Wotton Kearney has announced 29 promotions effective 1 January 2023 in Australia and New Zealand, including new partner Nicole Gabryk in the firm’s rapidly growing cyber team. The latest promotions take W+K’s numbers to 67 partners and more than 350 dedicated insurance lawyers across eight locations.

Nicole Gabryk (Cyber, Privacy + Data Security, Sydney) has significant experience in advising on all aspects of cyber insurance, ranging from responding to cyber breach incidents around the world and implementing strategies to mitigate liability risks, through to defending complex litigation arising from data breaches. Nicole, who is dual qualified and moved to Australia from South Africa, has advised on cyber incident response management for breaches occurring around the world, including in Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Lesotho, the UK and Europe (under the GDPR).

“I am delighted to welcome Nicole as a partner and to see our market-leading cyber offering continue to grow. I congratulate all of our lawyers on their promotions, which reflect and recognise their talents, contributions and continued commitment to our clients,” said Chief Executive Partner David Kearney.

The other promoted lawyers are:

Special counsel:

Aaron Bolton – Sydney, Financial Lines
Emily Jones – Sydney, Financial Lines
Joseph Vermiglio ​– Sydney, General Liability
Rosalind Ta’eed – Melbourne, General Liability

Senior associate:

Alexander Bentley – Sydney, Property, Energy + Infrastructure
Arriane Garcia – Melbourne, General Liability
Caitlin Paxton – Perth, General Liability
Joshua Black – Melbourne, Property, Energy + Infrastructure
Larissa Sutter – Brisbane, Property, Energy + Infrastructure
Laura O’Toole – Sydney, General Liability
Michael Hobson – Perth, General Liability
Rosie Kapur – Sydney, Financial Lines
Sam Akon – Sydney, General Liability
Stephen McLoughlin – Sydney, General Liability
Thomas Cunningham – Wellington
Thomas Ellison – Melbourne, General Liability

Associate:

Antonia Fox Koob – Sydney, General Liability
Chris Abboud – Sydney, Property, Energy + Infrastructure
Ella Morrison – Auckland
Erin Laird – Brisbane, Financial Lines
Gemma Curcio – Sydney, General Liability
Isabelle Kwek – Auckland
James Gornall – Sydney, General Liability
Jessica La – Sydney, General Liability
Karim Ibrahim – Melbourne, General Liability
Mia Dowie – Sydney, Property, Energy + Infrastructure
Nikalett Godina – Melbourne, General Liability
Timothy Litherland – Sydney, General Liability

In other great news, Wotton Kearney has been recognised as a Band 1 insurance law firm in Australia for the 11th year in a row in the 2023 Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific rankings.