A&O loses corporate duo to Clayton Utz

February, 17 2015

A corporate partner and an of counsel are joining Clayton Utz in Sydney - the latest moves in a fast-changing lateral hire recruitment market in Australia.

The Sydney operation of A&O has lost two lawyers to Clayton Utz Peter Zurek

Allen & Overy partner David Wilkie is returning to Clayton Utz after five years at A&O. Of counsel Kylie de Oliveira leaves A&O to become a partner in the Clayton Utz corporate team. Both firms have been subject to considerable change in personnel. Clayton Utz made some 40 redundancies in mid 2014 in Sydney and Melbourne. A&O's domestic head, Grant Fuzi, stepped down in December.