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Clyde & Co appoints new managing partner for Perth
Global law firm Clyde & Co has welcomed back a founding partner to head up its Perth-based office.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jenny Thornton has rejoined Clyde & Co, having been one of the global firm’s founding partners when it first entered the Australian market in 2012.
She is set to support the firm’s growth with a Perth-based focus, the firm said in a statement, and across its core sectors, insurance, aviation, energy and marine, and projects and construction, as well as the firm’s global disputes, regulatory and investigation, and corporate and advisory practice groups.
The news follows the firm’s promotion of 20 lawyers, including five to the partnership, in Australia in late June, as well as the promotion of three Australian partners and five special counsel in April, and the firm’s naming of a new Australian managing partner in November last year.
Speaking about the appointment, Clyde & Co APAC board chair and Hong Kong-based partner Simon McConnell said: “We have very concrete plans for growth in the Australian market, and our key sectors play very well into the Australian economy, and the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.”
“With her deep experience and connections, Jenny’s appointment is a cornerstone of our growth plans for the Western Australian market, and beyond.”
Australian managing partner Rebecca Kelly said: “We’re so pleased to welcome Jenny back to Clyde & Co.”
“She has excellent connections in the market stemming from decades of both private practice and during her time at the Bar, which we are excited to leverage for the benefit of our clients.”
Thornton said: “I am really looking forward to rejoining Clyde & Co. The firm in Australia has tremendous potential for further growth, and I am excited by Rebecca’s leadership.”
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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