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Thynne + Macartney adds 3 partners, expands into Toowoomba
Brisbane’s oldest law firm, Thynne + Macartney, is expanding its footprint in Queensland, having appointed three new partners (all of whom are female), with one establishing an office in Toowoomba for the firm.
Jerome Doraisamy
Nicole Murdoch, Emily Harvey, and Raquel Bond (all pictured) have joined Thynne + Macartney as partners, bringing the firm’s partnership ranks to 19.
Murdoch and Harvey will be based in Brisbane, while Bond will establish the firm’s presence in Toowoomba.
Murdoch, along with two staff members, transitioned to the firm through the acquisition of Brisbane-based EAGLEGATE Lawyers. Harvey has returned to the firm from a project-based role at global resources firm BHP to co-lead the firm’s employment team with partner Damian Riggall in Brisbane. Bond has come across from Murdoch Lawyers and will sit in the firm’s agriculture practice.
The news follows the firm’s addition of a special counsel for its disputes team in September.
In March 2023, the firm celebrated its 130th anniversary of operations, having first opened in 1983.
Speaking about the expansion, Thynne + Macartney general manager Richard Knox said: “These new hires continue to support the growth of the firm in our targeted sectors and markets. 2024 was a strong year for the firm, and this investment in key capabilities sets us up for an exciting 2025.”
“Nicole’s exceptional legal and technical capability in the IP, tech and cyber space enables us to provide expanded legal and commercial services, [and] we are delighted to see Emily return to the firm. She brings depth to our employment practice, which is a priority growth area for the firm.”
Knox added: “Our expansion into Toowoomba was strategically timed. We have a long reputation as a key advisor within the Darling Downs and Western Downs regions, which we’ve built over decades through our regular visitation program.”
“Raquel deepens our agriculture capability and will allow us to offer enhanced hands-on service to regional clients. As Australia’s largest inland centre, it’s an exciting time to be part of the growth story of Toowoomba.”
In addition to three new partners, the firm has welcomed lawyers Rhys Fuller and Xintao (Tommy) Chen to its intellectual property team.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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