Oceania/Australia

DWF rebuilds in Australia with nine-partner raid on Hall & Wilcox

Hire of nine-partner team follows DWF purchasing Australian claims management business in September

New York via Sydney: Herbert Smith Freehills’ unique transatlantic merger play

HSF’s deal to merge with Kramer Levin provides Anglo-Australian firm with an unusual path into the US market

  • 2w

Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin unveil transatlantic merger

Deal, subject to partner approval, will create firm with $2bn-plus revenue

HFW adds construction lawyer from Clifford Chance in Perth

Arrival of disputes specialist Sean Marriott continues expansion of UK firm’s global construction group

‘Being trusted doesn’t actually mean anything unless you’re the most trusted’: trust building expert Stefan Grafe

Mext Consulting’s Stefan Grafe talks about how law firms can build greater client trust and win more business

Hogan Lovells to close offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw

Closures to affect more than 120 lawyers and support staff

HFW adds top-flight restructuring duo in Melbourne from Johnson Winter Slattery

Partners Paul Buitendag and Rena Solomonidis join amid sharp uptick in insolvencies in Australia

Clayton Utz hires four-partner team from MinterEllison in Canberra

Office managing partner Geoff Shaw among government law specialists switching firms

‘The market is dynamic and fragmented’ – Gadens’ CEO on its top tier ambitions

Mark Pistilli outlines the national Australian firm’s strategy ahead of its Canberra merger

Australian national firm Gadens merges with Canberra-based Trinity Law


Deal follows financial integration of Gadens' office network taking partner count to 106

Ashurst sets sights on £1bn turnover as PEP jumps 14% to £1.3m

Strong performance across all regions and industries sees Anglo-Australian firm grow turnover 9% to £961m

Australian social housing non-profit Home in Place hires ex-Thorn Group GC as company secretary

Alexandra Rose left Thorn Group at the end of last year following the sale of its commercial finance business

Clifford Chance dismisses Australia partner following serious misconduct allegations

High-profile consultancy called in to help firm improve workplace culture

  • 5mos

Kennedys recruits 19-strong team from Clyde & Co in Melbourne

UK insurance firm also added Clydes’ former Australia managing partner alongside 12-strong team in Sydney last December

Herbert Smith Freehills launches global digital legal delivery practice

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams

DLA Piper unveils 63-strong partner promotion round

Trimmed down cohort brings firm closer to goal of 30% female partnership by 2025

Jones Day hires finance partner from Baker McKenzie in Australia

Alastair Gourlay joins in Sydney, while London partner Lewis Grimm is heading to Melbourne in August

Ashurst unveils another record promotions round as 30 make partner

Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average

The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets

Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets

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