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Wotton + Kearney opens in Adelaide
International law firm Wotton + Kearney has expanded into the South Australian capital, opening its seventh office across Australia and New Zealand.
Jerome Doraisamy
Wotton + Kearney – which has over 330 dedicated insurance lawyers, including 58 partners – has offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Wellington, and now Adelaide.
Joining him in the new office are Adelaide locals, general liability special counsel Matthew Elson and financial lines and property and energy special counsel Lani Carter. Ms Carter joins the firm from Sparke Helmore.
Wotton + Kearney chief executive partner David Kearney said that the expansion into Adelaide would help meet the firm’s increasing local demand.
“It’s also a great example of our People First strategy in practice. Throughout the pandemic, we had lawyers who understandably wanted to work from home in their home town. That worked so well that we have now created a private office for the team within a co-working space, Hub Adelaide at 89 Pirie Street in Adelaide,” he said.
“The firm’s move into Adelaide is the latest chapter in its growth story,” it said in a statement.
The news follows the firm’s appointment of two partners for its health practice in February of this year, the promotion of 14 to senior roles in December 2021, the naming of the firm’s inaugural chief operating officer in September of last year, and its biggest-ever senior promotions round in July 2021.
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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