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Colin Biggers & Paisley continues growth of insurance team with 3 senior promotions
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has promoted one to partner and two to special counsel in its insurance practice. Over the course of 2023, the firm has promoted 20 lawyers within that team and appointed 30 into it as the firm’s growth in this space continues.
Jerome Doraisamy
At Colin Biggers & Paisley, Laura Reisz is set to be promoted to partner, and Lachlan Boughton and Alicia Taylor to special counsel as of 1 January 2024.
Mr Boughton works in professional negligence claims, general liability, property damage, fraud and recoveries and acts for clients in the transport and logistics, legal, building and construction, property and development and financial services industries, while Ms Taylor’s practice focuses on litigation, dispute resolution, conduct and compliance matters.
The promotions, the firm said in a statement, come within its “burgeoning” insurance practice, which has experienced substantial growth in the last 12 months – with these three appointments, the firm has now promoted 20 professionals internally and appointed 30 into its insurance practice this year.
Lawyers Weekly has extensively covered the growth of the national firm’s insurance ranks, which you can view here.
Colin Biggers & Paisley managing partner Nick Crennan said: “I extend my congratulations to Laura, Lachlan and Alicia on this well-deserved acknowledgment of their contribution to our practice.
“These promotions reaffirm our commitment to fostering excellence in the legal profession and our investment in our industries of focus.
“I have no doubt that these talented individuals will continue to contribute significantly to the success of our clients and our practice.”
Speaking about the expansion of its offering in this space, firm co-head of insurance Gavin Creighton said: “Throughout 2023, we have continued to invest significantly in our insurance group across our three offices.”
“The insurance industry is a key focus for Colin Biggers & Paisley, and the appointment of 30 new team members, plus the promotion of 20 lawyers, across our insurance group means we are extremely well placed to continue winning work across our insurance focus areas and providing the very best advice to our clients in 2024,” he posited.
“It was particularly pleasing to recognise the efforts of our four promoted partners Pat Cavanagh, Georgina Wong, Mathisha Panagoda and Tim Coghlan, and to also celebrate the promotion of Laura Reisz to partner, commencing 1 January.”
Colin Biggers & Paisley has 73 partners and more than 500 staff across its offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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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