Johnson Winter & Slattery has promoted four to partnership and a further four to senior associate level.
 
Among the new partner appointees are Jee-Seon Lee (corporate, energy & resources), Richard McMullan (corporate, M&A), Kerry Morrow (corporate, M&A), and Paul Svilans (dispute resolution, media).
 
The move comes after strong M&A performance in the first half of the year. According to Bloomberg's recently released M&A league tables Johnson Winter & Slattery was the biggest winner, jumping from 44th place to ninth with two deals worth US$1.6bn (A$1.9bn).
 
The firm has also promoted the following to senior associate level: Ben Renfrey (dispute resolution, insolvency), Natalie Tan (energy & resources), Frances Willis (dispute resolution), and Andrew Wilton (energy & resources).
 
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