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Shine Lawyers promotes 47
National plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has promoted 47 individuals to more senior
15 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
AF Legal Group promotes 15
Listed family law firm AF Legal Group Limited (ASX: AFL) has elevated 15 professionals to more senior roles across the...
16 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Results Legal promotes 10
Brisbane-based firm Results Legal has elevated 10 professionals to more senior...
01 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clyde & Co promotes 20 in Australia, including 5 partners
Global law firm Clyde & Co has promoted 20 lawyers, including five partners, bringing the total number of...
27 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
HopgoodGanim Lawyers names 5 new partners, promotes further 25 staff
Independent law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers has added five to the partnership and elevated a further 25...
27 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Wotton + Kearney promotes 33, including 4 partners
International law firm Wotton + Kearney has promoted 33 across offices in the Asia-Pacific region, including four to...
27 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
62 senior associates promoted at HSF
In what is the largest elevation of senior associates at the firm in five years, Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted...
26 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Kingston Reid names 3 new partners, 3 new senior associates
National law firm Kingston Reid has grown its national partnership to 16, with the promotion of three special counsel...
25 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
McCullough Robertson promotes 4 partners, further 8 to senior positions
Independent law firm McCullough Robertson has promoted 12 to senior positions, including four partners and five special...
24 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
KWM promotes 9 to partnership
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has promoted nine to the partnership in Australia and Singapore...
20 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Shine Lawyers promotes 35
BigLaw plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has started 2024 with a promotion round across six jurisdictions, elevating 13 to...
12 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Barry Nilsson promotes 13
National law firm Barry Nilsson has wrapped up a year of substantial growth with the elevation of 13 lawyers to more...
19 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Piper Alderman promotes 16, including 3 to partner
National law firm Piper Alderman has unveiled its new-year promotions, with three joining the partnership, four...
15 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Moray & Agnew promotes 2 to partner, 2 to senior associate
National law firm Moray & Agnew has elevated four lawyers to more senior positions, including two to its...
13 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hicksons promotes 4
After promoting 10 lawyers to more senior roles earlier this year, NSW-based firm Hicksons has undertaken another...
11 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Maurice Blackburn promotes 24
National plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn has elevated two to principal, two to special counsel, 10 to senior associate...
07 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
2 Aussies make partnership at White & Case in 42-strong cohort
Global law firm White & Case LLP has promoted 42 lawyers to partner, including two in its Australian...
17 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Carter Newell promotes 4, hires special counsel
National law firm Carter Newell has elevated four lawyers to more senior roles and appointed a special counsel for its...
28 September 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Partners celebrated and a lack of post-pandemic holidays: What’s hot in law this week (17–21 July)
Australia’s best partners and partner equivalents for 2023 have been recognised, and polling suggests that lawyers...
22 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Sparke Helmore elevates 28
National law firm Sparke Helmore has named 11 new special counsel and 17 new senior...
19 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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