Movers and Shakers: Australia Partner moves

Movers and Shakers: Australia Partner moves

Australia is currently one of the world's most competitive legal markets.  The merger between Henry Davis York and Norton Rose Fulbright along with the closure of DibbsBarker after 130 years emphasises that the Australian legal industry continues to experience significant transition and consolidation. Here are the partner moves for Q1 2018.

Australia 

 

Sydney 

  1. Arthur Koumoukelis and a team of 8 Dentons, Sydney (Partner - Aged Care and Retirement) → Thomson Greer (Partner - Aged Care and Retirement) April 2018
  2. 17 Partners DibbsBarker (Financial Services, Real Estate and Corporate) → Dentons (10 to Sydney, 5 to Brisbane and 2 to Melbourne) April 2018
  3. Jane Wild DibbsBarker, Melbourne (Partner - Real Estate) → HWL Ebsworth, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) March 2018
  4. Fay Calderone DibbsBarker, Brisbane (Partner - Employment) → Hall & Wilcox, Sydney (Partner - Employment) March 2018
  5. Cameron Thomson Norton Rose Fulbright, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) → Clyde & Co, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) April 2018
  6. Anthony Latimer Norton Rose Fulbright, Sydney (Partner - Corporate) → Bird & Bird, Sydney (Partner - Corporate) March 2018
  7. Vince Baudille Norton Rose Fulbright, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) → Bird & Bird, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) February 2018
  8. Dale Rayner Norton Rose Fulbright, Sydney (Partner - Banking & Finance) → King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney (Partner - Banking & Finance) February 2018
  9. Iain Laughland Norton Rose Fulbright, Sydney (Partner - Corporate) → Mills & Oakley, Sydney (Partner - Corporate) February 2018
  10. Paul Burns Herbert Smith Freehills, Melbourne (Partner - Industrial Relations) → Corrs, Melbourne (Partner - Industrial Relations) April 2018
  11. Mark Currell Herbert Smith Freehills, Sydney (Partner - Private Equity) → Clifford Chance, Sydney (Partner - Private Equity) December 2017
  12. Catherine Merity DLA Piper, Sydney (Partner - Corporate and Commercial) → Maddocks, Sydney (Partner - Corporate and Commercial) March 2018
  13. Simon Huxley DLA Piper, Sydney (Partner - Projects and Infrastructure) → Allen & Overy, Sydney (Partner - Construction and Commercial) February 2018
  14. Rosa Sayer DLA Piper, Sydney (Special Counsel - Corporate and Commercial) → Maddocks, Sydney (Partner - Corporate and Commercial) March 2018
  15. Donna Bartlett M & K Lawyers, Sydney (Principal - Technology and Intellectual Property) → Gadens, Sydney (Partner - Intellectual Property and Technology) March 2018
  16. Graeme Tucker Ashurst, Sydney (Partner - Banking & Finance) → Clayton Utz, Sydney (Partner - Banking & Finance) February 2018
  17. Sophie Dawson Ashurst, Sydney (Partner - Media and Technology) → Bird & Bird, Sydney (Partner - Media and Technology) February 2018
  18. Archie Smith Kemp Strang, Sydney (Partner - Property, Banking and Finance) → Gadens, Sydney (Partner - Planning, Construction and Property) January 2018
  19. Andrew Crook Hogan Lovells, Sydney (Partner - Private Equity) → Clifford Chance, Sydney (Partner - Private Equity) January 2018
  20. Melissa McGrath K & L Gates, Sydney (Special Counsel - Health & Life Sciences) → Mills Oakley, Sydney (Partner - Health & Life Sciences) March 2018
  21. Richard Hawkins Australia Rugby Union, Sydney (General Counsel and Company Secretary - Sports and Media) → Bird & Bird (Partner - Sports and Media) January 2018

 

Melbourne 

  1. Joanne Hardwick DibbsBarker, Melbourne (Partner - Banking, Insolvency and Disputes) → Piper Alderman, Melbourne (Partner - Banking, Insolvency and Disputes) April 2018
  2. Andrew Flannery DibbsBarker, Melbourne (Partner - Real Estate) → HWL Ebsowrth, Sydney (Partner - Real Estate) March 2018
  3. Paul Burns Herbert Smith Freehills, Melbourne (Partner - Industrial Relations) → Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Melbourne (Partner - Industrial Relations) April 2018
  4. Kathryn Howard and a team of 5 Holding Redlich, Melbourne (Partner - Commercial Dispute Resolution) → Hall & Wilcox, Melbourne (Partner - Commercial Dispute Resolution) March 2018
  5. Elliot Raleigh Kemp Strang, Melbourne (Partner - Banking and Finance) → Gadens, Melbourne (Partner - Banking and Finance) February 2018
  6. Zack Kerr Mills Oakley, Melbourne (Partner - Projects and Infrastructure) → K & L Gates, Melbourne (Partner - Energy, Infrastructure and Resources) February 2018
  7. Luke Westmore Mills Oakley, Melbourne (Partner - Energy, Infrastructure and Resources) → K & L Gates, Melbourne (Partner - Energy, Infrastructure and Resources) February 2018
  8. Natasha Toholka Hall & Wilcox, Melbourne (Partner - Property and Projects) → Norton Rose Fulbright, Melbourne (Partner - Property and Projects) February 2018

 

Perth

  1. Michael Lundberg King & Wood Mallesons, Perth (Head of Perth Litigation group) → Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Perth (Partner - Commercial Litigation) February 2018
  2. Penelope Ford Minter Ellison, Perth (Special Counsel - Project and Construction Litigation) → Norton Rose Fulbright, Perth (Partner - Project Disputes and Construction Litigation) February 2018
  3. Brendan Fyfe Holman Fenwick, Asia (Partner - Mining and Finance) → Jackson McDonald, Perth (Partner - Mining and Finance) January 2018

 

Canberra 

  1. Melanie McKean Norton Rose Fulbright, Canberra (Partner - Dispute Resolution, Government and Investigations) → Ashurst, Canberra (Partner - Dispute Resolution, Government and Investigations) March 2018
  2. Angela Summersby HWL Ebsworth, Canberra (Partner - Commercial Law) → Ashurst, Canberra (Partner - Commercial Law) March 2018

 

Brisbane 

  1. Darren Fooks  Baker McKenzie, Brisbane (Partner - Energy and Resources) → Thomson Greer, Brisbane (Partner - Energy and Resources) February 2018
  2. Gavin Scott Ashurst, Brisbane (Partner - Corporate, Energy and Resources) → Norton Rose Fulbright, Brisbane (Partner - Corporate, Energy and Resources) January 2018

 

 

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