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Global law firm HSF Kramer has reinforced its Australian talent pipeline, promoting 53 lawyers to senior associate in a sweeping round of appointments across its four Australian offices.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has expanded its senior legal talent, elevating 53 lawyers to senior associate roles in a sweeping national promotions round.
The promotions will take effect from 1 July 2026.
Spanning Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, the global law firm’s latest cohort of senior associate promotions extends across all four of its Australian offices.
The latest promotions cut across nearly every corner of the firm’s Australian practice, spanning corporate and M&A, disputes and class actions, projects, energy, resources and infrastructure, private capital, financial services, and employment, industrial relations, and safety.
Kristin Stammer, executive partner, Australia and Asia for HSF Kramer, noted that the promotions recognise lawyers who have distinguished themselves through exceptional legal expertise and a strong client focus, positioning them to help drive the firm’s continued growth.
“Congratulations to all our new senior associates on their promotions,” Stammer said.
“We aim to recognise exceptional people who deeply understand our clients and their markets, and who have the technical legal expertise and people skills required to deliver outstanding results.
“Our new senior associates will continue to play an important role in supporting our firm’s growth and ambition.”
The newly promoted senior associates include: Caitlyn Bellis, Nancy Darmanin, Saskia Gude, Rachel Holland, Emily Hood, Eric Kong, Eloise L’Estrange, Avy Lim, Josh Longstaff, James Newton, Jesiah Ross, Amelia Burns, Rachel Chan, Michael Dardis, Sebastian Davies-Mills, Isabella Dias, Henry Gallagher, Elsher Keir, Christina Knezevich, Kayla Laird, Keagan Lee, Emma Marsland, Jesse Martino, Henry Materne-Smith, Lachlan McLean, Azaara Perakath, Madeleine Plester, Joseph Sabbagh, Amelia Simpson, Nick Wray-Jones, Olive Brown, Megan Buttigieg, Alessandra Hayward, Tae Kim, Nicholas Lamanna, Isabella Le Mare-Hutton, Hugh McLaurin, Bec Tannenbaum, Claire Taylor, Angelina Vukovic, April Whitehead, Jonathan Wu, Stefan Baldwin, Sean Frewin, Ellen Frodsham, Allira Jeffery, Yonnie Lipshatz, Alta Shi, Jeremy Soh, Clinton Wang, Liam Annable, Georgia Matthews, and Callon Rowbotham.
