HSF reappoints Rebecca Maslen-Stannage as chair and senior partner

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has reappointed Sydney-based corporate lawyer Rebecca Maslen-Stannage as its...

05 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ashurst re-elects global chair

Karen Davies has been elected for a second term as the global chair of BigLaw firm...

24 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Danny Gilbert appointed to RBA governance board

The chair and co-founder of one of Australia’s biggest law firms has been appointed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers to a...

16 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Allens names new chair

Global law firm Allens has appointed a Brisbane-based practitioner as its new chair, effective 1...

14 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

EDO names new chair, appoints former judge to board

The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has appointed a former Queensland Supreme Court judge to its board and...

04 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barry Nilsson names new chair

National law firm Barry Nilsson, which has over 400 staff across six offices, has appointed a new chair for a two-year...

17 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Cornwalls names new national chair

East coast-based firm Cornwalls has appointed one of its partners as its new national...

10 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

McInnes Wilson names new national chair, joint managing principals

National firm McInnes Wilson Lawyers has unveiled a new executive leadership team in 2024 as it approaches its 50th...

14 November 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Resolution Institute chair to step down from board

Russell Thirgood, the chair of ADR member organisation Resolution Institute, is stepping down from his role with the...

23 October 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Alan Cameron named as independent chair of new ASX advisory group

Alan Cameron AO, who formerly served as chair of the NSW Law Reform Commission and national managing partner of Blake...

04 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Minters partner to chair WEF climate governance body

The head of climate change and sustainability at BigLaw firm MinterEllison is set to be the joint chair of a World...

07 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Clayton Utz executive chair named as new group GC at Commonwealth Bank

Banking giant Commonwealth Bank has appointed Karen O’Flynn, who currently serves as a partner and executive chair at...

27 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Cowell Clarke appoints female chair

Mid-tier firm Cowell Clarke has appointed a new female chair, who has been with the firm since she started as an...

31 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

Dentons Australia chair on ‘investment in culture’

As the war for talent continues into 2023, the Dentons Australasia CEO and chair said the firm will prioritise culture...

05 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Aussie lawyer to chair international legal network

The Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW) has elected an Australian lawyer to serve as

28 December 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Hall & Wilcox’s 1st female chair on the need for progressive policies

Moving into 2023, inclusion will be an important part of staff retention, according to the first female chair of Hall...

15 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

Norton Rose Fulbright names Australian as next global chair

Norton Rose Fulbright has today appointed its Australia chair to the role of global...

14 December 2022

By Jess Feyder

Hall & Wilcox appoints 1st female chair

Hall & Wilcox has appointed the first female chair of partners in the firm’s 105-year history, taking over from...

07 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

Hall & Wilcox partner named SCG Legal chair

A partner at BigLaw firm Hall & Wilcox has been appointed as the new chair of SCG Legal, a worldwide network of 122...

28 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Gilbert + Tobin names new chair, CEO and executive partner

National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has unveiled a new leadership model, effective July 2023, under which its current...

10 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy