Mr Clark has expertise in the agribusiness and resources sectors, and has a specialist focus on securing Australian foreign investment approvals. He has led many high-profile and complex cross-border transactions with a range of notable listed and private entities.

Peter Slattery, Johnson Winter & Slattery's managing partner, said: "Our M&A pipeline is strong, and we think we'll continue to see significant emerging opportunities in M&A markets for some time yet.”

He continued: “Having a high-calibre individual like Marcus join the team at this time will help ensure we are best-placed to capitalise on these opportunities."

JWS also recently appointed international lawyer Martin Kuding following his return to Australia from a secondment in London with Ashurst.

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