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International law firm Hamilton Locke has welcomed four new partners across several key practice areas, including senior hires from global heavyweights Baker McKenzie and K&L Gates.
Hamilton Locke has bolstered its partnership ranks with the appointment of four new partners across key practice areas spanning corporate, energy and projects, IP and technology, and agribusiness real estate.
These new partners for the international law firm are Alison Cooper, Leigh Holder, Toby Patten, and Lisa Ward (pictured).
Alison Cooper has joined the firm’s energy and projects practice in Perth, making the move from Australian mid-tier firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers, where she served as special counsel.
She brings more than a decade of experience advising clients across the full life cycle of mining, oil and gas projects, spanning acquisitions and divestments, regulatory approvals, project development, and ongoing operational matters.
Also joining Hamilton Locke’s Perth office is Leigh Holder, who has stepped into the firm’s corporate practice team.
With more than 18 years of experience, she brings deep expertise across major projects, corporate transactions and supply chain development, particularly within the energy and resources sectors.
Toby Patten has joined Hamilton Locke’s IP and technology practice in Melbourne, following a more than 21-year tenure at BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie, where he most recently served as special counsel for almost 14 years.
He brings extensive experience advising companies on intellectual property and technology licensing, commercialisation strategies, privacy obligations and Australian Consumer Law matters.
Joining Hamilton Locke’s Brisbane office, Lisa Ward arrives from global firm K&L Gates, where she spent more than a decade, stepping into the firm’s agribusiness and real estate practice.
With over 20 years of experience in the sector, she brings deep expertise in complex agricultural transactions across Australia, advising institutional investors, foreign governments and high-net-worth individuals on acquisitions and operational matters involving cattle stations, vineyards, forestry assets and horticultural enterprises.
Hamilton Locke managing partner Brit Ibanez expressed how these appointments reflected the firm’s continued strategic expansion in sectors where demand for specialist expertise remained strong.
“These four appointments strengthen our national capability across the areas where we are seeing the strongest need from clients, from resources, energy, and infrastructure in Western Australia, to agribusiness and technology commercialisation on the eastern seaboard,” Ibanez said.
