National law firm Maddocks has elevated three lawyers to its partnership, as well as 58 lawyers and 10 shared services professionals to more senior roles, ahead of the new financial year.
Earlier this month, BigLaw firm Maddocks promoted Trent Chugg (banking and finance, Melbourne), Elizabeth Lilley (corporate and commercial, Melbourne) and Lindsay Sheather (real estate, Sydney) to its partnership.
The firm has now made further promotions, naming six new special counsel, 14 new senior associates, and 38 new associates across its national offices.
Moreover, the firm has elevated 10 professionals in its shared services team to more senior roles.
The news follows the firm’s addition of a government partner in May from Ashurst, the hiring of two government special counsel in March, the appointment of an employment partner in January, and the hiring of a partner from ClarkeKann as a special counsel in February.
Maddocks chief executive David Newman said: “I’m delighted to announce our promotions for 2025, with 71 of our people being promoted across the firm.
“This number of promotions reflects our continued growth in a year [in] which we won new clients and significant matters. I want to congratulate these individuals for reaching this important milestone in their careers and look forward to their continued contributions to our firm as they continue to progress.
“As we approach our 140th anniversary on 1 August, this moment is a powerful reminder of the legacy we’ve built and the exciting future ahead.”
The firm’s new special counsel: Michael Copeland, Billy Gialamas, Tom Pasco, Rafael Perez, Erin Thomas, and Sarah De Ceglie.
Its new senior associates: Tommy Delatycki, Georgia de Castella, Ashleigh Dupe, Amelia French, Nikki Hagler, Joanne Ong, Oliver Wahlstrom, Darrell Choong, Meaghan Little, Simone Luca, Hannah Opperman, Chloe Tutt, Rebecca Wilkinson, and Avi Kohli.
The new associates: Madeline Barker, Lachlan Cosgriff, Alice Dwyer, Phoebe Frost, Emily Fyffe, Joshua Green, Amy Gregory, Taylor Hawcridge, Edward Howard, Claudia Lyons, Jiayi Man, Sam McKenzie, Brayden Moulday, Jessica Mourney, Tim Peyton, Stephanie Poloyannis, Barnaby Poulter, Stefan Prelevic, Claudia Vasile, Jack Watts, Kieran Cook, Kristen Coorey, Fiona Deng, Ashley Frost, Claire Giugni, Sarah Himmelhoch, Estelle Horrocks, Vanessa Jan, Scott Miller, Isabelle Monier-Gorton, Maxwell Padley, Lachlan Patey, Anika Prasad, Elizabeth Reed, Savanna Rehayem, Teagan Wood, Angus Wu, and Colin Yuan.
And those promoted in Maddocks’ shared services team are Effie Agathangelou, Claire Kirwan, Jennifer Love, Alex Morello, Janelle Robinson, Szymon Szumicki, Amisha Taneja, Anthony Varos, Tesni White, and Jessica Thomas.
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