Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation. You can email Jerome at: [email protected]
Are lawyers still backing Albo?
After three in five lawyers indicated earlier this year that they intended to vote for Labor at the looming federal election, new findings from Momentum Intelligence ...
POLITICS • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
The keys to success as a freelance GC
Increasingly, in-house lawyers may seek flexibility and prioritise lifestyle rather than working for a single company, said two directors. If those lawyers are to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Working with a ‘short runway’ to bring the FIFA Women’s World Cup to life
Emily Jackson finds event delivery, as a lawyer, “absolutely exhilarating”. This said, there are definitely challenges and lessons from such short-term contracts, she ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Ashurst adds 12 Australians to partnership
Multinational law firm Ashurst has named a “record” 25 new partners, including 12 Australians, marking a 79 per cent increase on the number added to its global ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 22 Apr 2022
Piedmont Lithium completes US$130.8m cap raise
Listed lithium producer Piedmont Lithium (ASX: PLL, Nasdaq: PLL) has successfully raised US$130.8 million from investors to fund the expansion of its operations.
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Apr 2022
Squire Patton Boggs adds employment partner
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed a partner with over two decades of experience in employment law for its Perth office.
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Apr 2022
Main Event sold to Dave & Buster’s Entertainment for $1.1bn
Listed Australian leisure and entertainment group Ardent Leisure has sold its US-based Main Event business to Dave & Buster’s Entertainment for approximately $1
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Apr 2022
The role of principals in steering tech conversations
Having spent nearly three decades running a boutique law firm, tech founder Kathy Constan understands the extent to which such professionals can and should be involved in ...
SME LAW • Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Blackmores converts existing loans to achieve ‘ambitious emissions reduction targets’
Listed Australian health supplements company Blackmores has converted $75 million of existing loan facilities into sustainability-linked loans.
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Apr 2022