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The former Australian managing partner of global firm Hogan Lovells, which exited the Australian market last year, has brought his restructuring and dispute resolution expertise to national player Hall & Wilcox.
Scott Harris (pictured) has joined Hall & Wilcox, bringing over three decades of experience working in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Prior to joining the firm, he was the managing partner of Hogan Lovells Australia (which exited the national market in September). He has also served as a partner at DLA Piper, a senior associate at Henry Davis York (now part of Norton Rose Fulbright), and was a senior associate at Hogan Lovells in London.
Harris is known, Hall & Wilcox said in a statement, for his commercial and strategic approach and is trusted by clients to manage and resolve complex restructures, formal appointments and disputes and deliver practical, outcome-focused solutions.
The news follows the firm’s taking of three insurance partners and a team from BigLaw rival Holman Webb in mid-February, as well as its appointment of a former general counsel to head up its defence legal practice earlier that month, its addition of a Canberra-based partner from Moray & Agnew to establish and lead its new Commonwealth government practice late last year.
Speaking about the hire, Hall & Wilcox chief executive partner Graydon Dowd said Harris will provide greater depth to the firm’s national dispute resolution team, particularly in commercial disputes and restructuring and insolvency.
“Scott will enhance our capability in complex commercial disputes and restructuring matters,” he said.
“His international experience and established domestic client base also support the firm’s broader strategy, strengthening our profile both in Australia and globally.”
Harris said: “I am excited to join the Hall & Wilcox team and contribute to the further development of its already outstanding commercial offering to clients, and specifically to leverage the firm’s platform to service domestic and international clients in situations of financial distress or dispute.”
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