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]
Law departments ‘have the power to be proactive and drive change’
Diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones, says one corporate counsel, and law departments have the capacity to push for improvements – particularly in the wake of new ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Apr 2024
QIC general counsel joins HSF
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a new executive counsel for its real estate practice, who joins from QIC, where she served as general counsel ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 16 Apr 2024
HSF names 9 new Aussie partners
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted nine lawyers to its Australian partnership, effective next month.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Apr 2024
HWL Ebsworth partner joins Sparke Helmore in projects and government commercial team
BigLaw firm Sparke Helmore has appointed a partner from national rival HWL Ebsworth, who will work in the firm’s projects and government commercial practice group.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Apr 2024
Magistrate, silk both appointed as judges of NSW District Court
Magistrate Ross Hudson and Sydney barrister Rashelle Seiden SC have both been appointed as judges of the District Court of NSW.
THE BAR • Mon, 15 Apr 2024
First woman appointed as Chief Judge of District Court of NSW
Supreme Court Justice Sarah Huggett, who was the Director of Public Prosecutions’ sole instructing solicitor in the prosecution of serial killer Ivan Milat and who ...
THE BAR • Sun, 14 Apr 2024
Deloitte appoints new partner as part of its ‘renewed direction’
Melinda Upton, the former global co-chair of DLA Piper’s IP and technology practice, has joined Deloitte as a partner and Australian growth client lead.
BIG LAW • Sun, 14 Apr 2024
JWS adds corporate special counsel from Baker McKenzie
National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has made another senior appointment, hiring a special counsel to help deepen the firm’s corporate advisory, M&A, ECM and PE ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Apr 2024
HopgoodGanim adds disputes partner
Australian mid-tier firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers has appointed a new partner for its dispute resolution practice in Perth.
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Apr 2024