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Slaters appoints new practice group leader
National personal injury firm Slater and Gordon has hired a new practice group leader from Lander & Rogers to its class actions team.
Jerome Doraisamy
Emma Pelka-Craven has joined Slaters from Landers, where she was a special counsel in dispute resolution and insurance.
“I was attracted to the campaigns launched by the firm in response to the royal commission and its long history of holding corporate Australia to account,” Ms Pelka-Caven said.
“I am excited to be part of a dynamic and growing class action practice at Slater and Gordon. I hope to bring a fresh perspective to the team and look forward to delivering great outcomes for the many clients that the firm represents”.
Slaters head of class actions Ben Hardwick said the appointment further broadened the wealth and depth of experience within the team.
“We look forward to Emma joining our leadership team and sharing her diverse and varied career experience and helping us to grow our market leading position,” he said.
In the early stages of her career, Ms Pelka-Caven worked as a paralegal at Slater and Gordon on cases against British American Tobacco and Esso for losses arising from the Longford gas plant explosion, the firm said in a statement.
She acknowledged there “is a certain synchronicity” in returning to the firm where she first started.
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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