APPOINTMENTS
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Ashurst hires former HFW Perth managing partner to bolster Australian disputes team
Construction disputes partner Matthew Blycha joins as a partner in the firm's Perth office
Oceania
APPOINTMENTS
Clifford Chance boosts Australian M&A team with twin partner hire from Gilbert + Tobin
David Clee and Elizabeth Hill add to recent corporate partner promotions in Sydney
OFFICE OPENINGS
Kennedys hires Clyde & Co team for Perth launch
New Perth office will be led by insurance partner Jonathan Wyatt
MOVES
Gadens adds DWF employment and disputes team in Melbourne
The move follows DWF scaling back its Australian presence with office closures and partner cuts
TEAM HIRE
Ashurst targets Australia's 'powerhouse' renewables sector with trio of senior Baker McKenzie hires
Co-head of Bakers' renewable energy practice joins in Sydney with two longstanding colleagues
APPOINTMENTS
Squire Patton Boggs adds corporate partner in Sydney as global expansion continues
M&A specialist Michael Gajic joins from Australian firm MinterEllison
ARBITRATION
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Report reveals 'thriving' multi-billion dollar arbitration market in Australia
Minister calls on practitioners to seize opportunity to grow volume of cases
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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MinterEllison appoints interim head as CEO exits over leaked email
Virginia Briggs replaces Annette Kimmitt who questioned firm's decision to represent attorney general in rape case
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
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Herbert Smith Freehills chooses Australian dealmaker to be first woman senior partner
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage to join fellow countrywoman Freshfields' Georgia Dawson at helm of top international firm
COVID-19
Deputy chief parliamentary counsel named New Zealand lawyer of the year
Cassie Nicholson recognised for leading the country's legal response to Covid-19