Lander & Rogers has welcomed an administrative law pro as a partner in its Sydney-based commercial disputes team.
Ashurst has recruited the architect of Australia’s merger reforms as companies prepare for the new regulations to kick in next year, and she tells Lawyerly businesses can expect a “well-prepared” ACCC.
Atanaskovic Hartnell is appealing a decision barring the law firm from enforcing a costs judgment against a company of media mogul Bruce Gordon and quashing a garnishee order directed at Nine.
Gilbert + Tobin has lured a litigation partner from Jones Day who specialises in bet-the-company litigation, including class actions.
With artificial intelligence levelling the playing field, the Big 8 are facing increasing competitive pressure from large firms, which are pursuing an aggressive growth strategy and have outpaced them in demand and profitability over the last financial year, a report has found.
Slater & Gordon is poised for new leadership, with chair James MacKenzie and two other directors set to depart in the wake of a scandal that saw all staff salaries disclosed in a firm-wide email.
Gadens has poached three partners from Allens and Mills Oakley to grow its corporate practice.
A “unicorn” silk affectionately nicknamed the Ted Lasso of the Victorian Bar has been appointed to the Supreme Court at the age of 46, capping a rapid rise from commercial practice and class action work.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has lured a corporate lawyer who spent 14 years working at Gilbert + Tobin, its latest hire from the rival firm.
Another solicitor has been reported by a court to the legal watchdog and personally socked with costs for citing non-existent authorities generated by an artificial intelligence program.