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Top Squire Patton Boggs’ litigator defects to launch boutique firm
A leading class action and insolvency litigator at Squire Patton Boggs is leaving the firm to launch a boutique outfit with plans to shake up the legal industry, including by bringing class actions on a contingency fee basis.
Quinn Emanuel lures IP heavyweight from Allens
US litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel has lured a leading patent attorney from Allens to grow its Sydney office.
Part of K&L Gates’ employment team strikes out on its own
A sizeable group of employment lawyers from K&L Gates has parted ways with the US legal giant to set up its own specialist shop, shaking up the market for employment law services in Australia.
Courtside with the swift ‘Hammer’ of justice
Justice David Hammerschlag of the NSW Supreme Court has a way with words that readily lends itself to dramatic courtroom headlines. The "Hammer," as he is known, also pulls no punches and is quick with one liners that keep counsel on their toes. Here, Lawyerly looks at some of the recent best moments inside courtroom 7D.
Spruson & Ferguson nabs of counsel from Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
IP boutique Spruson & Ferguson has lured former Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick patent attorney Ken Bolton to join the firm's Sydney office as of counsel.
KPMG promotes first Australian to global head of legal services
Former King & Wood Mallesons managing partner Stuart Fuller will take the reins of KPMG's global legal services division, the first Australian at the helm of the Big Four firm's legal offering.
Stephen Ridgeway to be new ACCC mergers commissioner
Former King & Wood Mallesons partner Stephen Ridgeway has been appointed as the new mergers commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Gilbert + Tobin nabs in-house bigwig for competition group
Gilbert + Tobin has lured the former global head of antitrust at Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis to its competition group.
Mills Oakley nabs K&L Gates partner for launch of Melbourne IP group
Australian law firm Mills Oakley has established an IP practice in its Melbourne office, snatching a senior lawyer from rival K&L Gates, which is now set to lose five IP specialists in the space of almost two months.
ANZ brings on class actions ace as new group GC
ANZ has recruited seasoned class actions lawyer Ken Adams to be its next group general counsel as the bank faces two cases over a botched share placement and braces for the possibility of more litigation in the wake of the Banking Royal Commission.