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Hamilton Locke promotes 3 finance professionals
Fast-growing BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has announced its January 2022 promotions round, naming a new partner, a new head of finance and a new senior associate.
Jerome Doraisamy
Lauren Cloete is being promoted to partner and will help grow the firm’s leveraged acquisition finance offering. In a statement, the firm said that she specialises in debt finance transactions, including leveraged and acquisition finance, asset finance and corporate lending, and has extensive local and global experience advising financial institutions, sponsors and corporate clients.
Finally, Calyb Soekoe is being promoted to senior associate, and – as a dual-qualified lawyer – will bring his extensive experience acting for financial institutions as well as corporate clients in both Australia and internationally.
Speaking about the promotions, Hamilton Locke managing partner Nick Humphrey said: “We are pleased to recognise the hard work and dedication demonstrated by Zina, Lauren and Calyb to their team and the wider firm.
“We are a people-centric business, and it gives us great pride to be able to recognise the contribution of these team members in delivering exceptional service to their clients while continuing to live and breathe our values-based model.”
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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