Oceania
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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Kennedys recruits 19-strong team from Clyde & Co in Melbourne
UK insurance firm also added Clydes’ former Australia managing partner alongside 12-strong team in Sydney last December
Herbert Smith Freehills launches global digital legal delivery practice
Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams
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DLA Piper unveils 63-strong partner promotion round
Trimmed down cohort brings firm closer to goal of 30% female partnership by 2025
Jones Day hires finance partner from Baker McKenzie in Australia
Alastair Gourlay joins in Sydney, while London partner Lewis Grimm is heading to Melbourne in August
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Ashurst unveils another record promotions round as 30 make partner
Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
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Fourteen women make the cut in Herbert Smith Freehills’ 27-strong partner promotions round
New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings
Australia’s HWL Ebsworth mourns death of long-serving managing partner
Juan Martinez, who led the firm for almost four decades, passed away unexpectedly, aged 64
Pogust Goodhead to open in Sydney amid multi-billion-dollar BHP class action claim
New Australia office will be led by partners Amie Crichton and Joshua Carton
HFW adds four-lawyer disputes team in Australia from rival Clyde & Co
Partner Maurice Thompson rejoins with three lawyers to lead HFW’s global litigation funding team
Around the house: State Street taps Barclays for GC, Xerox names deputy GC as new CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at IAG, Parker, UFC Gym and Radiant Logistics
Kennedys adds 12-strong insurance team in Sydney from Clyde & Co
Team joins Clydes’ former Australia managing partner, Lucinda Lyons, at new firm
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 49-strong partner class
Canada and US arms account for lion’s share of promotions with seven made up in London
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A luxury brand guide to Asia Pacific customs powers in trademark enforcement
DLA Piper partner Edward Chatterton and colleagues provide a high-level overview of how APAC customs authorities can help brand owners stop counterfeit goods entering a country
HFW adds 20-strong team in Australia and China from MinterEllison
Five partners join with core team to bolster HFW’s corporate, projects and regulatory offering in the region
D’Agostino wins second term as Herbert Smith Freehills CEO
Hong Kong-based D’Agostino to begin second four-year term next May
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