The corporate, M&A, and capital markets practice takes on the most promotions with six new special counsel and five new senior associates
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Clayton Utz has promoted 50 lawyers to senior positions within the firm, naming 16 new special counsel and 34 new senior associates.
The corporate, M&A, and capital markets practice takes on the most promotions with six new special counsel and five new senior associates. Next is the major projects and construction practice, which welcomes three new special counsel and five new senior associates.
In May, Clayton Utz confirmed it hired Tim Sackar, Ashurst’s former head of restructuring and insolvency in Asia. That was after Ashurst hired John Brewster from the firm in February. At the start of the year, US BigLaw outfit Jones Day hired former Clayton Utz partner Andrew Smith.
In March, former EY partner Paul Fontanot started with the firm as a partner, launching the firm’s forensic practice. The firm then added forensic specialists Owen Bourke and Meg McKechnie to the practice. Also in February, Clayton Utz appointed Steve O’Reilly as chair, succeeding Ross Perrett.
The newly promoted senior lawyers by practice area are:
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Special counsel
Vanessa Pallone (Sydney)
Senior associate
Annabelle Holcombe (Melbourne)
Mark Chahine (Sydney)
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Special counsel
Chris Erfurt (Brisbane)
Senior associate
Will Atfield (Melbourne)
Yvette Fenton (Perth)
Nadia Latti (Sydney)
COMPETITION
Special counsel
Adrian Kuti (Sydney)
Senior associate
Sunita Kenny (Sydney)
CORPORATE, M&A, and CAPITAL MARKETS
Special counsel
Jasmin Singh (Brisbane)
Liz Humphry (Perth)
Klay Brown (Sydney)
Adam Foreman
Trish Paton
Jasmine Sprange
Senior associate
Catherine Phillips (Brisbane)
Jon Prentice
Aimee Nguyen (Melbourne)
Kate Allison
Alicia Akporiaye (Sydney)
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING
Senior associate
Penelope Ward (Melbourne)
IP AND TECHNOLOGY
Special counsel
Walid Sukari (Sydney)
Senior associate
Caitlin McCrum (Melbourne)
Ashley Cameron (Sydney)
INSURANCE
Senior associate
Mark Wiese (Sydney)
MAJOR PROJECTS AND CONSTRUCTION
Special counsel
Jo Brook (Sydney)
Jack Fan
Vanessa McBride
Senior associate
Misha Rouyanian (Brisbane)
Peonie Gebbie (Melbourne)
Sean Kelly
Cassie Scanlan
Carla Tomeo
PRO BONO
Special counsel
Jess Morath (Sydney)
PUBLIC SECTOR
Senior associate
Ken Powell (Canberra)
Natasha Smith
Ryan Gould (Darwin)
REAL ESTATE
Special counsel
Eva Oraham (Sydney)
Senior associate
Liam Early (Canberra)
Clare van Drunen (Perth)
Rachel Richardson (Sydney)
Christina Wu
RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY
Senior associate
Vince Murano (Melbourne)
TAX
Special counsel
Amber Agustin (Melbourne)
Senior associate
David Wong (Sydney)
WORKPLACE RELATIONS, EMPLOYMENT, AND SAFETY
Senior associate
Lauren Haywood (Canberra)
Matt Garozzo (Melbourne)
Stephen Silvapulle
Ruth Thevathasan
Jennifer Winckworth
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