Effective from the beginning of this month, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) promoted 49 lawyers to the role of senior associate. These advancements were awarded to lawyers in HSF’s Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth offices.

Australian executive partner Andrew Pike welcomed the promotions: “At HSF, we take great pride in developing our people and providing them with exceptional opportunities to progress in their careers. In these challenging times, we believe it’s just as important as ever to recognise and reward the hard work and growth of our talented people.”

Mr Pike said the promotions — which are in addition to the 26 appointments to the HSF global partnership in May — are a testament to their “significant legal and commercial” experiences, commitment to clients and positive contribution to colleagues.

“I look forward to watching them step up in their new roles as they continue to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients and the firm,” Mr Pike said.

More than 50 per cent of the 49 new senior associates are women, reflecting on HSF’s ongoing focus on diversity and inclusion and commitment to attracting female talent.

The new Australian senior associates in their practice areas are:

In competition, regulation and trade: Jared Peut (Melbourne).

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In the corporate team: Nick Alexander, Michael Burrell, William He, Danielle M McCarthy, Joshua Santilli, Imogen White (all Sydney); Lucinda Boothby, Michael Denny, Mitchell Tatam (all Perth); Amanda Cowan, Carrie Hui, Madeleine Miller, Mandy Milner, Robert Prosser, Alida Vandewiele, Simon Walker, Christina Wheeler, Jennifer Wong (all Melbourne); and Kate Newman (Brisbane).

In digital law group: Ariane Garside (Perth).

In the disputes team: Minh Bui, Gabrielle Doyle, Shelley He, James Jankulovski, Chris Lisica, Andrew Mason, Genevieve Rock, Nicholas Scott (all Sydney); Ena Catovic, Ella Wisniewski (both Perth); Helen Cousins, Alexandra Lockie, Dylan O’Keefe and Laura Stringer (all Melbourne).

In employment, industrial relations and safety: Alexis Agostino (Melbourne); Dea Fairbairn (Brisbane); Rachel Lee (Perth); Jessica Light and Lisa Soo (both Sydney).

In the finance, real estate and projects teams: Jasmine Gharib, Arnica Mullins, Maxwell Wu (all Sydney); Jennifer He (Melbourne); Cameron Lack, James Peterson, Caitlin Stiles, Nicholas Toth and Matt Wertheimer (all Brisbane).