These seven appointments reflect where client demand is growing and the landscape is shifting. Private capital structures are becoming more sophisticated, M&A activity is growing in specialist industries like hospitality and real estate, and the tax environment continues to evolve for multinationals and private wealth.

At the same time, major infrastructure pipelines, energy transition and regulatory reforms are generating increasingly complex disputes, while financial services and technology (including an emerging wave of AI-related claims) are producing large-scale class actions and cross-border litigation. Our new cohort of partners bring deep expertise across each of these areas.   

Virginia Briggs, Managing Partner and CEO of MinterEllison, said:   

Our clients need excellent advisers who are invested in their industry, who bring clarity and independent judgement under pressure, and who are ahead of how technology is changing the way complex problems should be solved. Our seven new partners demonstrate our commitment to being that excellent adviser. They bring deep industry expertise in the sectors where our clients are navigating the most consequential decisions, they are at the forefront of how AI is changing the way we work, and they embody the curiosity and collaboration that sets us apart. Our ambition is to bring value to our clients and help them disrupt the future intentionally. These appointments are how we keep that promise.”

The seven new partners are:  

• M&A/Capital Markets  

Samantha Crichton | Family Office and Private Wealth | Sydney  

Daniel Bell | Hotels & Hospitality M&A and Private M&A | Melbourne  

Hannah Dixon | Real Estate M&A and Private M&A | Melbourne  

• Dispute Resolution  

Anne Crittall | Commercial Disputes and Regulatory Litigation | Brisbane  

William Nolan | Commercial Disputes and Class Actions | Sydney  

• Projects, Infrastructure & Construction  

Sarah Ferrett | Infrastructure and Construction Disputes | Brisbane  

• Tax  

Silvino Gomes | Tax Controversy | Sydney