Colin Biggers & Paisley law firm news

2011 promises to be another year of intrigue and transformation for many of Australia and New Zealand’s best-known firms. ALB starts the year by nominating ten firms for whom 2011 will be a particularly critical year. Whether they are law firms primed for growth or ones that are looking to recover from a setback, here are the firms that have a point to prove to the market.

Respected property lawyer and partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Justin Adam, has joined Colin Biggers & Paisley (CBP) as a partner.

President and founding member of ADVOC Asia Dunstan de Souza has questioned whether firms having offices overseas is a successful business model.

The Australian economy may be emerging from the GFC but insurers are still experiencing the effects of the fallout. Law firms are now busy with a spike in claims work as the debris settles.

John Holland GC Anthony Arrow has joined Allens Arthur Robinson and will be based in the firm's Melbourne office from May.

Insurance industry executive Kemsley Brennan has moved back to private practice and joined Colin Biggers & Paisley from Chubb as special counsel.

As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a big 2010

As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a bigger 2010 than most.

ALB Guide: Insurance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.

Federal and state governments must change the way they evaluate private-public infrastructure projects if they are serious about overcoming public distrust and effects of a cautious credit market.

Clients have told ALB that they often turned to partner Mark Radford for his legal advice, but the process was reversed when he recently decided to move from Blake Dawson to Colin Biggers & Paisley.

When Colin Biggers & Paisley contacted Martin Deutsch, a director of Sydney firm Landerer & Co, he was not looking to move - but that gradually changed after talking with one of the partners.

Conditions haven't been completely kind to insurance firms of late, but the major practices are still staying positive - and with good reason

The latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas, and the leading firms and lawyers operating in them. Each ALB Guide arrives at lists of 'leading firms', 'recommended firms' and 'leading lawyers' in each practice area covered.

Many international law firms have been drawn to the Middle East’s boomtown in the last 12 months as it cements its position on the global financial map.

The bright lights of Dubai have lured another Australian lawyer to the shores of the emirate. Former corporate counsel Chris Bromhead will trade ING Australia for international law firm Clyde & Co

The bright lights of Dubai have lured another Australian lawyer to the shores of the emirate

Colin Biggers & Paisley has recruited Stuart Hetherington to boost its maritime and insurance practice.

Colin Biggers & Paisley has recruited Stuart Hetherington to boost its maritime and insurance practice.

Sparke Helmore is the latest firm to benefit from KPMG Legal's demise, picking up a partner and two lawyers for its Melbourne property practice.