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Russell Kennedy takes team from HWL Ebsworth
National firm Russell Kennedy has hired a team from BigLaw rival HWL Ebsworth, including two principals, to expand its planning and environment services.
Jerome Doraisamy
Russell Kennedy (RK) has taken a team of 14 – including two principals, a special counsel, three senior associates, two associates, three lawyers, and three legal assistants – from HWL Ebsworth.
The team, led by principals David Vorchheimer and James Lofting, together with special counsel Mark Bartley, bring decades of experience acting across all client sectors in planning, environment, water, land acquisition, property, roads, and associated fields, RK said in a statement, with the addition of the team complementing the BigLaw firm’s practices in planning, environment, water, land acquisition and compliance.
The three senior associates are Nick Sissons, Nick Bradley, and Sonia Narduzzo.
The addition of the team from HWL Ebsworth will see RK’s government, environment, and planning team swell to nine principals and more than 20 lawyers.
It is understood that some members of the team have already started at RK, with the balance commencing in the coming weeks. The two principals will join the BigLaw firm on 23 July.
Speaking about the team’s hire, RK managing partner Paul Gleeson said: “David, James and Mark are widely recognised as leading practitioners, bringing a wealth of experience to our growing team and adding depth and resources, further enhancing our client offering.”
Chair of RK’s partnership, Rohan Harris, said: “This is yet another important step in the firm’s growth, with many shared clients and the complementary expertise of the teams, the combined offering cementing our team as a leading practice into the future.”
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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