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Moray & Agnew opens office in Cairns
National law firm Moray & Agnew is set to have a seventh presence across the country, with the opening of an office in Cairns following the appointment of a new partner.
Jerome Doraisamy
The firm — which already has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle and Perth — is opening in Cairns so as to better service clients with offices in the north and far north Queensland.
Andrew Kerr is joining the firm from Preston Law as Moray & Agnew’s newest partner. He will work closely with the firm’s managing partner in Brisbane, Michael Garbett, to establish and expand Moray’s presence in the region.
Mr Kerr, the firm detailed, has more than 25 years of experience acting for local governments, statutory corporations, landholders and mining companies throughout north and far north Queensland, including the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait. His practice is primarily native title, cultural heritage, planning and state land tenure conversion areas.
Speaking about the expansion to Cairns, Morays national managing partner Geoffrey Connellan said: “This regional expansion will enable Moray & Agnew to bring national knowledge and support delivered locally to the north and far north region of Queensland, and is an exciting development for our firm and our clients.”
The news follows Australian Family Lawyers’ opening of an 18th national office in the Gold Coast, Wotton + Kearney’s entrance into Canberra with a team from Sparke Helmore, and Johnson Winter & Slattery’s move into Canberra with two partners from MinterEllison.
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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