The new senior leaders were announced as a part of 33-strong promotions round
Slater and Gordon has welcomed four new practice group leaders in line with a 33-strong promotions round.
Andre Rich steps up to head the national industrial and employment law operations practice group from his base in Queensland, while Sarah Snowden helms the super/TPD national practice group. Kaitlin Ferris leads the class actions practice, and Eleni Sarian takes the reins on the public liability practice.
All four practice group heads will become part of the firm’s senior leadership team.
“Despite the challenges of the pandemic, our people continued to demonstrate enormous care for our clients and to work tirelessly to progress our clients’ matters. These promotions reflect the dedication and commitment we have at Slater and Gordon to making tomorrow start today for our clients,” CEO John Somerville said.
Slater and Gordon also promoted the following:
Principal lawyers
Senior associates
Associates
The firm said that the appointments “recognise decades of experience and hard work across a range of growing practice areas.”