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]
FB Rice names new managing partner
International IP firm FB Rice has appointed a new managing partner following the incumbent’s decision to step down after 16 years in the role.
BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Feb 2025
International disputes boutique expands Down Under
Lindsay Francis & Mangan (LFM), which currently has offices in Auckland and Singapore, is set to expand into Australia.
SME LAW • Thu, 27 Feb 2025
Melbourne-based barristers’ chambers could sell for $25m
Barristers’ Chambers Limited has listed Douglas Menzies Chambers for sale, with the sellers expecting a sale price of about $25 million.
THE BAR • Tue, 25 Feb 2025
Labor accused of stacking FWC with ‘union and lawyer mates’
A principal from Maurice Blackburn has been named as deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, while four other senior professionals, including lawyers, are set to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 25 Feb 2025
Tax partner to return to Baker McKenzie
The senior tax director at Expedia Group is set to boomerang to global law firm Baker McKenzie, where he previously served as a partner for almost a decade.
BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Feb 2025
‘I did not send the email’: Slater & Gordon chief people officer responds to all-staff correspondence
The interim chief people officer at Slater & Gordon is taking legal action in the wake of an explosive all-staff email, purporting to be sent from her, and says a ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2025
Dentons’ Aussie chair and global CEO on regional opportunities and doing ‘more than law’
In a recent sit-down with Lawyers Weekly, the new Australian chair and global chief executive of BigLaw firm Dentons discussed the “big growth” they anticipate Down Under ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2025
Minters partner takes Adelaide-based insurance team to Mills Oakley
A partner and his team have left MinterEllison for fellow BigLaw practice Mills Oakley, bolstering the latter’s insurance offering in Adelaide.
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2025
Slater & Gordon refers ‘malicious’ email to Victoria Police
A “thorough forensic investigation” is underway at Slater & Gordon following an extraordinary email to all staff containing supposed salary and performance ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Feb 2025