.
Culture Partner
HopgoodGanim has a dedicated Culture Partner appointed to support our commitment to our values and culture. Nicole Radice, a Partner in our Corporate practice, holds this role.
Our 2024 Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement is available here.