Colin Biggers & Paisley promotes 11, including 3 to partner
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has continued to bolster its insurance ranks, elevating three lawyers to partner in this practice group while promoting eight other lawyers.
Vanessa Gulesserian, Trevor Ho, and Susannah Maclaren (all pictured) are the newest partners in Colin Biggers & Paisley’s insurance group, following the significant growth of its insurance practice in 2023, most recently reported here.
The firm has also elevated Bianca Hellwege and Isabella Johnston to special counsel and Lauren Flint, Patrick Robertson-Smith, Justin Soh, Rosie Carnegie, Karell Schmitt-Virgo, and Sanaz Towhidi to senior associate.
All promotions are effective as of 1 July.
The news follows the firm’s hire of a senior associate from Clayton Utz as a special counsel in mid-December.
Speaking about the promotions, firm managing partner Nick Crennan said: “We are pleased to recognise our talent and continue to invest in the future success of our people and our clients with this round of promotions.
“Our commitment to providing a balanced working environment, welcoming culture and real client-facing opportunities for our people is resulting in talented lawyers choosing our firm to develop their careers.”
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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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