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Moray & Agnew promotes 15
National law firm Moray & Agnew has elevated four to partner, eight to special counsel and three to senior associate in its July 2022 promotions round.
Jerome Doraisamy
The news follows that of fellow BigLaw firm Lander & Rogers, which last week elevated 49 to more senior roles, including seven new partners.
Speaking about the promotions round, Moray & Agnew national managing partner Geoff Connellan (pictured) congratulated each of the professionals on their “well-deserved” elevations.
“We acknowledge and thank them for their hard work and dedication to the firm and our clients.
“It is particularly gratifying to be able to promote from within while giving our clients access to such strong legal talent,” he said.
The new partners are Derek Collins and Beth Russell (insurance, Melbourne), Devinda Jayatilake (employment, Melbourne) and Louise Hogg (employment, Brisbane).
The new special counsel are Sarah Hammond (construction, Newcastle), Margarita Ntostas (insurance, Melbourne), Jessica Pendlebury and Maja Visic (insurance, Brisbane), Joshua Szwarcbard (property, Melbourne), and Danielle Sweeney, Helene Tretheway and Joan Williams (insurance, Newcastle).
And the new senior associates are Tessa Board (insurance, Sydney), Lucinda Cook (employment, Melbourne) and Isabella Rebellato (commercial litigation, Newcastle).
The firm has over 600 staff, including 100 partners, across its offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle and Perth.
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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