National law firm Piper Alderman has promoted 17 across the firm, including five special counsel and five senior associates.
Piper Alderman has promoted 17, including five special counsel, five senior associates, five associates, and two in business services.
This news comes after the firm added seven to its national partnership after taking a number of senior lawyers from Squire Patton Boggs in March, as well as the addition of a tax partner and associate from BigLaw firm Holding Redlich in September.
Commenting on the new appointments, which are effective 1 July, managing partner Tony Britten-Jones said the firm’s mid-year promotions are “an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the outstanding talent and dedication of our people”.
“The significant growth our firm has achieved over the past 12 months, across all six of our national offices, is a direct result of our employees’ hard work and commitment to excellence,” he said.
“I am proud to work alongside such exceptional individuals and deeply value their contributions.”
The newly promoted special counsel are Brisbane-based Lauren Abbott (real estate), Melbourne-based Rob Norton (dispute resolution and litigation), Adelaide-based Travis Shueard (intellectual property), and Roselina Kruize and Oendri Neogi, who are both based in Sydney within the dispute resolution and litigation team.
In addition, the following have been promoted to senior associate across the corporate, employment relations, dispute resolution and litigation and real estate teams: Christian Febbraro (Melbourne), Essi Merivaara (Sydney), Daniel Ryan (Sydney), Claire Wong (Sydney) and Allyson Yule (Brisbane).
Sebastian Clarke, JD Hohmann, Jessica Marotta, Iwona Skladanowska, and Alex Turner have also been promoted to associate.
Finally, Aline Da Silva Ferreira has been promoted to office services manager in Brisbane, and Olivia Zille has been elevated to people and development manager in Adelaide.
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