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Hamilton Locke names new deputy managing partner
International law firm Hamilton Locke has appointed the co-head of its Sydney office to serve as deputy managing...
06 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
HPX Group names new CEO for Source
Source, the in-house style professional services business under HPX Group (Hamilton Locke’s parent company), has...
25 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke adds partner from Perth firm
International law firm Hamilton Locke has moved to strengthen its private client services offering in Perth, nabbing a...
20 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke adds 5 to partnership
International firm Hamilton Locke has bolstered its partnership ranks with five new hires, all of whom have come from...
06 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke promotes 10
International law firm Hamilton Locke has named a new special counsel and nine new senior...
30 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law firm’s reputation falls short in trademark dispute
The supposed reputation of a law firm with offices across Australia was not enough to support it in a trademark fight...
11 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Hamilton Locke adds 3 partners
International law firm Hamilton Locke has hired a partner and special counsel from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and a...
07 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Remote talent is ‘a no-brainer’ for law firms
According to the managing partner of York Hamilton, Evan Kostopoulos, a shortage of local talent combined with the...
12 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
Hamilton Locke promotes 18
International law firm Hamilton Locke has elevated 18 lawyers to more senior roles, including two to its...
03 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Leaders must ‘embody’ their ideal culture
Positive wellness in legal leaders can impact an overall team’s mental health and prevent burnout, while exhausted...
05 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Clients ‘craving solutions’ in fast-growing area of ESG
In a recent conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Hamilton Locke’s head of ESG, Michael Tooma, reflected on the rapidly...
02 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
Hamilton Locke adds 2 partners for regulatory services offering
International law firm Hamilton Locke has continued to grow, appointing partners for its Sydney and Melbourne offices...
20 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke adds 5 partners from 4 BigLaw rivals
International firm Hamilton Locke has continued its rapid growth, appointing five new partners from four different...
22 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke takes team of 11 from Clyde & Co
National law firm Hamilton Locke had appointed two partners from global rival Clyde & Co (including its former...
07 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
The ‘direct business ramifications’ of burnout in law
As the foundations underpinning the culture in the legal industry and traditional law firms remain flawed, the managing...
28 September 2023
By Lauren Croft
Hamilton Locke appoints new corporate partner
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has hired a corporate practitioner, who was most recently a senior associate at national...
12 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke elevates 14 across firm, 1 in allied business
Hamilton Locke has promoted 14 staff across Australia and New Zealand, including two to the partnership, and named a...
27 June 2023
By Lauren Croft
Ashurst adds 2 corporate transactions partners from BigLaw firms
Two weeks after promoting four corporate transactions lawyers to its partnership ranks in Australia, multinational law...
02 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Independent Reserve acquires ‘bitcoin.com.au’ domain
Australian bitcoin and crypto exchange platform Independent Reserve has been advised on its acquisition of the...
11 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke adds founding property partner for Brisbane
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has appointed a special counsel from national rival Corrs Chambers Westgarth to be its...
23 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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