2020 Leadership appointments

Partner and Special Counsel appointments

A diverse and talented group of new leaders.

The appointments are across the legal and consulting practices strengthening the firm's market-leading capabilities in key areas of practice and industry.

Partners

Insurance & Corporate Risk

Sonja Read | Brisbane

Flex

Juliet Fay*| Sydney

Tax

Farzeen Anwar | Melbourne

Technology Consulting

Jonathon Blackford* | Brisbane
Ana-Maria Wilson* | Canberra

Real Estate

Tammy Berghofer | Brisbane
Alice Langham | Sydney

Announcement of our 29 leadership appointments

"Our new partners and special counsel have all guided clients during these unprecedented times. Clients have relied on their exceptional technical skills and deep industry knowledge to assist them respond to the challenges posed by the pandemic. Our new partners and special counsel are also strong and thoughtful mentors to our people and I know they will contribute significantly to the firm's ongoing success."

Annette Kimmitt, CEO and Managing Partner

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Special Counsel

Capital Markets and Corporate
Michael Mellon | Sydney
Leigh Schulz | Melbourne

Dispute Resolution
Lynne Kozak | Brisbane

Insurance & Corporate Risk
Nicole Morgan | Brisbane
Kristy Brockwell | Melbourne
Jenny McKenzie | Perth

Technology Consulting
Alistair Mascarenhas* | Auckland (Executive Director)
Stuart Ritchie* | Sydney (Executive Director)

Workplace
Pawel Zielinski | Brisbane
Amy Walsh | Sydney

Projects Infrastructure & Construction
Petrina Macpherson | Brisbane
Sian Keast | Brisbane
Alex Lowe | Perth

Real Estate
Jonathan Chow | Sydney

Senior Associates (announced 31 August 2020)

Capital Markets & Corporate

Capital Solutions
Rhett McPhie | Melbourne

Project Solutions
Shairiibuu Boldoo | Ulaanbaatar
Russell Jones | Adelaide
Chanan Ng | Beijing

Transaction Solutions
Jennifer Dornan | Sydney
Andrew Jiang | London
Nicolas Lee | Melbourne
Aimee Yi | Sydney

Consulting Solutions

Disputes, Competition and Insurance

Competition, Risk and Regulatory
Elizabeth Emmett | Brisbane

Statutory Compensation Management
Ben Clarke | Adelaide
Narod Hosikian | Melbourne

Infrastructure, Construction and Property

Environment and Planning
Jarryd Gray | Melbourne
Stephanie Mann | Melbourne
Tegun Middleton | Brisbane

Real Estate
Yvette Mason | Gold Coast
Nick McConnell | Melbourne
Ruth Sainsbury | Brisbane

Real Estate / Volume
Mark Hautop | Adelaide
Jenna Mastachenko | Sydney
Kieran McAlpine | Melbourne
Jessica Stokes | Melbourne

Attracting leadership talent

Over the past 12 months, the firm has attracted experienced and expert practitioners bolstering the partnership and leadership. Meet them.

Technology Consulting

Ashish Das* | Sydney

Transaction Solutions

Shaun Clyne | Sydney

Infrastructure Consulting

Ross Campbell*
| Melbourne

Project Solutions

Ros O'Mally | Sydney

* part of MinterEllison's consulting business (not an Australian legal practitioner)

2020 Leadership appointments

A diverse and talented group of new leaders.

Partners

Capital Markets and Corporate

Competition, Risk and Regulatory

Dispute Resolution

Insurance & Corporate Risk

Flex

Tax

Technology Consulting

Real Estate

Announcement of our 29 leadership appointments

Special Counsel

Senior Associates (announced 31 August 2020)

Capital Markets & Corporate

Consulting Solutions

Disputes, Competition and Insurance

Infrastructure, Construction and Property

Director

Consulting Solutions

Senior Manager

Consulting Solutions

Attracting leadership talent

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