Jason Ricketts and David Hugo, both former senior partners at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have launched Chord Advisory, a boutique firm that integrates legal and consultancy services.

Effective today (1 July), KWM has promoted a total of 82 employees, including 61 lawyers, to more senior positions. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. Commenting ...

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has added a new partner in Sydney, who joins from BigLaw rival Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

MinterEllison has promoted 10 lawyers to its partnership, as well as 14 to special counsel, four to executive director, four to director, 51 to senior associate and eight to senior manager. This ...

A Federal Court judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a proceeding he was recently involved in as senior counsel.

Baker McKenzie is a Chicago-based multinational law firm that co-founders Russell Baker and John McKenzie launched as Baker & McKenzie in 1949.

Hicksons Lawyers (nearly 300 partners and staff) and Hunt & Hunt NSW (almost 90 partners and staff) have agreed to integrate their operations, creating a competitive new force in the Sydney market ...

A Sydney legal practitioner and her solicitor husband will be examined by the Legal Services Commissioner after they made serious but baseless allegations against senior counsel and a District Court ...

National law firm has expanded into northern Queensland, opening its 10th national office, with a trio from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich, who will sit in the firm’s planning environment and local ...

An initial class action lodged against the AFL last week is seeing 60 players seeking $1 billion in compensation for life-altering impacts of concussion allegedly brought about by improper mishandling ...

Here are the Winners and Finalists of Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 2023 Awards. See the details of the prestigious event.

The Partner of the Year Awards is back for 2025 and is once again bringing you an unparalleled awards program that identifies the legal partners, or partners equivalent, across individual practice ...