Allens has appointed 11 new managing associates and 19 new senior associates, representing all of the firm's practice groups and Australian and Papua New Guinean offices.
The new managing and senior associates, along with 54 new associates, will be appointed effective 1 July.
The appointments recognise the great talent at Allens and reflect a strong outlook in the market across all practice areas.
'I am delighted to welcome our new managing associates and senior associates. They are outstanding lawyers with a range of diverse skills and perspectives and a great focus on our clients,' said Managing Partner Richard Spurio.
'Becoming a managing associate or senior associate is a very significant career milestone. We see enormous promise in our appointees and the role they play advising our clients now and in the future.
'I congratulate each of our new managing associates and senior associates and look forward to seeing them working alongside our clients for many years to come as their careers continue from strength to strength,' Richard said.
Managing associates |
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| Name | Office | Practice group |
| Lisa Zhou | Melbourne | Banking and Finance |
| Felicity McMahon | Sydney | Competition |
| Charles Ashton | Sydney | Corporate |
| Alexandra Feros | Brisbane | Corporate |
| Phil O'Sullivan | Brisbane | Corporate |
| Emily Gerrard | Melbourne | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Sarah Kuman | Port Moresby | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Philippa Hofbrucker | Sydney | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Alexandra Mason | Sydney | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Jaime McKenzie | Melbourne | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Sikeli Ratu | Sydney | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
Senior associates |
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| Name | Office | Practice Group |
| Andrew Shetliffe | Brisbane | Banking and Finance |
| David Mierendorff | Sydney | Competition |
| William Coote | Sydney | Corporate |
| Nick Kefalianos | Melbourne | Corporate |
| Adam Laidlaw | Melbourne | Corporate |
| James Nguyen | Sydney | Corporate |
| Chris Clark | Sydney | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Emma Cundale | Perth | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Emily Johnstone | Melbourne | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Danielle Jones | Melbourne | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Angela Lu | Sydney | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Rob Merriam | Melbourne | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| David Thorpe | Brisbane | Energy, Resources and Infrastructure |
| Lena Balakrishnan | Sydney | Intellectual Property |
| Lauren John | Melbourne | Intellectual Property |
| Clare Bradin | Melbourne | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Danica Goodbody | Perth | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Natalie Oliver | Sydney | Litigation & Dispute Resolution |
| Jay Prasad | Sydney | Tax |
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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.