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Maurice Blackburn promotes 31
National plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn has named two new principals, two new special counsel, 13 new senior associates and 14 new associates as part of its January 2022 promotions round.
Jerome Doraisamy
The firm has named Michaela Bartonkova, who heads up its Ipswich office, and Michael Donelly from its Melbourne class actions team as its newest principals. Workplace injury lawyer Holly Pinnis and employment and industrial law specialist Michael McIver have been promoted to special counsel.
And the firm’s newest associates are Troy Tonkin, Lauren O’Neill, Brandan Cooper, Daniel Clarke, Jack Faine, Alex Maxwell, Kristyn Knox, Cassie Green, Mitchell Turner, Heather Kerley, Karl Shami, Anita Arian, Janine Foo and Penny Parker.
The promotions are effective as of 1 January 2022.
Maurice Blackburn chief executive Jacob Varghese congratulated the 31 on their new roles.
“Each promotion is well-earned, with successful applicants living our values, contributing to the success of the firm, and displaying leadership qualities,” he said.
“We are fortunate at Maurice Blackburn to be able to draw on the contributions of so many talented, skilled and committed individuals to deliver great outcomes for our clients.”
Mr Varghese noted that the promotions reflected the gender diversity of the firm and recognised staff across a number of states and practice areas.
“Eighteen women and 13 men make up the new promotions, which span our offices across five mainland states and the Northern Territory,” he said.
“The promotions also reflect our talent across all practice areas, including injury law, class actions, super and insurance, abuse, wills and estates, employment law and social justice.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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