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Minters’ consulting arm acquires Wells Advisory
National law firm MinterEllison has moved to bolster its education legal services with the addition of the higher education consultancy Wells Advisory and its entire team.
Jerome Doraisamy
Minters has acquired Wells Advisory, which was established seven years ago and specialises in strategy, regulation, research commercialisation, corporate advisory, governance, and leadership to clients in the higher education sector.
That team will continue, Minters said in a statement, to service Australian clients and maintain their UK presence and client base.
Minters chief executive Virginia Briggs said the acquisition “comes at a critical time, as education providers are adapting and innovating to remain student-centric and sustainable, and the government is undertaking its first comprehensive review of the higher education sector in 15 years through the universities accord”.
There is demand from clients, she explained, for seamless, end-to-end solutions that combine legal and management consulting capabilities.
“Education is one of six key industries for our firm. Our education specialist lawyers work with leading universities, and tertiary, school, and childcare providers, in every state and territory of Australia,” she posited.
“Combining the Wells Advisory consultants into our consulting business and our education sector offering will allow our education clients to access coordinated advice and support to better achieve their organisational objectives.”
Wells Advisory, Ms Briggs concluded, will elevate the firm’s current education sector offerings.
“We are excited to be bringing them to our consulting business and to MinterEllison,” she said.
Mr Wells added: “This is an exciting opportunity for our team to be joining MinterEllison’s consulting business. We are looking forward to extending our scale and building our reputation further in the education sector, both in Australia and in select overseas markets.
“Our team is known in the market for their high-quality work, deep sector expertise, and consultative working style. That will not change. But, we will be able to collaborate more closely with the sector’s leading legal experts to best meet our clients’ needs.
“Higher education institutions in Australia and worldwide are facing similar strategic challenges ranging from digital transformation, partnerships, generative AI, cyber threats, online education, student and staff safety, workforce management to sustainable funding models.
“We are committed to collaborating and supporting our clients as they adapt and build new capabilities and offerings.”
The Wells Advisory team joined Minters earlier this week, on 2 October.
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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