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Former G+T head of energy lured to Clayton Utz
After founding and leading the energy and infrastructure team at Gilbert + Tobin, a senior partner has been poached by...
16 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
What firms need to do to prevent vicarious trauma
As legal professionals navigate the emotionally charged landscape of their work and confront the traumatic experiences...
23 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Clayton Utz elevates 2 partners in Darwin and Sydney
National BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has promoted two senior lawyers to the partnership, one of whom will relocate to...
07 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Bakers banking and finance partner joins Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz has moved to strengthen its banking and finance ranks with the appointment of a partner...
04 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Clayton Utz nabs former EY lead
Australian law firm Clayton Utz has added a new partner, who joins from EY and brings more than two decades of...
11 February 2025
By Lauren Croft
What the new NSW Law Society president is focused on
The newly elected president of the Law Society of NSW has identified four key priorities that will serve as focal...
06 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Real estate partner joins Allens from Clayton Utz
Global law firm Allens has appointed a partner from BigLaw rival Clayton Utz, who is joining its real estate...
30 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clayton Utz takes real estate partner from Ashurst
National law firm Clayton Utz has appointed a new specialist real estate partner, who joins from BigLaw rival Ashurst....
29 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
Clayton Utz unveils new $100k access to justice grant
National law firm Clayton Utz has introduced a new grant to support innovative programs and projects that enhance...
24 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Deals of this magnitude don’t come along very often’: Reflections on a $24bn acquisition
Here, a handful of firms involved in the multibillion-dollar acquisition of AirTrunk by Blackstone and CPP Investments...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law firms must clean up their payroll systems to avoid deliberate wage theft
With the new wage theft laws coming into place, it’s imperative that law firms get their payroll systems in line as...
22 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
Clayton Utz names 8 new partners
National law firm Clayton Utz has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, effective 1...
06 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
R&I partner to leave Jones Day for Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz is set to pick up a partner for its restructuring and insolvency offering, who comes...
30 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clayton Utz takes 4 Canberra-based partners from Minters
BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has moved to swell its senior ranks in the nation’s capital, with the nabbing of a quartet of...
22 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Practising in Japan just got easier for Aussie lawyers
The Japanese Ministry of Justice has simplified the processes through which foreign lawyers, including those from...
05 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Holding Redlich partner joins Clayton Utz
A commercial dispute resolution partner has joined national firm Clayton Utz from BigLaw rival Holding...
02 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
The importance of a ‘forward-looking approach’ in cyber
Organisations can never be “fully prepared” for a breach, according to this cyber partner, who said that continuous...
16 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
Cyber strategy should be ‘a key imperative’ in FY24–25
Being able to “observe, own and overcome” cyber risks can help firms and organisations protect against breaches,...
10 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
Clayton Utz hires 2 from rival BigLaw firm
Clayton Utz has appointed a new legal consultant and senior associate duo, both of whom join the firm’s Brisbane...
09 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
Clayton Utz promotes 76 staff, 1 to partnership
National law firm Clayton Utz has promoted 75 staff across the country, plus one to the...
05 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
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