Minter Ellison Rudd Watts law firm news

Both Buddle Findlay and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts have appointed new partners in their property practices.

Rain-sodden Brisbane is still shaping up as one of the hottest markets for the legal industry in 2011– but local firms are wary of the ever-increasing competition

Michael Heron, a partner at New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh, has been appointed chair of the Drug Free Sport New Zealand board (DFSNZ).

Sustained investment and financial growth in the Saudi economy is behind Jones Day’s unprecedented decision to launch three new offices (Riyadh, Jeddah and Alkhobar) in the Kingdom, said the firm’s Europe/Middle East partner-in-charge Mary Ellen Powers.

Australian firm Minter Ellison has significantly increased its partner ranks in Hong Kong with a triple partner lateral hire from US firm Jones Day. Barbara Mok, Anne Ko and Katherine U, all capital markets and M&A lawyers, will join the firm in the new year increasing the total number of partners in its Hong Kong office to nine.

澳大利亚律所铭德律师事务所近日聘请了三位前任美国众达律师事务所的律师加盟该所担任合伙人。

Minter Ellison has made a pre-New Year swoop on three Jones Day partners in Hong Kong.

Finance, derivatives and insolvency specialist Chris Forrest has returned to New Zealand and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts after 14 years in the UK.

Minter Ellison has appointed former Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner David Pratley as a partner in the firm’s taxation practice.

Former Clayton Utz partner Katrina Groshinski and fellow senior associate Naveena Rajaretnam have joined Minter Ellison Sydney.

Minter Ellison is in the middle of a Mexican stand-off between NRL star Greg Inglis and his former club, The Melbourne Storm.

DLA Piper has appointed Allen & Overy’s Tim Dobson to its corporate group as a senior consultant.

The QR National initial public offer will see Allens Arthur Robinson walk away with a healthy pay check of A$4.8m, reports Fairfax Media.

Minter Ellison Rudd Watts has appointed specialist energy lawyer Sarah Sinclair to the partnership.

As foreshadowed by ALB last year, Minter Ellison has officially opened an office in Beijing.

Singapore firm WongPartnership and Freehills have acted for private equity firms Carlyle Group and TPG Capital in their successful takeover battle for private hospitals operator and pathology provider Healthscope.

Boutique New Zealand law firm Morrison Daly could soon have a new name, following the departure of partner Kara Daly.

Melbourne: the spiritual home of AFL, the W class tram and some of the nation’s most enterprising young law firms. ALB investigates.

In February this year, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English laid out a stark assessment of the NZ economy. Rising unemployment, sluggish growth even in the pre-GFC era and a five year drop in exports were the highlights – or lowlights – of what English described as an extended passage of decline.

DLA Phillips Fox New Zealand has made three senior appointments across its two offices.