Asia’s top tier international law firm, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), announces the commencement of a team of six lateral partners and one strategic counsel to its national Employee Relations and Safety practice.
The preeminent team, joined by a key group of experienced lawyers will complement and elevate KWM’s existing capability in this area and add considerable national bench strength - giving clients a high-calibre, full-service offering across the spectrum of employment and safety matters.
Commenting on the appointments, Chief Executive Partner Renae Lattey said:
“We’re in the middle of the most significant period of IR reform in decades and workplace practices are under the spotlight more than ever before - so we’re really excited to be broadening, deepening and diversifying our capability to provide clients with a full-service offering in this increasingly complex and evolving area. We are confident the team joining us will bring a high degree of mastery and dynamism to our national ERS practice.”
Rachael Lewis, M&A Practice Co-Leader adds:
“This is a truly transformative opportunity to expand and elevate our already strong ERS practice and continue our strategic investment in this area which is of increasing importance to clients. It will complement our existing ERS capability and provide us with considerable national bench strength across Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.”
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KWM’s Employment practice has grown significantly over the last 5 years, with the arrivals of partners Cilla Robinson (2024) and Annamarie Rooding (2023), and promotions of Angela Weber (2022) and Ruth Rosedale (2021) to supplement Murray Kellock, Philip Willox and Andrew Gray across the national practice.
These appointments demonstrate KWM’s ongoing commitment to growing and diversifying capability in this area which is of increasing importance to clients. It reflects the growing prominence of the team as a leading player in the employment law market and the significant growth in the national practice.