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Pinsent Masons promotes 12 across Asia-Pacific region
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted 12 lawyers and business operations professionals, including five in...
05 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Pinsent Masons elevates 3 to partner in APAC in 24-strong global cohort
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed a wave of new partner promotions, including three in the...
07 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
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 takes special counsel from 2 global rivals
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has further enhanced its presence in Australia by appointing two special counsel...
22 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
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
Pinsent Masons takes partner, special counsel from DLA Piper
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has continued to expand its Australian ranks, with the appointment of a partner...
21 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons set to trial half-day Fridays
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has unveiled a pilot program whereby its staff can finish their working weeks at...
23 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons takes TMT special counsel from Minters
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has moved to strengthen its new technology, media, and telecommunications...
13 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Australia’s WHS laws must be harmonised
The current laws encourage inconsistency of safety processes and programs within the same organisation and place...
31 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
What a Starmer government could mean for Aussie lawyers
Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party have won the UK general election, securing a widely predicted wipeout victory...
08 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons adds Aussie to partnership in global promotion cohort of 22
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has elevated 22 lawyers globally to partner, with one Australian being...
10 April 2024
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
Pinsent Masons launches Australian WHS practice with team from Sparke Helmore
Global law firm Pinsent Masons has continued to expand its multi-service offering, adding a WHS team from a BigLaw...
20 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
G+T appoints partner from Pinsent Masons
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has hired a partner from BigLaw rival Pinsent Masons for its energy and resources...
20 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons launches Aussie restructuring and insolvency practice with new team
Following the decision of national practice Gilchrist Connell to exit the restructuring and insolvency space, a...
06 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Poachings, a rate pause and a strike-off: What’s hot in law this week (31 Jul–4 Aug)
The start of August has seen a string of team poachings across the BigLaw firms, while various court cases also caught...
05 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
Pinsent Masons reveals ‘record year of revenue growth’ for FY23
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has recorded a revenue increase of 14 per cent, as well as a PEP increase of 7.8...
20 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
Headline appointments keep coming: What’s hot in law this week (1-6 Apr)
A lot has happened in the first week of the second quarter of 2023. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest news...
08 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Pinsent Masons promotes 2 to partner in Australia
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has elevated 25 lawyers to its partnership, including two in its Australian...
05 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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