One of the 14 Clayton Utz partners who defected to Allen & Overy in 2010 will be returning to the fold,  Clutz has announced.

Sonia Goumenis is a securitisation expert with over 12 years' experience in securitisation transactions, acting for a range of participants including sponsors, arrangers, facility providers, investors and trustees in both domestic and cross-border deals.  She has acted for Australian issuers in establishing their global covered bond programmes and began her career at Clayton Utz as a graduate, becoming a partner in January 2008.