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A Manchester-based law firm has expanded its footprint in Australia with the launch of a new office and has enhanced its capability in its primary sectors - particularly real estate, insurance and financial services, with a number of senior hires.
DWF has opened its fourth Australian office in Newcastle and has appointed corporate partner Mark Hickey as chairman of DWF Asia-Pac.
In the newly created role, Hickey, who has served as Sparke Helmore’s chairman since 2014, will drive the development of the Newcastle office. He is joined by:
* Partner David Reid, current deputy chair of Basketball Australia;
* Corporate partner Vi-Ky Lam, who has experience advising clients across the financial, tech, and energy sectors;
* Corporate director Jason Lambeth, named one of Australia’s ‘Best Lawyers 2018’ for his work in corporate and governance matters;
* Banking partner Ben Burney, ranked as a leading lawyer in AFR’s ‘Best Lawyers 2018’, the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2018 and AsiaLaw Profiles 2018, to head up the banking and financial services group for Asia-Pac; and
* Banking partner Adam Fuller, who is also ranked in ‘Best Lawyers 2018’.
DWF also welcomed Brisbane-based safety lawyer Matt Smith to lead its safety and industrial group with Jamie McPherson, managing partner of DWF Australia, and Kirsten Farmer, an insolvency and restructuring partner from HWL Ebsworth, who was recently named in ‘Best Lawyers 2018’ for her specialist work in insolvency and reorganisation law.
“I am very pleased to welcome this talented and forward-thinking group of individuals to DWF and
believe that they will greatly assist us in realising our vision to change the face of legal and connected services in Australia and internationally,” McPherson said.
