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Swaab partner appointed chair of Meritas’ global Emerging Leaders Advisory Board
An Australian law partner has been appointed as the new chair of the global Emerging Leaders Advisory Board (ELAB) for...
13 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Swaab makes 2 lateral hires
Sydney-based firm Swaab has appointed a new construction partner, as well as a new associate in its commercial...
23 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Swaab adds new partner within property and commercial team
Sydney-based firm Swaab has continued to grow its property and commercial team with the addition of a new partner, who...
04 February 2025
By Lauren Croft
Swaab adds associate for property and commercial team
Sydney-based firm Swaab has moved to grow its property and commercial practice group by hiring a new...
12 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Swaab’s 4 new appointments come at ‘pivotal’ time
Swaab named four new appointments, including two to senior associates, at a time of “pivotal growth” for the...
19 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Swaab elevates 5
Sydney-based firm Swaab has named two new special counsel, a new senior associate, and two new...
05 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Significant’ Fair Work reforms will result in busy period for employment law
As multiple Fair Work Act amendments come into play, the workplace and employment law space is likely to evolve...
11 March 2024
By Lauren Croft
‘Little downside’ to young lawyers gaining experience through firm exchange
A lawyer exchange program is gaining global traction, with a number of associates and senior associates gaining work...
13 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
Swaab appoints new capital markets partner
Sydney-based boutique firm Swaab has appointed a new partner for its corporate and commercial...
11 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal implications and lessons from Network Ten v van Onselen
Last month, NSW Supreme Court Justice David Hammerschlag found that Peter van Onselen breached his redundancy contract...
03 August 2023
By Lauren Croft
Swaab promotes 5
Sydney-based firm Swaab has named one new senior associate and four new associates — promotions that took effect at...
07 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
4 Aussie lawyers to hold leadership roles with Meritas
Australia is “punching above its weight” in the leadership ranks of independent global law group Meritas, with an...
29 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Exercise caution in going against your employer’s Voice position
Corporate Australia is increasingly taking positions on social issues, particularly given the growing prominence of...
23 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Swaab appoints 4
Sydney-based firm Swaab has hired two new special counsel, a senior associate and an associate in the last two months,...
18 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Increased pay transparency to combat gender pay gap
What do new bans on pay secrecy clauses mean for firms — and for the gender pay gap? These partners weigh...
16 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
Swaab promotes 2 to partner, 1 to senior associate
Boutique Sydney-based firm Swaab has named two new partners and one new senior associate, effective 1 January...
23 December 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Far more bark than bite’: Unpacking non-disparagement and non-disclosure clauses
What is a non-disparagement clause — and what are its legal implications? Lawyers Weekly spoke to three employment...
02 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
Swaab appoints new partner
The Sydney law firm has expanded its partnership with the addition of a planning and environmental law...
02 November 2022
By Emma Musgrave
Macpherson Kelley takes planning and environment team from Swaab
Macpherson Kelley has added a new planning and environment team to its Sydney office, all of whom join from...
25 August 2022
By Lauren Croft
Swaab names new special counsel and senior associate
Sydney-based firm Swaab has promoted two practitioners to more senior...
01 July 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
