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Lendlease GC joins White & Case
The general counsel for Lendlease Construction Australia has moved to global firm White & Case LLP as a partner in its commercial litigation practice.
Jerome Doraisamy
Kate Perumal has joined the expanding global commercial litigation practice at White & Case, which the firm says has further strengthened its Australian presence and team in Asia Pacific.
Speaking about the appointment, firm partner and head of the global commercial litigation practice Glenn Kurtz said: “Our disputes practice is experiencing increasing demand globally and Kate’s addition will add significant depth to our top-flight Australian-law dispute capabilities in the extremely active Asia-Pacific region.”
“Kate has a terrific market reputation in infrastructure circles in Australia and will add to our world-renowned expertise advising on large, complex infrastructure project disputes,” he said.
Partner and regional section head Andrew Clark added that Ms Perumal is an “exceptional lawyer with unique experience from her time as a GC developing the strategy for, conducting and resolving large and complex commercial and construction disputes”.
“Australia remains one of the world’s most important infrastructure and project finance markets and White & Case’s transactional and disputes practices in Asia-Pacific, alongside our colleagues globally, provide a market-leading offering for all stages of the life cycle of energy, resources and infrastructure projects,” he said.
Firm global executive committee member and partner Donald Baker added: “White & Case’s Australian practice has been recognised as the top firm for infrastructure and construction advice, and Kate’s arrival demonstrates our ongoing commitment to these sectors in Australia and [Asia Pacific] more widely.”
“The addition of a disputes partner with Kate’s unique expertise also further strengthens the [firm’s] leading global commercial litigation practice and construction group.”
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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