The group is part of the global firm’s biggest partner promotions round to date
More than 12 lawyers in Australia have made partner as part of Ashurst’s biggest partner promotions cycle to date.
The new Australian partners are as follows:
Clare Doneley - digital economy transactions, Brisbane
Rob Andersen – dispute resolution, Canberra
Luke Carbon - dispute resolution, Sydney
Edmond Park - dispute resolution, Sydney
Maria Sun – IP/media, Sydney
Robert Bradshaw – global loans, Sydney
Guy Dwyer - planning, access and environment, Sydney
Michael Voros - planning, access and environment, Perth
Adam Skibsted - projects and energy transition, Sydney
Matthew Taylor - projects and energy transition, Brisbane
Marina Tinning - projects and energy transition, Perth
Kellie Hairsine – real estate, Brisbane
Linda Grace - Ashurst Advance Reach, Melbourne
Avideep Agarwal (Melbourne), Elizabeth Hristoforidis (Sydney) and Kate Wilson (Perth) became partners in the Ashurst Risk Advisory division, while Jane Burton made partner as part of the Office of General Counsel in Brisbane.
The promotions take effect on 1 May. In total, Ashurst elevated 30 to partner across its global offices.
The firm noted that 43% of the newly promoted partners were women.
“It is great to be celebrating this important career milestone of our new partners, of which they should be exceptionally proud. It is a point reached by merit, talent, and continued drive and commitment”, Ashurst CEO Paul Jenkins said. “The broad geographical and practice mix of our newly promoted partners, who cover every region in which we operate and nearly every practice group, reflects the depth of our bench and the strength of our global platform, and allow us to respond to the significant opportunities ahead, as we continue to steer our business forward and work towards achieving our 2027 strategy”.
The firm’s other new partners are as follows:
Sara Hamzawi – corporate transactions, London
Neil Donovan - dispute resolution, London
Tammam Kaissi - dispute resolution, Riyadh
Sylvia Tee - dispute resolution, Hong Kong
Sara Mardell – tax, London
Katia Fettes – global loans, Luxembourg
Oliver Cary – investment funds, London
Simon Clarke – RSSG, London
James Illingworth - projects and energy transition, London
Natasha Kavanagh - projects and energy transition, Abu Dhabi
Tristan Robinson - projects and energy transition, Los Angeles
Charlie Reid – real estate, London
Chris Whitehouse - real estate, London
