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Ashurst Perkins Coie has brought on a recently promoted partner from Clayton Utz to grow its litigation practice.

Clyde & Co has recruited a disputes partner with extensive experience in complex litigation in the infrastructure and energy and resources sectors.

Jones Day has recruited Milbank's head of APAC restructuring for the global firm's Sydney office to bolster its insolvency practice.

A seasoned energy lawyer who cut his teeth at Norton Rose Australia and US firm Skadden Arps has been appointed general counsel at Firmus, as the AI data centre start-up preps for a $7 billion public float later this year. 

Thomsons has recruited a leading technology partner from Gilbert + Tobin and a media specialist from Bird & Bird, shoring up the team's capabilities in response to growing client demand.

Allens has welcomed a globally recognised climate change lawyer and her team of four to the firm, amid an expected uptick in greenwashing and directors' duty claims. 

Hall & Wilcox has welcomed three partners from Piper Alderman to grow its corporate practice.

Hamilton Locke has lured three partners and their teams from K&L Gates, bolstering its tax offering in response to client demand.

Clifford Chance has hired the head of Mallesons' real estate group and his team of five to lead its growing real estate practice in Australia, on the heels of hiring lawyers from Pinsent Masons and HSF Kramer to kickstart its construction and environment teams.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has followed other firms in bolstering its projects offering with its latest partner promotions, with two of the firm's four new partners boasting expertise on complex energy and infrastructure projects.