Big Six firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran as its first director of global workforce strategy and implementation.
Ernst & Young has bolstered its disputes resolution and forensic accounting practice, acquiring Sydney-based firm Axiom Forensics.
International law firm HFW has bolstered the ranks of its disputes practice in Australia, recruiting a leading commercial litigation and international arbitration partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its insurance practice with the appointment of new partner Priya Paquet, who will be based at the firm’s Brisbane office.
Thomson Geer has lured a lawyer specialising in complex litigation, including class actions, from Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance.
Ashurst has poached legal governance specialist Miriam Kleiner from King & Wood Mallesons to join the firm’s strategic advisory practice.
Mills Oakley has bolstered its intellectual property practice with the appointment of new partner Lisa Egan, who will be based in the firm’s Melbourne office.
Ashurst has snagged three Norton Rose Fulbright partners to join its corporate and projects team as part of its plan to grow its energy and resources practice in the Asia-Pacific region.
King & Wood Mallesons has appointed a former Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner to join its intellectual property practice in Melbourne.
Global law firm Ashurst has snagged a Thomson Geer partner to launch a superannuation practice offering end-to-end legal and consulting solutions for financial services clients in the $3.3 trillion sector.