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Hamilton Locke names new executive director
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has appointed a new executive director of licensing, which the firm says will further bolster its funds and financial services team.
Jerome Doraisamy
Sónia Cruz (pictured) has been named as executive director of licensing at Hamilton Locke, bringing over 21 years of practical financial services and compliance experience across a range of financial services sectors.
Ms Cruz, the firm said in a statement, “provides licensing and compliance advice to a broad range of financial services and credit businesses, including financial planners, insurers, insurance brokers, underwriting agencies, lenders, mortgage brokers, payment providers, fund/investment managers, participants in the carbon markets, FX businesses and cryptocurrency businesses”.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, she worked at The Fold Legal, which recently merged with Hamilton Locke, before which she held roles across a number of multinational organisations encompassing compliance, financial planning and stock broking.
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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