Here’s what they say in the press release..
Norton Rose Australia has today announced the appointment of another two lateral partners to its ?corporate and banking practice strengthening two of the firm?s key growth areas.
Martyn Taylor is joining Norton Rose Australia as a partner in the Corporate practice group in Sydney and Scott Miller is joining as a partner in the Banking practice group in Melbourne.
Martyn is joining from Gilbert & Tobin in Sydney where he was a partner specialising in competition matters and telecommunications and energy regulatory issues. He has particular expertise in telecommunications access, merger clearances, utilities and infrastructure, regulatory investigations and providing strategic advice on complex regulatory and commercial matters.
Martyn’s appointment will strengthen Norton Rose Australia?s offering in the technology, energy and infrastructure sectors. ?Martyn has been an adviser to Telstra for over 10 years on major wholesale access issues and complex regulatory matters. In addition, Martyn has experience with the telecommunications regulatory regimes in Asia and the Middle East and counts numerous large telecommunication companies in these countries among his clients. Martyn will work with Norton Rose Australia?s technology team here and in Asia to significantly bolster its telecommunications-related practice in these areas.
Martin has a PhD in competition and trade law.
Scott was with Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Melbourne. He specialises in corporate and commercial lending, in particular, structured property and corporate finance. He also has expertise in securitisation and a range of other commercial financing transactions.
The appointments bring to 20 the number of lateral partners who have joined Norton Rose Australia since it integrated with Norton Rose Group. The latest appointments follow the recent announcement that John Moutsopoulos, Zein El Hassan and Paul Humphreys from Clayton Utz will join Norton Rose Australia?s corporate team. Tessa Hoser also joins Norton Rose Australia in Sydney from her role as General Counsel at Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, having previoulsy been a banking partner at Freehills.
Don Boyd, Managing Partner and Group Deputy Chief Executive of Norton Rose Group said: ?Our lateral appointments program has been a tremendous success as our global strategy resonates with both major clients and the country?s top legal talent. ?Martin and Scott are both exceptional appointments and will add significant experience and expertise to our corporate and banking practices across the region.?
Recent lateral partner appointments to Norton Rose Australia include:
? Vincent Dwyer, former partner at Gilbert and Tobin, joined the Corporate team as head of Energy in Sydney
? Ernest van Buuren, former partner at Blake Dawson joined the Transport team in Brisbane
? Petar Kuessner, ex-Mallesons Stephen Jaques, joined the Banking & Finance team in Sydney
? Derek La Ferla, rejoined the Corporate team in Perth
? Peter Borg, former partner at Pinsent Masons (Hong Kong), joined the Construction & Engineering team in Brisbane
? Robert Milbourne, ex General Counsel and Company Secretary of Vale Australia Pty Ltd, joined the Energy & Resources team in Brisbane
? Gerard Breen, ex-Dibbs Barker partner joined the Restructuring & Insolvency team in Sydney
? Herman Yip, former partner at Jones Day (Singapore), joined the Banking and Finance team in Perth
? Alex Cull, joined the corporate practice in Perth from Singapore
? Susandarini, a corporate lawyer and former partner at Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono <http://id.linkedin.com/company/soewito-suhardiman-eddymurthy-kardono?trk=ppro_cprof> , is the Managing Partner of the Indonesian law firm Susandarini & Partners. Norton Rose has an association with Susandarini & Partners
? Jackie O?Brien, former partner at Allens Arthur Robinson, joined the IP practice in Sydney
? Anthony Latimer, ex Corrs, joined the Corporate team in Sydney
? Natalie Breen, former senior in-house counsel at Challenger, joined the Real Estate team in Singapore
? Jeremy Wickens, formerly with Freehills, joined the corporate practice in Perth.
? John Moutsopoulos, formerly of Clayton Utz, joins the corporate practice in Sydney
? Zein El Hassan, formerly of Clayton Utz, joins the corporate practice in Sydney.
? Paul Humphreys, formerly of Clayton Utz, joins the corporate practice in Sydney
? Tessa Hoser, formerly General Counsel at Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, joins the banking ?practice in Sydney ?
