Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. 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]
Recap: Masterclass on running a pre-IPO cap raise
In the first of a three-part masterclass series, two senior capital markets lawyers from Baker McKenzie unpacked the ins and outs of raising capital before a company is ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Feb 2021
Meeting the woman who went from jailbird to legal eagle
Determined to never return to a life in handcuffs, former prisoner Deborah Kilroy has become a lawyer and fierce advocate for the decarceration of women and girls
SME LAW • Tue, 09 Feb 2021
The law firm GC’s role in 2021: Part one
In the first of a two-part series, Lawyers Weekly explores how the role of general counsel in private practice has evolved, and what has been learnt, in the age of ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Feb 2021
Networking dos and don’ts in the new normal
The nature of daily legal practice has evolved in the age of coronavirus, and so, too, must lawyers’ approaches to networking, says Cassandra Heilbronn.
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Feb 2021
Regulation seen as biggest challenge for Aussie law departments
Relative to the rest of the world, Australian corporate counsel see industry-specific regulation as being the primary hurdle to overcome this year, among other ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Feb 2021
PepsiCo adds senior legal director
Leila Golchin has been hired as the new senior legal director for PepsiCo in Asia Pacific, meaning that three out of five senior lawyers in the business’ APAC region are ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Feb 2021
Why a ‘real move away from BigLaw’ could occur
The age of coronavirus saw movement away from the top end of town in personal injury law, Bree Knoester says, and the same trend could occur in other practice areas, too
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Feb 2021
FTI Consulting makes 3 senior appointments
Global advisory firm FTI Consulting has hired three senior professionals to bolster its construction dispute and litigation expertise in Asia Pacific.
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Feb 2021
Swaab adds another partner
Sydney-based SME firm Swaab has appointed a partner for its property and commercial team.
SME LAW • Mon, 08 Feb 2021