Oceania/Australia
DWF follows up on nine-partner raid on Hall & Wilcox by securing 53 additional team members
Specialist London market insurance litigation group moving across to UK-based firm swells following talks with team members
Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn
Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters
Hogan Lovells corporate partners exit for Jones Day ahead of Australian closure
Charles Bogle and James Wood move over in Sydney as Hogan Lovells prepares to shutter sole Australian office
Fifty-six partners appointed in Norton Rose Fulbright’s class of 2025
Number of promotions increases from 49 last year, though proportion of women falls to 35%
Herbert Smith Freehills removes partner over 'deeply offensive' social media post
Damien Hazard 'issued with relevant notice' following X post criticising Jewish lawyer's comments on arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
‘A dynamic international landscape’: The Global Legal Post launches IP guide
Law Over Borders Intellectual Property guide is edited by Foley & Lardner’s Jeffrey Greene
Latham, Jones Day called in as Anglo American sells Australian coal mines to Peabody
Wachtell also acts in cash deal worth up to $3.78bn
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
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
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