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Full-service Sydney-based firm has named one new partner, a new special counsel, and two senior associates, effective as of this month.
Addisons has made four promotions to start the new financial year, including one joining the partnership, one new special counsel, and two new senior associates.
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyer Pavlos Stavropoulos has joined the firm’s partnership, growing the partner ranks to 25 – half of which have come from internal promotions.
Stavropoulos acts for clients in disputes across a wide range of sectors and has a particular focus on commercial litigation, insolvency and succession disputes. He is, the firm said, regularly commended by clients for his strong negotiation skills and commercial nous. His experience includes representing clients in contract disputes, insolvency/bankruptcy disputes, fraud matters, application for judicial advice, PPSR-related applications, shareholder disputes, director duties’ claims securities law, strata and commercial property disputes, professional negligence, white-collar crime, ASIC investigations, trust matters, and succession/estate disputes.
Speaking about the firm’s newest partner, Addisons managing partner Robert Kerr said: “Pavlos is a tremendous addition to the Addisons partnership. He epitomises the home-grown legal talent at the firm. His legal knowledge is exceptional, he is commercial and pragmatic, and he takes his clients’ issues very seriously.”
Elsewhere, the firm has promoted consumer and competition lawyer Rachel White to special counsel, and environmental planning lawyer Dakota Scott and intellectual property lawyer Simon Balales to senior associate.
Kerr said: “I am thrilled to announce our senior lawyer promotions across the firm from 1 July 2026. The promotion of Rachel White, Dakota Scott, and Simon Balales reflects the exceptional quality of Addisons’ legal talent.”
The promotions, the firm said, are “reflective of consistent successful client results and commitment to the firm’s values of collaboration, excellence, respect and trust”.
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