Clyde & Co has appointed three new senior hires, as well as made five promotions across its Australian offices.
The firm has announced that Paul Hopwood has come on board as special counsel in Clyde & Co's Perth office, after departing boutique law firm Cocks Macnish.
In addition, Clyde & Co has laterally recruited two senior associates — Claire Smith, who takes to the firm’s insurance practice in Brisbane, and Scott Jackson, who takes to the firm’s real estate, projects and construction practice in Perth.
Clyde & Co has also promoted five associates to senior associate across its Brisbane and Sydney offices.
The new senior associates are listed as Chloe Blackwell (real estate, projects and construction, Sydney), Leah Hewish (corporate, Sydney), Teodor Lomaca (real estate, projects and construction, Sydney), Stefanie Luhrs (insurance, Brisbane) and Alexis Norbury (insurance, Sydney).