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Ashurst zeros in on corporate practice following wind-down of Commonwealth work, adds new co-head of M&A
Global law firm Ashurst has added a new partner and co-head of M&A in Australia, who comes to the firm after an...
06 June 2025
By Lauren Croft
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer goes live
The merger between Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin has been completed, with the new combined entity having now...
03 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Best advice for new partners in FY25–26
Here, partners from eight different BigLaw firms – all of whom are relatively new to the partnership – impart their...
21 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
HSF hires 2 partners from Allens, JWS
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has added two new partners from BigLaw rivals to bolster its projects, energy...
12 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
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
HSF elevates 4 executive counsel in Australia
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted 25 executive counsel across the world, including four in...
30 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
HSF names 8 new Australian partners
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed 19 new partners worldwide, including eight Down Under. The firm...
15 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
HSF adds real estate partner from Corrs
International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has added a new partner in Sydney, who joins from BigLaw rival Corrs...
15 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
HSF, Kramer Levin vote for merger, creating a US$2bn turnover practice
The partnerships of both Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have voted in favour of becoming “the first truly...
05 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Recent judicial decisions could have ‘significant’ implications for employers
“Conflicting” judicial decisions around section 323 of the Fair Work Act could have “significant” impacts on...
18 March 2025
By Kace O'Neill
HFW adds Perth-based commodities partner from HSF
Global law firm HFW has moved to expand its international commodities practice with the appointment of a partner from...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
DEI in BigLaw ‘not going away’, despite Zuckerberg’s call for more ‘masculine energy’
Time will tell how receptive American corporations are to a shift back to “bro culture”. For the heads of some of...
20 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
MinterEllison takes financial services expert from HSF
A financial services regulatory expert from Herbert Smith Freehills has been poached by
27 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Herbert Smith Freehills to merge with Kramer Levin
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which has five offices Down Under, is set to merge with US-based firm Kramer...
12 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
HSF names new people chief, Ashurst names new BD chief
BigLaw firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst have appointed a new global chief people officer and a new chief...
12 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
2 partners promoted to energy leads at HSF
International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a global sector co-lead partner for its energy practice,...
07 November 2024
By Lauren Croft
HSF adds 2 partners from BigLaw rivals
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has expanded its energy and infrastructure practice, nabbing two partners who...
29 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
3 in 5 in-house leaders say it would take a cyber incident to improve processes
A new report reveals the extent of law departments whose heads say that meaningful improvements to their business’s...
24 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
HSF adds tax partner from Allens
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has named a new partner for its Australian tax practice, who joins from BigLaw...
11 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
HSF names new dispute resolution heads
A Hong Kong-based silk and a Perth-based partner have been appointed as new leaders of the dispute resolution practice...
29 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy