Freehills partner Adam Stapledon is the latest senior lawyer to defect to Allen & Overy and is set to join the firm’s Sydney office in April.
Stapledon, who has been a partner at the firm for four years, has more than 13 years of banking experience advising clients on a range of structured debt products and derivatives and project financing transactions as well as acquisition and corporate financing transactions. Prior to joining Freehills he worked in London at Shearman & Sterling.
His move follows in the footsteps of Mallesons Stephen Jaques partner Dave Poddar, who officially started at Allen & Overy in January after six months of gardening leave and Allens Arthur Robinson partner Angus Jones who joined the Perth office as an energy and resource partner."We are very happy with the client reception to Allen & Overy's service offering in Australia. In the first six months of operating, we have generated a deal book of over A$11bn,” said Grant Fuzi, Allen & Overy's managing partner, Australia.
Allen & Overy opened in Australia with 17 partners, including 14 Clayton Utz partners. The firm has outlined targets of 50 lawyers and 20 partners for its Sydney and Perth offices after their first year of operations, rising to 25 partners and more than 60 lawyers after three to five years. The firm entered the Australian market in May 2010.
Allen & Overy recruits Freehills banking partner
Freehills partner Adam Stapledon is the latest senior lawyer to defect to Allen & Overy and is set to join the firm’s Sydney office in April.
Stapledon, who has been a partner at the firm for four years, has more than 13 years of banking experience advising clients on a range of structured debt products and derivatives and project financing transactions as well as acquisition and corporate financing transactions. Prior to joining Freehills he worked in London at Shearman & Sterling.
His move follows in the footsteps of Mallesons Stephen Jaques partner Dave Poddar, who officially started at Allen & Overy in January after six months of gardening leave and Allens Arthur Robinson partner Angus Jones who joined the Perth office as an energy and resource partner."We are very happy with the client reception to Allen & Overy's service offering in Australia. In the first six months of operating, we have generated a deal book of over A$11bn,” said Grant Fuzi, Allen & Overy's managing partner, Australia.
Allen & Overy opened in Australia with 17 partners, including 14 Clayton Utz partners. The firm has outlined targets of 50 lawyers and 20 partners for its Sydney and Perth offices after their first year of operations, rising to 25 partners and more than 60 lawyers after three to five years. The firm entered the Australian market in May 2010.
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