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Hicksons, Hunt & Hunt NSW to merge
Hicksons Lawyers (nearly 300 partners and staff) and Hunt & Hunt NSW (almost 90 partners and staff) have agreed to...
11 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
ClarkeKann partner joins Maddocks as a special counsel
National law firm Maddocks has added a special counsel for its dispute resolution and litigation team in...
28 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hall & Wilcox to take 3 insurance partners and team from Holman Webb
National law firm Hall & Wilcox has moved to strengthen its insurance offering by appointing three partners across...
18 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Twice-convicted drug-dealing lawyer struck off
A Sydney lawyer convicted twice for serious drug offences, including selling on the dark web, has been struck from the...
05 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
PCL Lawyers names new Sydney managing partner
National law firm PCL Lawyers is expanding, having appointed a new managing partner for its Sydney operations and added...
18 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hogan Lovells to exit Australia
Global firm Hogan Lovells is set to exit the Australian market, having made the decision to close its last remaining...
13 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
Addisons promotes 9, including 3 to partner
Sydney-based firm Addisons has grown its partnership by three and appointed two new special counsel, one senior foreign...
05 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ransomware gang claims it hacked Sydney law firm
Hackers alleged they have client documents and court details belonging to a Sydney law firm, but its principal said...
30 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
PCL Lawyers appoints 2 new partners
East coast-based law firm PCL Lawyers has added two partners for its Sydney office, who will help bolster the firm’s...
29 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Macpherson Kelley special counsel joins Sydney boutique as partner
Alyce Johnson has joined emerging Sydney-based corporate and commercial law firm MillerPrince as its newest...
24 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Marque Lawyers adds commercial litigation and IP lawyer to partnership
Sydney-based firm Marque Lawyers has named its 11th partner, who has been with the firm since...
19 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Global law firm opens Sydney office
Global law firm Pogust Goodhead has launched a Sydney office, after filing a $70 billion class action against mining...
20 February 2024
By Lauren Croft
NSW solicitor threatened alleged domestic violence victim
A solicitor was accused of threatening a woman inside a Local Court immediately prior to domestic violence...
15 December 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Sydney lawyer announces political run in South Africa elections
A Sydney criminal lawyer has announced he will return to South Africa to launch a political campaign for an independent...
06 December 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Former Shine national employment head joins byrne∙dean
Workplace behaviour and culture firm byrne∙dean has appointed the former employment and discrimination practice...
29 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
BlackBay Lawyers adds 4, including 2 partners
Sydney-based firm BlackBay Lawyers has appointed two new partners, a special counsel, and an associate, as it continues...
16 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Addisons appoints G+T lawyer as special counsel
Sydney-based firm Addisons has continued a year of senior growth in its corporate and M&A team, with the...
10 November 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
First female equity partner named at Owen Hodge Lawyers
Sydney-based boutique Owen Hodge Lawyers has named a new director, who is set to be the firm’s first female equity...
17 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
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