Mallesons law firm news

NZ: Hudson Gavin Martin lawyer joins Microsoft
| Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Hudson Gavin Martin IP litigation specialist Natasha Crampton will join Microsoft New Zealand as legal counsel, the software company announced today.

Mallesons partner appointed to NSW Supreme Court
| Thursday, 26 May 2011

Mallesons dispute resolution partner Ashley Black is set to become a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW

'Getting noticed' key to female lawyer's success on Toll board
| Thursday, 26 May 2011

Australia is rich in female lawyers who just need to get noticed, according to advocacy group women on boards

UK update: equity restructure causes revolt at Addleshaws
| Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Addleshaw Goddard’s management has postponed plans to change the firm’s equity structure after strenuous objections from partners, The Lawyer has reported.

Mallesons commissions diversity survey
| Monday, 23 May 2011

Mallesons has commissioned an external provider to conduct a survey into the firm’s performance on diversity issues.

Middletons recruits ex-Mallies partner; Corrs SA moves to Allion Legal
| Monday, 23 May 2011

Former Mallesons partner Greg Lewis has joined Middletons as a special counsel.

2011 ALB Law Awards – winners revealed
| Friday, 20 May 2011

Revealing the winners at the 2011 ALB-Macquarie Bank Law Awards: which firms collected the honours this year?

Deals Digest: V8 Supercars; Noble Group/ Gloucestor
| Friday, 20 May 2011

A summary of the deals information collected by ALB since last update (19 May).

Mayer Brown JSM makes Gerry O'Brien consultant
| Thursday, 12 May 2011

Mayer Brown JSM has promoted Hong Kong-based competition lawyer Gerry O’Brien to consultant in its antitrust and competition practice.

China’s outbound investments paving the way for more legal work
| Wednesday, 11 May 2011

The level of work for Australian firms in China shows no signs of slowing down, with some on the ground predicting outbound investment from the People’s Republic likely to surpass inbound in the next three years.

Deal Highlights: Barrick swoops on Equinox, Seven wins AFL broadcast rights
| Monday, 9 May 2011

Barrick swoops on Equinox, China zeroes in on Australia

Legal industry stalwarts appointed to ILSAC council
| Thursday, 5 May 2011

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced new appointments to the International Legal Services Advisory Council (ILSAC).

Legal eagles play central role at China trade summit
| Monday, 2 May 2011

Legal stalwarts John Denton and Robert Milliner have returned from the second Australia-China Joint CEO Roundtable meeting in Beijing along with 12 other Australian business leaders.

Second downturn not an issue for firms, says report
| Thursday, 28 April 2011

According to a new study by Macquarie Relationship Banking only 14% of Australian law firms are concerned about another downturn and amongst higher profit firms that figure drops to 4%.

UK partner promotions rebound
| Wednesday, 27 April 2011

The UK legal market has shown its strongest sign yet that business is buoyant.

M&A mid-market results show continued strength in resources
| Tuesday, 19 April 2011

The latest Thomson Reuters Mid-Market Rankings for the Australian and New Zealand M&A market show a slight overall improvement in the first three months of the year, compared to 12 months ago.

ALB China Employer of Choice 2011: US firms sweep international category
| Monday, 18 April 2011

US law firms have made a clean sweep of the 2011 ALB China Employer of Choice Awards, taking out all five positions in the international firm category for mainland China.

Mallesons leads finalist tally at the 2011 ALB Awards
| Wednesday, 13 April 2011

The 2011 Macquarie Bank ALB Australasian Law Awards are only one month away and a clear leader in the finalist tally has emerged.

Corrs wins gold in Employer of Choice survey
| Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has won this year’s coveted Gold ALB Employer of Choice Award in the Australian large firm category, outperforming rival national firms AAR, Freehills and Mallesons which also scored well

Mallesons’ Milliner to step down
| Thursday, 31 March 2011

Robert Milliner has announced he will step down from the role of chief executive partner at Mallesons Stephen Jaques at the end of the year. Managing partner Stuart Fuller will replace Milliner from January 2012.