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K&L Gates takes corporate partner from JWS
Global law firm K&L Gates has continued to expand its Australia-based partnership, this time appointing a partner from BigLaw rival Johnson Winter Slattery for its corporate practice.
Jerome Doraisamy
Divesh Patel (pictured) has joined K&L Gates, having come across from Johnson Winter Slattery, where he served as a partner for more than five years.
Patel is, K&L Gates outlined in a statement, dual-qualified in Australia and South Africa and regularly advises leading domestic and international clients, including private equity sponsors across a range of sectors, including transport and logistics, manufacturing, retail, FMCG, financial services, infrastructure, aviation, media, technology, and telecommunications.
This comes after the recent taking of a team of four from Holding Redlich earlier this month, the appointment of real estate partner Justin O’Callaghan and finance partner Claudine Salameh, both in January this year, as well as the firm’s appointment of a new Australian regional managing partner, Jason Opperman, in July last year.
K&L Gates now has 77 partners in Australia.
Speaking about the appointment, Opperman said: “We are delighted to welcome Divesh to the firm; his appointment further strengthens our corporate and commercial capabilities in Australia.
“It also represents our continued commitment to deliberately and strategically growing and investing in areas that are in high demand by our clients and the wider market.”
K&L Gates corporate head Chris Nikou added: “We are thrilled to have Divesh join the team, he has an outstanding reputation for his skill in corporate M&A and equity capital market transactions, which aligns perfectly with our global platform.”
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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