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Clayton Utz has confirmed today that 14 of its partners have resigned to join incoming UK Magic Circle heavyweight Allen & Overy, which has announced ambitious plans to enter the Australian…
Clayton Utz has confirmed today that 14 of its partners have resigned to join incoming UK Magic Circle heavyweight Allen & Overy, which has announced ambitious plans to enter the Australian…
Clayton Utz has confirmed today that 14 of its partners have resigned to join incoming UK Magic Circle heavyweight Allen & Overy, which has announced ambitious plans to enter the Australian market.
The firm said analysis of the local market indicates there is space in the Australian legal sector for a smaller high-end law firm that is integrated into a broad global network.
The core practices of the firm will be in energy, mining and natural resources; finance; infrastructure; investment funds; M&A; private equity; tax; and telecoms, media and technology (TMT).
Clayton Utz has confirmed 14 of the departures. Chief executive partner David Fagan said in a statement he was disappointed with the moves, but added the firm was still in great shape.
"Partner movements such as this occur within the lifecycle of a firm. Clayton Utz is in excellent shape and continues to be one of the strongest performing firms in the market," the statement from Fagan said.
The founding partners of Allen & Overy's Australian practice are:
Sydney office:
Jason Denisenko, partner in the Corporate/Funds and Financial Products practice
Angela Flannery, partner in the Banking practice
Grant Fuzi, partner in the Banking practice
Sonia Goumenis, partner in the Banking/Structured Capital Markets practice
Jason Huinink, partner in the Banking practice
Barry Irwin, partner in the Corporate/Energy & Resources practice
Aaron Kenavan, partner in the Corporate/M&A practice
Grant Koch, partner in the Corporate/Private Equity practice
Michael Parshall, partner in the Corporate/M&A practice
Karolina Popic, partner in the Banking/Structured Capital Markets practice
Michael Reede, partner in the Corporate/Private Equity practice
Chris Robertson, partner in the Banking practice
Andrew Stals, partner in the Corporate/Tax practice
David Wilkie, partner in the Corporate/Funds and Infrastructure practice
Perth office:
Meredith Campion, partner in the Corporate/Energy & Resources practice
Geoff Simpson, partner in the Corporate/Energy & Resources practice
Peter Wilkes, partner in the Corporate/Energy & Resources and also Banking practice
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