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Allens appoints first group of Managing Associates

Allens has appointed its first group of Managing Associates, a new role which recognises lawyers with exceptional legal, commercial and relationship skills.

The 29 Managing Associates will begin in their new roles on 1 July 2014.

Under Allens' new career structure, the Managing Associate position is a career milestone between the role of Senior Associate and Partner.

According to Allens' Chief Executive Partner Michael Rose, the role of Managing Associate allows the firm to recognise a group of highly talented lawyers within the firm.

'As the first group of Managing Associates in our firm, this appointment recognises their outstanding contribution and the important role these lawyers have to play in our future success,' Mr Rose said.

'Managing Associates have demonstrated strong industry knowledge, experience and judgment, and combine this with exceptional client service to deliver real value to our clients.'

The 29 Managing Associates are:

Paul Brittain , Banking and Finance, Brisbane

Paul Cerché , Banking and Finance, Melbourne

Chris Patten , Banking and Finance, Melbourne

Nick Church , Banking and Finance, Sydney

Tim Stewart , Banking and Finance, Sydney

Jo Folan , Banking and Finance, Sydney

Bruce Wacker , Insolvency & Restructuring, Brisbane

Matthew McCarthy , Insolvency & Restructuring, Melbourne

Helen Anness , Competition Law, Melbourne

Nick Kennedy , Corporate, Melbourne

Emin Altiparmak , Corporate, Melbourne

Matthew Ireland , Corporate, Perth

Andrew Wong , Corporate, Sydney

Janna Vynokur , Corporate, Sydney

Chung Le , Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, Hanoi

John Hedge , Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Brisbane

Nicholas Ng , Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Brisbane

Meg Lee , Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Melbourne

Daniel Knight , Energy, Resources & Infrastructure, Perth

Clare Young , Intellectual Property and PTA, Sydney

Linda Govenlock , Intellectual Property and PTA, Sydney

Hilary Birks , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Melbourne

Susie Stone , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Melbourne

Luke Gattuso , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Melbourne

Abigail Gill , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Perth

Jeremy Quan-Sing , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Perth

Veronica Siow , Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Sydney

Thomas McAuliffe , Tax, Sydney

Judith Taylor , Tax, Sydney

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Notes for editors.

Allens is a commercial law firm working throughout Australia and Asia. Through its integrated alliance with Linklaters it provides clients access to 40 offices in 28 countries around the world.