The Albanese government’s proposed ban on non-compete agreements should be top of mind for employers, according to HopgoodGanim’s newest employment partner.
A litigator with the corporate regulator has returned to private practice, joining BigSix firm MinterEllison as a partner on the dispute resolution team.
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marshal has bolstered its Australian restructuring team with the addition of two Deloitte veterans.
Gilbert + Tobin has snagged an Allens partner with expertise on major transactions and projects for its energy, infrastructure and resources group.
Johnson Winter Slattery has hired a new partner for the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team.
He once made Clive Palmer cry but new judge Stephen Free is not without a sense of humour, as his speech to legal practitioners on his welcome to the bench showed Monday. He is also, as one speaker observed, “really, really nice”.
A personal injury and insurance expert from Kennedys has joined Clyde & Co’s partnership in Brisbane.
Holding Redlich has lured two construction partners and one corporate partner for its Melbourne and Brisbane offices.
In the latest expansion of its energy, infrastructure and resources team, K&L Gates has lured the former co-head of Baker McKenzie’s Australia energy group to join the firm.
Sarah Proudfoot has been appointed as the CEO of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission after leading the commission’s National Anti-Scam Centre.