This is the firm's biggest round of senior associate elevations in five years
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted 62 in Australia to senior associates.
“We have promoted our largest cohort of senior associates in the last five years. We recognise potential and reward outstanding performance at our firm - and career progression is a big part of that”, executive partner for Asia and Australia Kristin Stammer said.
The new senior associates are as follows:
Competition, regulation and trade
Corporate - Sydney
Corporate – Melbourne
Corporate – Brisbane
Corporate – Perth
Disputes - Sydney
Disputes – Melbourne
Disputes – Brisbane
Disputes – Perth
Employment industrial relations and safety
Finance
Projects, energy and infrastructure
Real estate
Additionally, HSF promoted Avay Rimal and Dylan McGrath to senior manager in the eDiscovery and legal technology arm of its Digital Legal Delivery team. Stephanie Smith and Melody Webb were elevated to acting senior manager, disputes.
The promoted staff took up their new positions on 1 July.