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Maurice Blackburn promotes 24
National plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn has elevated two to principal, two to special counsel, 10 to senior associate and 10 to associate.
Jerome Doraisamy
Maurice Blackburn has promoted 24 professionals to more senior roles, including Jarrah Ekstein from the firm’s Brisbane class actions practice and Patrick Turner from the Brisbane employment and industrial law team to principal.
The firm’s newest special counsel are Kerry Palmer and Tom Willcox.
Its new senior associates are Alistair Lord, Charles Gibbs, Jenna Amos, Jilnar Zeina, Jordan Mathas-Carleton, Josh Hunt, Laura Hadfield, Luke Atkins, Simon Gibbs, and Simone Ellis.
The new associates are Codie Clarke, Emma O’Bree, Fortis Josephides, Ken Osborne, Kyara Catheray, Kyle Peart-Corr, Matthew Graham-Freeman, Matthew Wicks, Michael Stojanovski, and Suzy Bec.
All promotions are effective as of 1 January 2024.
Speaking about the promotions, Maurice Blackburn chief executive Jacob Varghese said: “Each promotion is well earned, with successful applicants reflecting our Maurice Blackburn values and our shared commitment to provide access to justice for our clients.
“All of these promotions reflect consistent work, growing technical expertise and developing leadership qualities. I want to congratulate every colleague who has been recognised in this round of promotions.”
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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