Doyle's Guide

King & Wood Mallesons acts on Perron’s acquisition of Centro shopping centres

King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Perron Investments on its acquisition of a 50% interest in three regional shopping centres including Centro Galleria in Perth, Centro The Glen in Melbourne and Centro Colonnades in Adelaide for A$690.4 million. Under the deal, which was negotiated in the space of weeks, Centro and Perron Group have [...]

JWS adds two more partners in Sydney

Johnson Winter & Slattery has expanded the firm’s national capability in complex commercial disputes and workplace relations with the appointment of two new partners based in its Sydney office. Jan Dransfield, formerly a partner with Ashurst (and Blake Dawson) in Sydney, has practised extensively in employment law for over 20 years, acting for major corporations [...]

Leading Energy & Resources Lawyers – Australia, 2012

The dusty cloud created by the flurry of firm launches and personnel moves within the Western Australian legal market in recent years makes it more than a little difficult to see which firms lead the way however, when it comes to leading lawyers it’s still the usual suspects that lead they way. Perhaps the biggest [...]

DibbsBarker boosts Brisbane team

DibbsBarker has appointed former MacDonnells Partner Cameron McKenzie as a partner of their Disputes & Litigation Group in the firm’s Brisbane office. McKenzie’shas extensive experience in banking and insolvency litigation, and counts amongst his clients leading financial institutions and insolvency practitioners. DibbsBarker’s Disputes & Litigation Group Leader Emma Hodgman said that McKenzie’s appointment “is in [...]

Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms – Victoria 2012

Personnel moves within the top-tier and a host of activity in other states have been the dominant forces in the Victorian energy and resources market of late. First Tier Allens Arthur Robinson King & Wood Mallesons Second Tier Ashurst Freehills Johnson Winter & Slattery Third Tier HWL Ebsworth Minter Ellison Norton Gledhill Recommended Baker & [...]