Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 49 Australian lawyers to senior associate

Herbert Smith Freehills today announced the promotion of 49 Australian lawyers to the role of senior associate.

Effective from 1 July 2020, the promotions include lawyers from the firm’s Competition, Regulation & Trade; Corporate; Disputes; Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety; and Finance, Real Estate & Projects practices, as well as the firm’s Digital Law Group.

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian Executive Partner, Andrew Pike said: “At Herbert Smith Freehills we take great pride in developing our people and providing them with exceptional opportunities to progress in their careers. In these challenging times, we believe that it’s just as important as ever to recognise and reward the hard work and growth of our talented people.

“I’d like to congratulate these lawyers on reaching this milestone in their careers. These promotions are a testament to their significant legal and commercial expertise, their strong commitment to clients, and their positive contribution to colleagues and the firm.

“I look forward to watching them step up in their new roles as they continue to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients and the firm.”

More than 50 per cent of the 49 new senior associates are women, reflecting Herbert Smith Freehills’ on-going focus on diversity and inclusion, and its commitment to attracting, promoting and retaining top female talent.

The promotions follow the appointment of 26 lawyers to the Herbert Smith Freehills global partnership in May, including eight in Australia.

The new Australian senior associates and their practice areas are:

Competition, Regulation & Trade

• Jared Peut, Melbourne

Corporate

• Nick Alexander, Sydney
• Lucinda Boothby, Perth
• Michael Burrell, Sydney
• Amanda Cowan, Melbourne
• Michael Denny, Perth
• William He, Sydney
• Carrie Hui, Melbourne
• Danielle M McCarthy, Sydney
• Madeleine Miller, Melbourne
• Mandy Milner, Melbourne
• Kate Newman, Brisbane
• Robert Prosser, Melbourne
• Joshua Santilli, Sydney
• Mitchell Tatam, Perth
• Alida Vandewiele, Melbourne
• Simon Walker, Melbourne
• Christina Wheeler, Melbourne
• Imogen White*, Sydney
• Jennifer Wong, Melbourne

Digital Law Group

• Ariane Garside, Perth (Digital Law Lead – Global)

Disputes

• Minh Bui, Sydney
• Ena Catovic, Perth
• Helen Cousins, Melbourne
• Gabrielle Doyle, Sydney
• Shelley He, Sydney
• James Jankulovski, Sydney
• Chris Lisica, Sydney
• Alexandra Lockie, Melbourne
• Andrew Mason, Sydney
• Dylan O’Keefe, Melbourne
• Genevieve Rock, Sydney
• Nicholas Scott, Sydney
• Laura Stringer, Melbourne
• Ella Wisniewski, Perth

Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety

• Alexis Agostino, Melbourne
• Dea Fairbairn, Brisbane
• Rachel Lee, Perth
• Jessica Light, Sydney
• Lisa Soo, Sydney

Finance, Real Estate & Projects

• Jasmine Gharib, Sydney
• Jennifer He, Melbourne
• Cameron Lack, Brisbane
• Arnica Mullins, Sydney
• James Peterson, Brisbane
• Caitlin Stiles, Brisbane
• Nicholas Toth, Brisbane
• Matt Wertheimer, Brisbane
• Maxwell Wu, Sydney

*Senior Associate (Admitted in England and Wales, not admitted in Australia)