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Mills Oakley adds NFP partner

National law firm Mills Oakley has bolstered its not-for-profit group ranks with the appointment of a partner who brings 20 years of litigation and dispute resolution expertise.

user iconJerome Doraisamy • 25 May 2022 • Big Law
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Sonya Parsons joined Mills Oakley earlier this month, bringing her relationships with a number of long-term commercial clients across a range of sectors.

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She has a “particularly strong reputation”, the firm said in a statement, in the charities and not-for-profit (NFP) sector, where she has acted for a wide range of clients, including representing charities and religious congregations and childcare centres and acting for out-of-school care providers and non-government schools in respect of regulatory issues and Department of Education investigations.

The appointment follows the firm’s movement from a state-based NFP model to a national structure, which sees the Sydney and Brisbane NFP teams operating as a fully integrated single practice.

Speaking about the firm’s newest partner, Mills Oakley chief executive John Nerurker said that Ms Parsons would add a new dimension to the NFP team, particularly in Sydney.

“For a long time, our Sydney NFP practice was known for providing an extensive suite of commercial services and the addition of Sonya’s dispute resolution expertise means that we are now able to offer a holistic front and back-end service for the sector,” he said.

Ms Parsons added: “I have always believed that clients receive the best advice in an environment which facilitates the seamless sharing of knowledge and opportunities and the new national NFP structure at Mills Oakley will deliver exactly that.

“I am delighted to be part of this ‘one firm’ approach particularly given my nationally-based practice.”

Jerome Doraisamy

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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