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Hamilton Locke has opened an office in Melbourne, absorbing two partners and seven additional staff from funds management and real estate firm McMahon Clarke.
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Launching the Melbourne office are partners Brendan Ivers and Marcus Cutchey. The addition brings Hamilton Locke’s partner count to 11 and boosts the number of lawyers and staff to 40, “after exciting growth and a number of key hires in recent months.”
“They are a strong cultural fit, with top-tier DNA and a great list of quality clients.”
He added the Melbourne team “embraces new ways of working”, including alternative pricing models and using technology to automate and explore AI, “which is consistent with our own approach to client services and our strategic objectives.”
The key practice areas for the team in Melbourne are funds management and property with Mr Ivers acting for fund managers in a wide range of commercial transactions.
Mr Cutchey has “extensive experience” in property development, property acquisitions and disposals and commercial, retail and industrial leasing in Australia and the UK.
On the decision to join the firm, Mr Ivers said: “We are excited to join a firm with deep corporate finance expertise, cutting edge technology and vibrant collaborative culture.”
Mr Humphrey said opening the Melbourne office will “provide a full-service offering to corporate and commercial clients” and will work into the firm’s strategy to continue to grow to “provide increased depth and breadth in our key areas of practice.”
“Geographic location is not important per se because we provide services to our clients nationwide and internationally,” Mr Humphrey said.
“Where the opportunity makes strategic sense for serving a client’s needs, we would open an office in another major city, whether that is in another Australian capital or more broadly in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly.
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