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White & Case snags Allen & Overy lawyer for competition team
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-21 12:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

White & Case has expanded its competition practice in Australia with the recruitment of a former Allen & Overy lawyer to the firm’s Sydney office.

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Inpex can call on $467M bank guarantee in battle with Daewoo over delayed floating gas facility
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-08-30 10:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ruled that oil company Inpex can call on a $467 million bank guarantee in its contract battle with Korean shipbuilder Daewoo over the contentious Ichthys LNG project off the coast of Western Australia.

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Twitter ordered to hand over details of popular ‘PRGuy’ account
Social Media 2022-06-07 11:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court has ordered social media giant Twitter to produce information related to a user on the platform who goes by the name PRGuy.

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ATO wins urgent orders freezing $220M from State Grid sale of AusNet shares
Tax 2022-02-28 10:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ATO has secured freezing orders on $220 million in capital gains tax arising from the $19 billion private equity sale by China’s State Grid of its substantial shareholding in energy infrastructure giant AusNet.

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White & Case picks up Norton Rose global project partner in Sydney
Business of Law 2022-02-21 3:45 pm By Sam Matthews

White & Case has recruited a 15-year veteran of Norton Rose’s project development team for its Sydney office.

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White & Case strengthens Australian presence with international arbitration partner
People In The News 2021-07-28 12:28 pm By Bianca Hrovat

US law firm White & Case has bolstered its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with the appointment of international arbitration lawyer Lee Carroll as a partner in Melbourne. 

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White & Case lures partner from Herbert Smith Freehills tax firm
Business of Law 2020-09-29 12:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US white shoe firm White & Case has snagged a leading tax partner from Herbert Smith Freehills’ tax firm to bolster its growing team in Australia.

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White & Case nabs former Lendlease GC for disputes team in Sydney
Business of Law 2020-07-08 7:29 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Global law firm White & Case LLP has lured the former general counsel of Lendlease Construction Australia to join the firm’s Sydney office.

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Unanswered Pinsent Masons emails show retainer was terminated, appeals court says
Contracts 2018-08-31 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish construction company Técnicas Reunidas can’t block two Pinsent Masons solicitors, formerly with Norton Rose, from representing Downer EDI Engineering in an ICC arbitration between the two companies, with an appeals court saying unanswered emails provided sufficient proof a retainer had been terminated.

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White & Case celebrates Down Under as litigation cloud lifts
Business of Law 2017-10-20 9:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Five months after settling litigation with Herbert Smith Freehills over the poaching of eight partners — and just one month after the settlement’s anti-poaching restrictions expired — U.S.-based firm White & Case has celebrated its entrance into Australia with launch parties in Melbourne and Sydney.

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