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New IR laws increase prospective client pool

BY Luke Cornish |

As fireworks heralded the start of 2010, the Rudd Government’s Fair Work Act came into full effect providing both challenges and opportunities to law firms
Minters loses Shanghai head

BY Luke Cornish |

Minter Ellison’s Shanghai office managing partner Wan Li has defected to DLA Piper where he will lead the firm’s corporate team in Shanghai. Before working in Shanghai, Wan worked in Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong
Corrs poaches Mallesons IP lawyer

BY Luke Cornish |

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has recruited Thomas Jones from Mallesons Stephen Jaques as partner in its IP technology & competition group in Sydney
Bank chief says M+K withheld vital information from clients

BY Luke Cornish |

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst has accused Macpherson + Kelley (M+K) of inadequately advising clients, tampering with communications between the bank and its customers, and withholding “vital information” from its clients
Financial services to offer M&A opportunities

BY Luke Cornish |

The focus of M&A practices at most law firms has been on the booming energy & resources sector but 2010 will also see increased consolidation in both the financial services and the industrials sectors, according to Allens Arthur Robinson head of M&A Ewen Crouch
ALB Service Provider Awards 2009

BY Luke Cornish |

It takes more than just great lawyers to build a great law firm - and a variety of companies offer the services that allow practices to flourish. In the inaugural ALB Service Provider Awards, we highlight the very best offerings
Buddle Findlay bolsters business team ahead of financial reform

BY Luke Cornish |

Buddle Findlay has recruited Matthew Farrington to join its business services team as a senior solicitor. Farrington has returned to New Zealand after spending several years in Europe working for a hedge fund
Freehills unfreezes salaries despite ‘more challenges’ in 2010

BY Luke Cornish |

Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has informed all employees that the firm will conduct two salary reviews next year and make adjustments where necessary
Mallesons lines up new chairman

BY Luke Cornish |

Mallesons Stephen Jaques M&A partner, Tim Bednall, will take on the role of chairman from 1 January 2010 after the appointment was confirmed at the December meeting of the Mallesons board
Clayton Utz flexes its muscle in ALB Christmas Initiative

BY Luke Cornish |

Clayton Utz lured its competitors into a false sense of security before storming up the rankings in the last week of the ALB Christmas Initiative and registering the details of enough lawyers to have ALB donate a donkey to an impoverished community