Help! .. are we? back in a legal bull market already? Will it end in tears.. not if we believe all that’s said by various law firm bods in Australia..
Then again probably no tears for them as they’ve already paid off the mortgage on that beach pad at Blueys, Cape Schanck, Noosa and Margaret River..
Here’s the spin.. we don’t doubt the veracity but we do wonder how long this latest positive cycle will last
Appointments rife as firms prepare for bumper year
20 January 2010 | by The New Lawyer??
A new year begins and firms take it as a chance to show off their new partners and senior lawyers in a showcase of an optimism for the months ahead.
While last year saw salary freezes, holds on hiring, and in some cases mass redundancies within Australian law firms, 2010 kicked off with some senior hires in mid- and top-tier firms.
Following this week’s news of hires at Minter Ellison, Clayton Utz and smaller Hall & Wilcox, among others, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has announced the promotion of a lawyer to the partnership in the firm’s IP technology and competition group in Melbourne.
As well, the firm has recruited a senior overseas legal adviser in its intellectual property, technology and competition practice, also in Melbourne.
Daniel Plane, who takes that role, was recently the chair of the Asia IP practice of French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in Hong Kong. And he previously managed the Asia-Pacific anti-counterfeiting program of LVMH Fashion Group (which includes the Louis Vuitton brand) from Hong Kong and Nokia’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Program from Helsinki.
In addition to handling intellectual property matters in Australia, Plane will also be advising Corrs? clients on Asia-Pacific IP Strategy, particularly focusing on IP protection and enforcement in the People?s Republic of China, where he has extensive in-house and private practice experience.
Corrs has been upping its presence in China, in particular, in the past 10 years. The firm’s managing partner John Denton told The New Lawyer last year that the firm is top tier in Beijing.
Full article? http://www.thenewlawyer.com.au/article/Appointments-rife-as-firms-prepare-for-bumper-year/509598.aspx
