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G+T snaps up litigator

The top-tier firm add its disputes arsenal with fresh hire

Dec 9, 2025

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Harvey rival Legora taps top-tier talent in Sydney push

The fast-scaling AI platform adds senior hires from Allens and HSF Kramer

Dec 5, 2025

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NSW Supreme Court names first female Chief Judge at Common Law

Justice Natalie Adams becomes the first woman to lead the state’s Common Law Division

Dec 2, 2025

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Maddocks hires senior litigator for Canberra push

Firm deepens its ACT disputes practice with ex-Mills Oakley partner

Nov 30, 2025

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Baker McKenzie nabs HSF Kramer partner to lead project finance

The firm continues to build out its national energy and infrastructure bench

Nov 26, 2025

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NSW appoints two new Supreme Court judges

Two prominent silks join the bench

Nov 21, 2025

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Jones Day snaps up Allens finance partner

US giant adds structured-finance specialist Benjamin Downie to its Sydney bench.

Nov 18, 2025

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Lander & Rogers nabs HSF Kramer competition specialist

Firm demand surges for merger control firepower

Nov 17, 2025

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KWM’s Lee Horan joins MinterEllison to lead private equity

After 20 years at KWM, top dealmaker Lee Horan has been tapped to head MinterEllison’s PE practice

Nov 13, 2025

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HFW launches in Brisbane

Global firm accelerates Australian expansion amid construction boom

Nov 12, 2025

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JWS taps White & Case and MinterEllison disputes partners

The disputes boom for top law firms ramps up

Nov 12, 2025

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WA appoints nine new silks

Seven barristers and two prosecutors among the new appointees

Nov 11, 2025

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Top litigator exits Clayton Utz after 29 years

The veteran disputes partner joins Ashurst, bringing a landmark track record that includes advising Myer and Blackstone.

Nov 10, 2025

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Local Aussie firm raids DLA Piper

Barry Nilsson expands insurance bench across three cities as DLA calls the exits “mutual”.

Nov 5, 2025

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Vic Bar appoints 21 new silks

Women make up nearly a third of this year’s senior counsel cohort

Oct 30, 2025

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Baker McKenzie boosts ranks with double partner hire

The firm nabs Allens’ energy expert Sarah Birrell and KWM’s tax specialist Victoria Lanyon

Oct 29, 2025

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Sparke Helmore poaches HWLE health partner

Melbourne health law specialist Sophie Pennington joins, expanding Sparke Helmore’s specialty insurance capability.

Oct 29, 2025

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HSF Kramer appoints its first Global Chief AI Officer

Ex-Cleary Ilona Logvinova will steer HSF Kramer’s global AI strategy

Oct 28, 2025

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Ashurst poaches energy transition partner from G+T

Former G+T partner Lixian Liang returns to Ashurst to bolster its energy transition bench

Oct 27, 2025

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Jones Day nabs HSF Kramer partner

Class actions specialist Christine Tran jumps from HSF Kramer to Jones Day

Oct 27, 2025

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White & Case elevates Melbourne duo to partner ranks

Paul Marshall and Girish Rao join the global partnership, strengthening the firm’s energy and infrastructure bench across Australia.

Oct 26, 2025

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A&O Shearman poaches partner to launch Aussie real estate arm

Former Squire Patton Boggs partner is set to spearhead A&O Shearman’s new Sydney-based property practice as the firm marks 15 years in Australia

Oct 23, 2025

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Mills Oakley adds three partners

Brisbane and Melbourne partners join as the firm’s national partnership tops 175

Oct 22, 2025

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Jones Day raids Corrs, taking three partners

US giant snaps up Melbourne litigation trio

Oct 16, 2025

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Ashurst nabs MinterEllison tax veteran

Nathan Deveson heads to Ashurst from MinterEllison as Costa Koutsis departs for Corrs

Oct 15, 2025

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Moves

G+T snaps up litigator

Harvey rival Legora taps top-tier talent in Sydney push

NSW Supreme Court names first female Chief Judge at Common Law

Maddocks hires senior litigator for Canberra push

Baker McKenzie nabs HSF Kramer partner to lead project finance

NSW appoints two new Supreme Court judges

Jones Day snaps up Allens finance partner

Lander & Rogers nabs HSF Kramer competition specialist

KWM’s Lee Horan joins MinterEllison to lead private equity

HFW launches in Brisbane

JWS taps White & Case and MinterEllison disputes partners

WA appoints nine new silks

Top litigator exits Clayton Utz after 29 years

Local Aussie firm raids DLA Piper

Vic Bar appoints 21 new silks

Baker McKenzie boosts ranks with double partner hire

Sparke Helmore poaches HWLE health partner

HSF Kramer appoints its first Global Chief AI Officer

Ashurst poaches energy transition partner from G+T

Jones Day nabs HSF Kramer partner

White & Case elevates Melbourne duo to partner ranks

A&O Shearman poaches partner to launch Aussie real estate arm

Mills Oakley adds three partners

Jones Day raids Corrs, taking three partners

Ashurst nabs MinterEllison tax veteran

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