MinterEllison today announced 91 senior appointments including 10 new partners, 14 special counsel, 4 executive directors, 4 directors, 51 senior associates, and 8 senior managers, across its Australian offices. Women continue to represent the majority of promotions.
The legal and consulting promotions reflect increasing client and business demand in data privacy, digital transformation and procurement, cyber security, governance advice, AI and innovation, dispute resolution, tax, ESG, and workplace and industrial relations.
All legal and consulting senior appointments will support clients as they grow, consolidate, fortify, and protect their businesses, as well as transition to new markets and transform using technology. The appointments also reflect MinterEllison's commitment to supporting people's career ambitions and progression.
"Congratulations to all our senior appointments. They're making an outstanding contribution to our firm and creating value for our clients, our people and our communities. The appointments, across legal and consulting recognise our continued commitment to providing clients with access to solutions that combine a legal and consulting lens. We congratulate all our promotes on their accomplishments and look forward to the continued innovation and leadership they bring." Virginia Briggs, CEO and Managing Partner.
Our new appointments embody our core values of excellence, curiosity and collaboration.
The firm's consulting services – MinterEllison Consulting – is seeing growing demand for digital transformation, cyber security and governance advice, and the use and impact of emerging technologies.
There are 10 new partner promotes in total; an equal number of women and men.
The new partners are working everyday with clients who are adopting new technologies and their responsible use within industries in transition including health, energy and resources (including renewables), real estate, media, and technology. Three new partners have specialist technology, digital transformation and data expertise.
Said Virginia Briggs: "I'm delighted to welcome these talented lawyers and consultants to our partnership. They're adaptable and client-focused leaders. They bring new thinking and perspectives to the firm's leadership and to our clients.
"They also embrace new technologies in their practices and with clients.
We invest in our pipeline of future partners. And we give careful consideration to the diversity of our leadership and workforce. Our partner appointments reflect our gender balance and strengthen MinterEllison's 40:40:20 partnership target – 40% women, 40% men and 20% of any gender represented in MinterEllison's partnership by 2025," Briggs added.
Meet our new partners, the class of 2023:
- Patrick Considine, Partner, Media, Insurance and Corporate Risk, Melbourne
- David Chin, Partner, Real Estate, Melbourne
- Leyla Dixon, Partner, Workplace, Brisbane
- Taya Hunt, Partner, Migration, Brisbane
- Usman Khan, Partner, MinterEllison Consulting, Technology Consulting, Melbourne
- Fiona Lewis, Partner, Regulatory, Energy and Renewables, Melbourne
- Briony Pole, Partner, Workplace, Perth
- Tanya Sciasci, Partner, Real Estate Leasing, Brisbane
- Bruno Solia, Partner, Technology, Digital and Data, Sydney
- Mark Teys, Partner, Technology, Digital and Data, Sydney
