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HWL Ebsworth grows in SA and the NT HWL Ebsworth’s expansion has continued, with the firm announcing in December that it had acquired South Australia-based Lawson Smith Lawyers, and that it will launch offices in the Northern Territory next year. Lawson Smith partners Richard Smith, Michael Tilley, Anthony Hillary, David Johns, Michael Ricketts and Anna Jackson, along with 10 legal and support staff, joined the HWL Ebsworth Adelaide office in January. The acquisition follows the launch of HWL Ebsworth’s South Australia practice in July 2014. HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez has said that the firm has plans for further growth in South Australia. “Our stated intention to expand our South Australian presence doesn’t come to an end with this acquisition. We will continue to aggressively pursue growth opportunities within this market.” In the Northern Territory, HWL Ebsworth has been joined by Cridlands MB partners Graeme Buckley, Tony Morgan, Richard Giles, Charlie Martel and Chris McDuff, plus lawyers and support staff from the firm. These new recruits will form HWL Ebsworth’s new Darwin and Alice Springs offices, to open in February. 8 | FEBRUARY 2015
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LAWYERS PROMOTED OR LATERALLY APPOINTED
TITLE
Rachel Blake
Moray & Agnew
Special counsel
Tony Britten- Piper Alderman Jones
Managing partner
Lee Carroll
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
Sharon Cook
King & Wood Mallesons
Managing partner, clients
Hayden Flinn
King & Wood Mallesons
Co-chief executive, Hong Kong practice
Susie Inat
Minter Ellison
Special counsel
Isaac Lin
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
Colleen Martin
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
James Morley
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
Caroline Ryan
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
David Starkoff
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Special counsel
Zhang Yi
King & Wood Mallesons
Co-chief executive, Hong Kong practice
Piper Alderman begins new year with new managing partner Commercial property lawyer Tony Britten-Jones has taken the reins as Piper Alderman’s new national managing partner. He has previously served as deputy managing partner and head of the firm’s national Property and Projects group. Britten-Jones succeeds Tony Phelps, who led the firm for four and a half years. The firm also announced that Gordon Grieve has been reappointed as chairman.