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| Award winning technology company helps business to work smarter |
| 02 October 2008 |
Minter Ellison's subsidiary, liift pty ltd has won the Award for Innovation in Legal IT at this year's 3rd Annual CMS LawTech Awards in Byron Bay.
liift is the brainchild of a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and business analysts from Minter Ellison who last week took out the award for their suite of user friendly technology platforms, including the highly successful liift Franchisor software. |
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| Accolades for Greater China employment team |
| 15 August 2008 |
Recognition for our Greater China Employment team continues to grow. The team has been voted Asian-Counsel's Hong Kong Employment Team of the Year 2008 and this week was announced as a finalist for the China Law & Practice 2008 Awards. |
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| Minter Ellison wins Insurance 'Law Firm of the Year' Award for second consecutive year |
| 08 August 2008 |
Minter Ellison has received the Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry 'Law Firm of the Year' Award for the second consecutive year. |
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| Minter Ellison announced as finalist for 'Law Firm of the Year' award |
| 24 July 2008 |
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Minter Ellison is a finalist for the Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards 'Law Firm of the Year' category for the second year running. The firm's highly respected Insurance practice won the award last year. |
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| Meet our new partner - George Krashos |
| 22 July 2008 |
George has 10 years' experience in workers compensation law and represented both plaintiffs and insurers in common law and statutory insurance jurisdictions. |
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| Meet our new partner - Sophie Carman |
| 21 July 2008 |
Sophie is a specialist in the area of workers compensation and has practised in the area of statutory insurance, specifically, workers compensation, for over 10 years. |
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| Meet our new partner - Julie Whitehead |
| 21 July 2008 |
Julie advises government, owners, contractors and proponents across a range of industry sectors, including commercial building, transport infrastructure, energy, mining and resources. |
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| Meet our new partner - Alberto Colla |
| 17 July 2008 |
Alberto practices in corporate and securities law with a wide range of experience in equity capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. |
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| Meet our new partner - Samantha Betzien |
| 14 July 2008 |
Samantha joined the partnership in 2008 and continues to apply her expertise in employment and industrial relations law to the benefit of our clients. |
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| Meet our new partner - Paul Kallenbach |
| 09 July 2008 |
Paul is a technology law specialist, with a particular focus on strategic sourcing, ecommerce, technology licensing, intellectual property and electronic payment systems. |
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| Meet our new partner - Penny Murray |
| 08 July 2008 |
Penny specialises in advice on environmental and town planning law, compensation and compulsory acquisition and advice on contaminated land. |
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| Meet our new partner - David Stevens |
| 08 July 2008 |
David is a property specialist with extensive experience in all aspects of property law and has worked on some of the largest property transactions and developments in Queensland. |
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| Meet our new partner - Nigel Clark |
| 02 July 2008 |
Nigel heads the Minter Ellison London Finance practice. He advises financiers, corporates and law firms on all aspects of English and Australian finance law. |
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| Minter Ellison Legal Group adds 14 new partners |
| 30 June 2008 |
The Minter Ellison Legal Group has announced the appointment of 14 new partners, effective 1 July 2008. |
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| Minter Ellison launches innovative website resource for the construction industry |
| 19 June 2008 |
Minter Ellison today launches a free, innovative website for those involved with the construction industry. This online resource is designed to make the job of people working in construction, property development and infrastructure development easier. |
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| Integrated AML |
| 13 June 2008 |
| The introduction of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 has resulted in an increasingly complex web of legislative provisions, rules, regulations, declarations, AUSTRAC policy statements and Guidance Notes. Minter Ellison has developed Integrated AML, an integrated publication to help clients understand the interaction of the legislative provisions with the additional regulatory materials. |
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| Minter Ellison senior associate receives the Order of Australia medal |
| 10 June 2008 |
Minter Ellison senior associate, Andrew Lu, received the Order of Australia medal (OAM) "For service to the arts through a range of administrative roles, and to the community". The Honour Announcement was made in the Queen’s Birthday 2008 Honours List published on Monday, 9 June 2008. |
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| Minter Ellison consultant awarded the Order of Australia Medal |
| 10 June 2008 |
| Minter Ellison consultant, Ron Laird, has been awarded the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours. |
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| Minter Ellison works on award-winning deals |
| 23 May 2008 |
| Minter Ellison's work on two market-leading deals was recognized in Sydney last night at the annual Australasian Legal Business Law Awards. |
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| Minter Ellison gets Gold for corporate responsibility |
| 20 May 2008 |
| Minter Ellison, a founding participant in the Australian Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI), has attained a GOLD ranking in the 5th annual CRI results released today. |
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| Seat at infrastructure power table for Minter Ellison Industry Leader |
| 20 May 2008 |
Mark Birrell, leader of Minter Ellison's National Infrastructure Industry Group, has been appointed to the Rudd Government's inaugural Infrastructure Australia Board. |
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| Minter Ellison Rudd Watts named Employer of the Year |
| 12 April 2008 |
| Minter Ellison Rudd Watts' employee Nick Jones has earned the firm the Territorial Forces Employer Support Council (TFESC) Employer of the Year Award. The inaugural award recognises employers who are committed to supporting Reservists in their workplace. |
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| Meet our new partner - Richard Dammery |
| 11 April 2008 |
Richard is a Partner in our Corporate group with over 15 years' experience as a senior legal adviser and general manager. |
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| Minter Ellison ranked one of the top firms in environmental law |
| 08 April 2008 |
| Minter Ellison's national environmental law practice has been voted one of the best in the country. |
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| Minter Ellison young lawyer off to 2020 Summit |
| 08 April 2008 |
| Phoebe Knowles, a corporate lawyer in Minter Ellison's Melbourne office and a human rights lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clearing House is one of the 1,000 Australians who will participate in the Prime Minister's 2020 Summit. |
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| Meet our new partner - Lynne Peach |
| 01 April 2008 |
Specialising in intellectual property, Lynne Peach provides advice in relation to all aspects of the creation, acquisition, commercialisation, management and protection of Intellectual Property rights. |
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| Minter Ellison welcomes new IP partner |
| 25 March 2008 |
| Minter Ellison has boosted its intellectual property team with the appointment of Lynne Peach, who joins the firm as a partner. |
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| Corporate heavyweight joins Minter Ellison in Melbourne |
| 13 March 2008 |
Minter Ellison has added yet more firepower to its corporate practice with the hire of Coles Group's executive General Counsel and Company Secretary. Richard Dammery joins the firm as a partner and will be part of Minter Ellison's strong national M&A team. |
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| Goodbye witching hour |
| 27 February 2008 |
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Minter Ellison's Perth office has refined its parental leave policy to ensure it delivers genuine work/life balance for new fathers. |
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| Meet our new partner – Peter Block |
| 27 February 2008 |
| Peter is a partner in the firm’s Projects and Finance Division. He has extensive experience acting for participants in the development and financing of greenfield projects (including BOTs, BOOTs and BTs) particularly in the areas of energy, oil and gas, telecommunications and large complex infrastructure projects. |
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| Meet our new Darwin Partner – Lyn Bennett |
| 05 February 2008 |
| Lyn is head of the commercial department in our Darwin office. She has more than 25 years' experience in the legal industry, with a focus on commercial and property law. |
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| Minter Ellison boosts Corporate practice in Greater China |
| 23 January 2008 |
| Minter Ellison has announced the arrival of Matthew Hibbins to its Hong Kong Corporate team. |
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| Five new partners to kick off 2008 |
| 22 January 2008 |
| The Minter Ellison Legal Group is powering into 2008 with the appointment of five new partners. |
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| Meet our new Corporate partner - Victoria Mathewson |
| 18 January 2008 |
| Victoria has extensive corporate law experience and acting for a range of corporate clients including Australian listed entities and financial institutions. |
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| Minter Ellison lawyers amongst best in the world |
| 14 January 2008 |
A record number of Minter Ellison lawyers have been recognised as amongst the best in the world in the 2008 edition of the respected international directory, Chambers Global. |
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| Meet our new Corporate Partner – Christopher Brown |
| 07 January 2008 |
| Christopher initially joined Minter Ellison in April 2002, having spent a period in private practice in London. His principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, Corporations Act and Listing Rules advice, joint ventures and commercial contracts. |
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| SAFETRAC appoints a new Managing Director |
| 04 December 2007 |
SAFETRAC and Minter Ellison today announced the appointment of Mr Ed Stockdale as Managing Director of SAFETRAC Pty Ltd. SAFETRAC is a subsidiary of top tier corporate law firm Minter Ellison. |
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| Minter Ellison advises Barclays Global Investors iShares launch |
| 07 November 2007 |
Minter Ellison has advised Barclays Global Investors and iShares on the launch of iShares in Australia, the first exchange traded fund of this type to be introduced in Australia. |
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| Centre of Excellence helps Australian resources companies investing in Africa |
| 31 October 2007 |
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Minter Ellison has announced that it has set up an African Centre for Excellence in Perth to cater for the growing demand of Australian companies investing in minerals exploration in Africa. |
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| Minter Ellison welcomes new COO/CFO |
| 11 October 2007 |
Minter Ellison is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Brennan to the position of Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer. |
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| Minter Ellison welcomes real estate specialist partner |
| 09 October 2007 |
Minter Ellison is pleased to announce real estate specialist, Virginia Briggs, will join the firm as a partner on 15 October. |
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| Minter Ellison's Integrated FSR Toolkit now available |
| 08 October 2007 |
The updated version of Minter Ellison's Integrated FSR Toolkit is now available. It is an essential aid to understanding the financial services regime and includes information up to 30 September 2007. The toolkit brings together the financial services provisions of Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and related regulations, explanatory materials, class orders and references to Treasury and ASIC material in a single easy-to-use package. |
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| Minter Ellison leads way forward on Hong Kong's employment law |
| 05 October 2007 |
| Minter Ellison was specially requested to produce the first comprehensive guide to Hong Kong's Employment Law by leading media partner CCH. Hong Kong Employment Law: A Practical Guide waslaunched on 5 October, 2007. |
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| Minter Ellison Partner to chair LAWASIA business law |
| 05 October 2007 |
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Minter Ellison Partner, Peter Bartlett has been elected chairman of the Business Law Section of LAWASIA, an association of lawyers in the Asia Pacific Region. |
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| Minter Ellison to change US model while gearing up in Asia |
| 25 September 2007 |
| Minter Ellison Chief Executive, Guy Templeton, has announced the firm will change its service model in the US at the end of this year, when the resident partner there, IP/IT specialist Richard Horton, returns to Australia. |
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| Minter Ellison wins Insurance Law Firm of the Year award |
| 03 August 2007 |
| Minter Ellison received the 'Law Firm of the Year' award at the 4th annual Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. |
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| Mainland move for Minter Ellison's first Chinese partner |
| 18 July 2007 |
Minter Ellison has announced that partner Wan Li will be relocating to Shanghai to head its office there. This move is a clear indication of the firm's ongoing commitment to China and its intention to further strengthen its operations on the ground. |
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| Minter Ellison adds four new partners in Hong Kong |
| 16 July 2007 |
| Minter Ellison has announced the appointment of four new partners in the firm's Hong Kong office, effective 1 July 2007. |
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| Magic circle partner joins Minter Ellison's thriving Hong Kong office |
| 16 July 2007 |
| Minter Ellison has announced the appointment of Nigel Francis to head its Hong Kong Dispute Resolution practice. |
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| New Managing Partner for Minter Ellison's Brisbane office |
| 04 July 2007 |
| Ross Landsberg has taken over as Managing Partner of Minter Ellison's office in Brisbane from Denis Gately, whose tenure ended on 30 June. |
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| Minter Ellison Legal Group adds 15 new partners |
| 04 July 2007 |
| The Minter Ellison Legal Group has appointed 15 new partners, 7 Special Counsel, 36 Senior Associates and 2 Senior Consultants in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. |
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| Minter Ellison appointments signal future growth |
| 28 June 2007 |
Minter Ellison SA/NT has announced the appointment of a new Chairman of its board and created the new position of Chief Operating Partner. |
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| Minter Ellison Adelaide wins Premier's Business Volunteering Award |
| 13 June 2007 |
| Minter Ellison Adelaide has won the Premier's Business Volunteering Award for their work at the Magdalene Centre over the past 12 months. |
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| Minter Ellison achieves silver ranking in the Australian Corporate Responsibility Index |
| 14 May 2007 |
Minter Ellison, a founding participant in the Australian Corporate Responsibility Index, has attained a silver ranking in the 4th annual CRI results released this week. |
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| Minter Ellison helps win South Australia media award |
| 01 May 2007 |
| A story on the ABC's Stateline program featuring Minter Ellison Adelaide's pro-bono work has helped win a South Australia media award. |
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| Hong Kong Construction Team achieves success in ferry pier development litigation |
| 23 March 2007 |
| The Hong Kong Construction Team have recently achieved a successful result for the Government of the Hong Kong SAR in relation to an aborted ferry pier development. |
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| Construction Team enjoys market recognition |
| 23 March 2007 |
Minter Ellison’s reputation for having one of the strongest construction teams in the Asia Pacific region was again recognised by external commentators with award nominations and improved rankings for our lawyers and the team as a whole. |
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| ARIC Rail Mission to New Zealand |
| 13 March 2007 |
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and the Australian Trade Commission are delighted to co-host the ARIC Rail Mission board meeting at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Auckland premises, 2-5 April 2007. |
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| Acquisition of increased stake in Australian uranium explorer by Areva |
| 12 March 2007 |
| Minter Ellison has advised Areva, a world leader in nuclear power and nuclear manufacturing plants, on the acquisition by its Australian subsidiary of a further six million new shares in the ASX-listed uranium explorer Northern Uranium Limited. |
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| Helen Macfarlane - new special counsel in Environment & Planning group |
| 01 February 2007 |
Helen joined Minter Ellison as a senior associate in 2000 and was appointed to special counsel as at 1 January 2007. |
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| Minter Ellison appointments show strong support for insurance practice |
| 30 January 2007 |
| Minter Ellison has announced the appointment of four new partners and three senior associates specialising in the insurance and corporate risk area amongst in its December 2006/January 2007 promotions. |
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| Returning to Australia? Return home to Minter Ellison |
| 29 January 2007 |
| Are you looking at returning home to Australia? Seeking an easy relocation and fantastic career transition that will continue to challenge and develop you? We can help. After all, we have over 90 Minter Ellison staff in our overseas offices whom we regularly relocate, so you can trust that we know what we are doing. |
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| New special counsel joins the Perth office |
| 18 January 2007 |
| Neil Fearis, a new special counsel, has joined the Perth's corporate and commercial group after many years at one of Australia's largest national law firms. |
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| Minter Ellison's Shanghai office relocation |
| 03 January 2007 |
Minter Ellison's Shanghai office has relocated to a new address. |
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| Minter Ellison announces its latest senior appointments |
| 15 December 2006 |
| The Minter Ellison Legal Group is delighted to announce its latest senior appointments. These specialist lawyers understand their clients’ businesses and industries and focus on achieving successful business outcomes. Teamwork and collaboration drive the way they work with each other and how they engage with clients. |
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| Human Resources group wins two awards in China |
| 15 December 2006 |
| The Greater China Employment and Human Resources group has won two awards from HRoot, a reputable Chinese HR organization based in Shanghai. |
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| New Managing Partner for Sydney office |
| 04 December 2006 |
| Minter Ellison today announced that Andrew Cunningham has been chosen as the new Managing Partner of the firm's Sydney office. He will take over from Alan McArthur, who retires on 31 December. |
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| Minter Ellison Adelaide office is on the move |
| 01 December 2006 |
| After 17 years at 1 King William Street, Adelaide, Minter Ellison will soon have a new home in South Australia. |
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| Sydney office appoints new insurance partner |
| 28 November 2006 |
| Minter Ellison has appointed a new partner in its Sydney office – insurance specialist Chern Tan. |
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| Minter Ellison's latest scorecard in two leading international legal directories |
| 27 November 2006 |
Minter Ellison lawyers and offices have achieved some outstanding results in the latest edition of two respected international legal directories published recently. These directories provide good benchmarks for the legal services market and independent recognition of both leading individual lawyers and leading practice groups in the Asia Pacific region. |
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| Senior lawyer to lead Minter Ellison's Canberra employment practice |
| 18 October 2006 |
Well-known Canberra lawyer, Robert (Bob) Cook, has joined Minter Ellison as a partner and will head the firm's Canberra employment practice. |
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| Perth office welcomes new Managing Partner |
| 01 September 2006 |
There's been a changing of the guard in the firm's Perth office – with John Poulsen taking over from Sean Larkan as Managing Partner. |
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| Acquisition of former Westpoint site in joint venture |
| 14 August 2006 |
| Minter Ellison acts for investment Babcock and Brown on the acquisition of the former Emu Brewery site in Perth's inner city. |
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| Minter Ellison's legal talent recognised internationally |
| 01 August 2006 |
Lawyers from across our various offices in Australasia and Asia have been recognised by the respected UK publication, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, as amongst the best in their jurisdiction in their special area of practice. |
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| Minter Ellison Legal Group announces 12 new partners |
| 30 June 2006 |
The Minter Ellison Legal Group has announced the appointment of 12 new partners, to take effect from 1 July 2006. |
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| Minter Ellison helps bring Las Vegas to Singapore |
| 29 May 2006 |
Minter Ellison has advised Las Vegas Sands Inc ("LVSI") on the US company's successful bid for the right to build and operate Singapore's first casino. |
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| Minter Ellison remains sole law firm in the Corporate Responsibility Index |
| 15 May 2006 |
Minter Ellison remains the only law firm globally, and the only professional services firm in Australia, to participate in the Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI). |
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| Two wins in the NSW Land and Environment Court |
| 09 May 2006 |
Minter Ellison's Environment & Planning team has helped clients to significant wins in the NSW Land and Environment Court. |
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| Cathay Pacific outsources data centre to Unisys |
| 19 April 2006 |
| Minter Ellison has advised Cathay Pacific Airways on the outsourcing of its data centre to Unisys |
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| Minter Ellison's success at the ALB Deals of the Year awards |
| 07 April 2006 |
| Two deals, in which Minter Ellison was a key adviser, have won accolades at the ALB Australasian Law Awards. |
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| 'Back to Back' wins for Minter Ellison South Australia |
| 24 March 2006 |
| For the second year in a row, Minter Ellison South Australia has won the BRW-St.George Client Choice Award for the Best Professional Services firm in South Australia. |
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| New head for Minter Ellison's superannuation practice |
| 22 March 2006 |
| Minter Ellison has announced that new partner Maged Girgis will head the firm's strong national superannuation practice. |
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| Airservices Australia joint venture |
| 06 March 2006 |
| Minter Ellison's IP commercialisation team acted for Airservices Australia in negotiating its first international commercial joint venture, announced recently at the aviation industry's annual Air Traffic Control exhibition, ATC Maastricht. |
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| Burdekin Pipeline Project |
| 16 February 2006 |
| Minter Ellison advised SunWater on the commencement of the Burdekin Pipeline Project – a water pipeline in central Queensland designed to ensure a reliable and adequate water supply to the state's coal-rich Bowen Basin. |
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| Minter Ellison appoints energy/resources specialist partner and recruits public works and services senior lawyer from the UK |
| 08 February 2006 |
| Minter Ellison's Perth office has announced the appointment of two specialists, further strengthening the firm's active energy and resources group in Western Australia. |
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