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Dentons’ Aussie chair and global CEO on regional opportunities and doing ‘more than law’
In a recent sit-down with Lawyers Weekly, the new Australian chair and global chief executive of BigLaw firm Dentons...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How Pinsent Masons’ China expansion bolsters its Australian presence
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons is opening its doors in “China’s Silicon Valley”. The move, the firm says,...
17 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons launches Aussie TMT practice with team from KPMG Law
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has continued to unveil new practice areas for its Australian operations, this...
04 March 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
QANTM confirms acquisition proposal by UK player
ASX-listed intellectual property firm QANTM has confirmed it has received a proposal from a UK-based international...
27 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
NRF cyber team, including 2 Aussie partners, joins A&O
Global law firm Allen & Overy has appointed a five-strong international partner team of cyber security incident...
09 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Siera Data, Reveal team up for legal AI and e-discovery
Global AI-powered e-discovery, review, and investigations platform Reveal and Sydney-based specialised data management...
04 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Baker McKenzie APAC managing director to head up CPA Australia
The managing director in the Asia-Pacific region for global law firm Baker McKenzie, who was previously the firm’s...
13 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Kennedys nabs Clyde & Co Aussie head as new insurance partner
Global law firm Kennedys has moved to bolster its insurance ranks in APAC with the appointment of Lucinda Lyons, the...
29 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
SYKE awarded DocuSign APAC Partner of the Year
LOD’s SYKE has been awarded Partner of the Year at the recent DocuSign APAC Customer and Partner...
29 August 2023
By Lauren Croft
The rise of resource management in APAC
New data reveals a need for better resource management across the legal profession in the Asia-Pacific region, writes...
14 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons launches Aussie employment and reward practice with teams from 2 BigLaw rivals
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has nabbed two partners and two special counsel from Lander & Rogers and a...
01 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
DLA Piper hires new head of restructuring for APAC
Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed a new head of restructuring for the Asia-Pacific region, who will be working...
17 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Professor Anne Twomey on the capacities and operation of the Voice
Recognised constitutional expert, Professor Emerita Anne Twomey spoke to Lawyers Weekly about the Indigenous Voice to...
20 April 2023
By Jess Feyder
Philip Lomax of Litica confirms increased insurance capacity
Litica, the leading specialty litigation insurance provider, has recently announced the acquisition of further...
07 March 2023
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Baker McKenzie appoints new APAC chair
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has named a new chair for its operations in the Asia-Pacific...
01 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Boutique firm names new APAC managing director
To further elevate its profile within Australia’s investment management sector, boutique law firm Cleveland & Co...
12 October 2022
By Keonia Swift
Access to digital records after death or incapacity to be reformed
Following the most recent meeting of attorneys-general in Melbourne, a national scheme led by the NSW government will...
22 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Omni Bridgeway names new APAC managing directors
Global litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has appointed new leaders for its Asia-Pacific team, as the business pushes its...
17 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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APAC demand sees greater regional role for lawyers
Learning more about the Asia-Pacific region will be important for the next generation of lawyers as it becomes a...
13 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Protégé: Emerging lawyers must be APAC-literate
Anjali Nadaradjane has always been interested in international relations – a passion which she has immersed herself...
06 June 2022
By Robyn Tongol
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