NRF elevates 33 in Australia

“Our newly promoted senior lawyers are a diverse group of talented women and men, with a mix of domestic and cross-border practices,” said Alison Deitz, NRF’s Australia managing partner.

The lawyers included in this promotion round are listed as follows:

Banking and finance

• Claire Whitney – special consultant (banking and finance), Melbourne (England/Wales-qualified)
• John Poulsen – special counsel (financial restructuring and insolvency), Brisbane
• Cassandra Fielden –senior associate (financial restructuring and insolvency), Sydney
• Aaron Kam – senior associate (financial restructuring and insolvency), Sydney
• Shen Low – senior associate (banking and finance), Sydney
• Jodie Partridge – senior associate (banking and finance), Sydney

Construction and engineering

• Danielle Strain – special counsel, Melbourne
• Andrew North – senior associate, Melbourne

Corporate, M&A and securities

• Fridoun Chee –special consultant, Sydney (Indonesia-qualified)
• Nick Rimington –special counsel, Melbourne
• Meg Murray – senior associate, Sydney
• Michael Phillips – senior associate, Sydney (Scotland-qualified)
• Jessica Rusten – senior associate, Brisbane

Dispute resolution and litigation

• Grace Do – special counsel, Melbourne
• Kate Green – special counsel, Sydney
• Tamlyn Mills – special counsel, Sydney
• Jenna Relton – special counsel, Sydney
• Nathan Guenette –senior associate (insurance), Sydney
• Alexandra Hellaby –senior associate, Sydney
• Stephanie Phan – senior associate, Sydney
• Carmel Proudfoot – senior associate, Perth
• Stephanie Tseriotis – senior associate (insurance), Melbourne
• Phoebe Vonthethoff – senior associate, Sydney
• Sophie Wade – senior associate, Melbourne
• William Yeo – senior associate, Sydney

Employment and labour

• Melissa Carnell – special counsel, Sydney
• Jodie Kessler – special counsel, Sydney

Environment and planning

• Jacqueline Plant – special counsel, Melbourne
• Tom White – special counsel, Sydney
• Victoria Vilagosh – senior associate, Melbourne

Government

• Mark Prosser – special counsel, Canberra

Pro bono

• Gemma Livingston – special counsel, Sydney

Risk and compliance

• Alethea Taylor – senior associate, Melbourne

The lawyers took their new positions on 1 July.

“The group includes lawyers admitted to practice in England and Wales, Indonesia and Scotland, highlighting the global nature of our business. My partners and I congratulate this cohort of future leaders and thank them for their important contributions to our clients and the success of our firm,” Deitz said.