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Bakers hires partner from Clifford Chance
Baker McKenzie has made a lateral hire from fellow global firm Clifford Chance, scooping a partner for its corporate group.
Jerome Doraisamy
Bakers has hired Lance Sacks, a corporate partner at Clifford Chance, for its Sydney office, commencing on 1 May 2020.
Speaking about the appointment, Bakers national managing partner Anthony Foley said that Mr Sacks has an “impressive background” on both domestic and cross-border matters.
“He has long been known to us as a leader in his field and we look forward to welcoming him to our growing corporate practice,” he said.
Bakers head of corporate in Australia, Ben McLaughlin, added: “We are seeing an increasing number of client mandates for our corporate group in Sydney, evidenced by our work on a number of market leading transactions. Lance’s arrival comes at an exciting time for our firm.”
Mr Sacks commented: “I have long observed the firm’s point of difference being a leading corporate firm with an unmatched cross-border capability having a reach of 78 locations worldwide, including the world’s largest financial centres and key emerging markets, so knowing I can service my clients’ needs wherever a transaction is executed was compelling along with the quality of lawyers in the corporate team nationally.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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