HWL Ebsworth has appointed Harry Cormack as a partner in the firm’s banking and financial group in Sydney.

Cormack has joined HWL Ebsworth from Gadens Lawyers where he was a partner for seven years. Prior to that, Cormack worked in the banking and finance team of Corrs Chambers Westgarth. He has more than 33 years of experience in advising some of Australia's prominent banking and financial services institutions. His experience in advising on commercial lending transactions extends from the SME space through to the institutional level with a particular emphasis on the corporate, commercial and business banking spaces.

Managing partner of HWL Ebsworth, Juan Martinez, said that the appointment was in response to a growing demand for banking and financial services in recent years.