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King & Wood Mallesons' Australia chief executive to step down early
Successor to be chosen next year at end of 'sensible five-year innings' for Berkeley Cox
Ashurst hires former HFW Perth managing partner to bolster Australian disputes team
Construction disputes partner Matthew Blycha joins as a partner in the firm's Perth office
Kennedys hires Clyde & Co team for Perth launch
New Perth office will be led by insurance partner Jonathan Wyatt
Gadens adds DWF employment and disputes team in Melbourne
The move follows DWF scaling back its Australian presence with office closures and partner cuts
Ashurst targets Australia's 'powerhouse' renewables sector with trio of senior Baker McKenzie hires
Co-head of Bakers' renewable energy practice joins in Sydney with two longstanding colleagues
Squire Patton Boggs adds corporate partner in Sydney as global expansion continues
M&A specialist Michael Gajic joins from Australian firm MinterEllison
MinterEllison appoints interim head as CEO exits over leaked email
Virginia Briggs replaces Annette Kimmitt who questioned firm's decision to represent attorney general in rape controversy
Herbert Smith Freehills chooses Australian dealmaker to be first woman senior partner
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage to join fellow countrywoman Freshfields' Georgia Dawson at helm of top international firm
DWF closes offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle in major Australia strategy shift
Listed UK firm to focus on 'core sectors' and Connected Services at expected loss of nearly 100 jobs
Ashurst expands consulting business with five-partner Big Four hiring spree in Australia
Quintet includes Deloitte's former global leader of cyber and strategic risk Sid Maharaj
Squire Patton Boggs adds Sydney employment team as global expansion continues
Partner Nicola Martin leads team, which arrives from Australian firm McCabe Curwood
Squire Patton Boggs makes double partner hire in Sydney to bolster energy practice
Move comes a day after financial services veteran Derrick Cephas joined in New York
Australian law firms mostly avoid pandemic woes as profits remain robust, study finds
Commonwealth Bank report shows that almost four in five firms posted stable or rising profits this year
HFW hires Colin Biggers & Paisley co-senior partner in Sydney
Antony Riordan leads five-strong construction disputes team joining London-headquartered firm
Ashurst boosts new law arm with senior hire from Herbert Smith Freehills
Firm says arrival of new Ashurst Advance COO in Melbourne underlines its new law ambitions
Ashurst refreshes board with election of two Australia-based partners
International firm promotes two corporate specialists to governing body
Thomson Geer completes hire of top M&A team from DLA Piper in Perth
Independent firm welcomes four partners in Western Australia, one of three recent team hires across its national network
Thomson Geer secures four-partner, 21-strong team from Dentons in Brisbane and Melbourne
All four partners in Dentons' Brisbane office move across as Australian independent 'takes advantage' of market instability
McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire
Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch
Litigation funders have nothing to fear from reform in Australia
Government plans to tighten regulation of funders is inevitable and should be welcomed, argues Sophy Woodward
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