The Brief:
Gadens adds eight partners across Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, bringing its national partnership to 117.
The hires span banking, competition, defence, WHS, real estate, restructuring and sustainability.
Gadens has welcomed eight new partners across four offices, pushing its national partnership to 117.
The appointments cover banking, competition and merger clearance, defence, workplace health and safety, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, and sustainability and social impact.
The new partners are:
Alex Biddulph, Banking and Finance, Perth
Brett Sangster, Corporate, Brisbane
David Fleming, Corporate, Sydney
Kiri Jervis, Workplace Advisory and Disputes, Sydney
Megan King, Sustainability and Social Impact, Melbourne
Rebecca Mercer, Real Estate and Construction, Sydney
Shaun McNaught, Real Estate and Construction, Perth
Shelley Gepp, Banking and Finance, Perth
CEO and Managing Partner Mark Pistilli said:
“Gadens is growing with purpose; we are now a firm of 117 partners nationally. These appointments deepen our expertise in priority areas and strengthen our ability to support clients on complex, high-stakes matters in sectors that are critical to Australia's economy in the near to medium term.”
Three of the eight, Biddulph, McNaught and Gepp, land in Perth, where Gadens only reopened its WA office in December 2025.
Source: Gadens