Kelly & Co practice head jumps ship

An Adelaide boutique has recruited Kelly & Co banking & finance head Martin Lovell in the days leading up to the firm’s acquisition by HWL Ebsworth.

Digital • 26 June 2014 • The Bar

Lovell (pictured) starts at Laity Morrow on 1 July, the same day 14 partners and 44 legal staff from Kelly & Co are due to move across to HWL Ebsworth. Lawyers Weekly exclusively reported in April that both firms voted unanimously in favour of the acquisition.

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Laity Morrow was formed late last year by two Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) partners, Philip Laity and Kerry Morrow, who said they wanted to concentrate on institutional clients in the Adelaide market.

Lovell worked alongside Laity and Morrow as a senior associate at JWS. He has also held roles with Linklaters in London and King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne.

“We are looking forward to having Martin working with us once again,” said Laity. “His addition to the team is in line with the growth plans we outlined last year.”

Lovell is a member of the Financial Services Committee of the Law Council of Australia and lectures at Flinders University law school.

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Lovell makes three partners at Laity Morrow. The firm also has two additional legal staff.

Sydneysider Wednesday, 29 October 2014

I could say the same for hick town Adelaide

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Not necessarily. Monday, 30 June 2014

This story forms part of the HWL Ebsworth narrative. As you'd know, HWL has no Adelaide presence currently, hence the acquisition. Always interesting when partners leave at the 11th hour. I'm outside Adelaide and found this interesting. I'm with you, Radelaide!

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#justsayin Sunday, 29 June 2014

No one outside of Adelaide cares about Adelaide either, buddy.

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Radelaide Friday, 27 June 2014

Finally - a story on Adelaide. So sick of Sydney stories. No one outside of Sydney cares about Sydney.

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