Sparke Helmore has hired a workplace partner and special counsel from Squire Patton Boggs to grow its Perth office.
A prominent silk renowned for his “intellectual precision” and “impeccable taste” has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.
Veteran of the NSW bar Edward Muston SC has been sworn in as the newest judge of the state’s Supreme Court, but before he was prosecuting high stakes environmental law cases, his plan was to be a jackaroo.
Kennedys has lured a lawyer away from Wotton Kearney to join the healthcare practice in its Brisbane office.
Law firm Maddocks has appointed a new special counsel for its dispute resolution practice, to be based in Canberra.
Moray & Agnew has added three lawyers to its government practice, including a partner who joins the firm from HWL Ebsworth.
A senior counsel who represented the Department of Defence in a PFAS class action that settled for $132.7 million and a silk who helped Keybridge Capital defeat a suit by investor Nicholas Bolton have been appointed judges on the NSW Supreme Court.
Thomson Geer has appointed returning lawyer Aimee Riley as its newest tax partner, luring her back from professional services giant EY.
Lander & Rogers has recruited a competition law expert from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer for its corporate team ahead of the new merger review regime.
Johnson Winter Slattery has beefed up its disputes practice, snagging two partners from rivals MinterEllison and White & Case.