M+K Lawyers has boosted its corporate and commercial capabilities with the appointment of Timothy Edwards as a principal in Sydney. Edwards, who makes the move from Truman Hoyle, was a foundation director of the St James Ethics Centre and remains a director and secretary of the board.

M+K Lawyers' National Managing Director Damian Paul said in a statement that the hire, the firm's second appointment in Sydney in recent weeks, was prompted by "increased corporate and M&A activity in the mid-market space" over the past six months.