Leading defamation lawyer Patrick George has joined Company (Giles), reuniting with former protégé Rebekah Giles after leaving the law firm he founded 17 years ago.
Johnson Winter Slattery has lured a long time Corrs Chambers Westgarth lawyer to join its real estate team in Melbourne as a special counsel.
Ashurst has lured the founding partner of McCullough Robertson’s employment and safety practice to expand its risk advisory offering amid increased regulation in the space.
Boutique law firm Barry Nilsson has snagged five senior lawyers, including a partner, from Sparke Helmore to join its Adelaide insurance team as part of a broader expansion strategy.
Insurance specialist firm Wotton + Kearney has hired a lawyer from King & Wood Mallesons with class action expertise to bolster its litigation defence offering.
K&L Gates has snagged a partner from Arnold Bloch Leibler to bolster the real estate practice in its fast-growing Sydney office.
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its Perth commercial practice with the appointment of a litigation partner and his team from boutique firm Summers Legal.
Slater & Gordon is poised to go private in an off-market takeover by Allegro Funds valuing the company at 55 cents per share, 16 years after it became the first law firm to list on the ASX, reaching a peak valuation of $2.8 billion.
A Federal Court judge who stepped down from the bench in December is joining global law firm DLA Piper after just four months in retirement.
A Melbourne lawyer has avoided a conviction for his contempt of court after skipping a compulsory examination in the course of an investigation over concerns about the running of his legal practice.