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TressCox Lawyers - 110 years of service
| Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Colin Porter's arrival at TressCox in 2005 marked a turning point for the Firm's insurance practice, particularly in Sydney. The Firm was first established in 1897 and has a strong reputation in Sydney's legal market.

Melbourne 2010
| Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Melbourne: the spiritual home of AFL, the W class tram and some of the nation’s most enterprising young law firms. ALB investigates.

NZ: Anthony Harper raids Hesketh Henry, warns more to come
| Tuesday, 4 May 2010
One swallow does not a summer make, but a recent raid by Christchurch-based Anthony Harper on Hesketh Henry in Auckland may say something about the respective fortunes of the two firms.

Mid-tier ready to pounce on top talent
| Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Having recently snared Bruce Heddle from Clayton Utz and Patrick Ibbotson from Blake Dawson, Maddocks CEO David Rennick has a stark message: this is just the beginning.

Another Clutz partner heads for the exit
| Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Clayton Utz partner and employment law expert Bruce Heddle has joined Maddocks in Sydney.

Maddocks looks to build reputation on infrastructure
| Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Maddocks has appointed Barangaroo CEO John Tabart as an external board member for the company with an eye to developing the firm into a leader in infrastructure

Maddocks boosts planning & environment team
| Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Maddocks has beefed up its Melbourne office’s planning & environment team by recruiting senior associate Kim Piskuric from DLA Phillips Fox

Herbert Geer recruits new construction partner
| Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Public–private-partnership and PFI specialist Josh Marchant has joined the Melbourne construction and infrastructure team of Herbert Geer

employment 09 - recommended law firms
| Monday, 31 August 2009
ALB Guide: Employment Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

Sixteen promoted at Allens Arthur Robinson
| Monday, 27 July 2009
Allens Arthur Robinson recently promoted 16 of its staff

banking & finance 09 - recommended law firms
| Monday, 13 July 2009
ALB Guide: Banking & Finance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers

Salaries plateau in 2009 - but for how long?
| Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Will the ice ever thaw? ALB's Natasha Kassam asks recruiters when we can expect salaries to start going up again

Deacons, Allens and Maddocks bosses experience homelessness
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Deacons chairman Nick Abrahams, Allens boss Michael Rose and Maddocks CEO David Rennick recently braved a night outside with the homeless.

Maddocks: Sponsorship still a worthwhile client relationship exercise
| Thursday, 18 June 2009
The GFC has forced law firms to cut staff and discretionary spending, but sponsorship could still be a worthwhile venture.

Former Clayton Utz lawyer snaps up information commissioner role
| Thursday, 21 May 2009
Former Clayton Utz senior associate Sven Bluemmel has recently been appointed as the Western Australian government's new Information Commissioner.

Gilbert + Tobin partner chooses Maddocks for peace of mind
| Monday, 18 May 2009
Brendan Coady likes to avoid conflicts of interest, and that is one of the reasons he decided to move from Gilbert + Tobin to Maddocks as a partner.

Redundancy round-up: credit crunches law firm staff numbers
| Thursday, 14 May 2009
Minter Ellison's recent bombshell indicates that 35 staff would lose their jobs but layoffs have also reached other firms.

Client demand prompts Swebeck Legal founder to join Hicksons
| Thursday, 14 May 2009
For the past eight years, Brad Swebeck has been busy running his very own Sydney employment law firm called Swebeck Legal. He has recently joined Hicksons as a partner.

Corrs the latest in mid-tier move for Mallesons senior associates
| Friday, 8 May 2009
Another senior associate leaves for a mid-tier firm - is this a trend?

Bill of Rights: a right move for firms
| Thursday, 12 March 2009
An Australian Bill of Rights could open an entirely new line of work for Australian firms.

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Federal election: M&A lawyers unimpressed with hung parliament masealake commented: Why a minority government good to Australia people? People will ...
In-house lawyers feeling the pinch as companies seek to save dollars Nick Tiffen commented: One of the ways to be more cost effective is brief the bar direct ...
ANALYSIS: Major firm consolidation in SME space? Ron commented: To add to Andrew's comments, other firms (especially in the UK) h ...
Corporates could halve their legal costs by outsourcing less Ron Pol commented: The report illustrates a range of work being insourced and outsou ...
COMMENT: Another piece of the puzzle falls into place suzettecharles commented: This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous a ...

Federal election: M&A lawyers unimpressed with hung parliament
masealake commented: Why a minority government good to Australia people? People will ...

In-house lawyers feeling the pinch as companies seek to save dollars
Nick Tiffen commented: One of the ways to be more cost effective is brief the bar direct ...

ANALYSIS: Major firm consolidation in SME space?
Ron commented: To add to Andrew's comments, other firms (especially in the UK) h ...

Corporates could halve their legal costs by outsourcing less
Ron Pol commented: The report illustrates a range of work being insourced and outsou ...

COMMENT: Another piece of the puzzle falls into place
suzettecharles commented: This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous a ...