Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce 34 lawyer promotions – including four new partners, 11 special counsel and 7 senior associates – effective 1 July 2023. These well-deserved promotions reflect the calibre of the firm’s home-grown talent across key insurance lines and areas of strong growth, including cyber and technology, health, commercial litigation and pro […]
Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K I am honoured to have joined the partnership at W+K in January this year, following a move with 11 of my colleagues from our previous firm including partner Richard Leder, special counsel Catherine O’Keefe, senior associates Blake Pappas, Jacquie Goodwin, Simone Tagliaferro, associates Renata […]
Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K I joined W+K earlier this year after working at a large firm for many years, including over five years in Hong Kong. I really enjoyed my time there and I was given a number of great opportunities, including working in a hybrid role with […]
In our latest Q&A with our recently appointed partners, we get to know Sydney-based cyber and technology specialist, Nicole Gabryk, a key member of W+K’s Cyber, Privacy & Data Security team. Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at Wotton Kearney. I moved from South Africa to Australia in late 2021 and requalified […]
Wotton Kearney congratulates our 43 senior lawyers featured in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers for Australia and New Zealand. Overall, we received 67 listings across a range of insurance law, litigation and industry-specific categories. Congratulations also to our New Zealand partner Caroline Laband for winning the Insurance Lawyer of The Year award for the […]
Wotton Kearney has been recognised in 2023 Client Choice Awards as a Finalist in the Most Innovative Law & Related Services Firm category. The recognition reflects the firm’s focus on innovation and excellence in assisting clients with their specialist insurance needs. The Client Choice Awards, which are in their 19th year, recognise leading practice in […]
W+K is proud to announce that two of our senior lawyers have been named as Rising Stars 2023 by NZ Lawyer in its latest report. Laura Bain advises on professional liability, privacy and general liability matters. She has experience in general litigation, cyber response claims, representative actions, and warranty and indemnity matters. She is also […]
Outstanding litigator and class action expert Amanda Beattie is joining W+K as a partner in Sydney on 1 March 2023. Amanda, who was previously with King & Wood Mallesons, has a keen ability to run novel, large-scale litigation through to trial in multiple jurisdictions. Her expertise, when combined with that of our insurance subject matter […]
I’m pleased to share that Wotton Kearney has welcomed two new partners, Cheryl Phillips and Bill Conor, and four other new team members to our expanding Adelaide team. Cheryl, who joins us from MinterEllison, will lead our Adelaide office. She has broad insurance law experience and is highly regarded by our clients for her expertise […]
Wotton Kearney is delighted to announce that a team led by Richard Leder OAM will be joining its Melbourne office. Richard Leder will bring a team of six from Corrs Chambers Westgarth including Georgie Austin (Partner), Jacquie Goodwin (Senior Associate), Blake Pappas (Senior Associate), Simone Tagliaferro (Senior Associate), Renata Romeo (Associate) and Karolyn Connelly (Practice […]
