Wotton Kearney continues to grow cyber advisory practice with special counsel

Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce the continued growth of its advisory arm of the firm’s Cyber & Technology practice with the hire of special counsel, Nick Martin. Nick joins the firm from EY Law after previously spending a decade in MinterEllison’s technology practice. Nick specialises in cybersecurity and technology law, including major cyber risk […]

Wotton Kearney boosts health practice with hire of Melbourne partner

Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce the continued growth of its health law practice with the hire of partner Edward Smith. Edward joins the firm’s Melbourne office from Lander & Rogers. Edward is a health law specialist with over 10 years’ experience representing public health services and health practitioners in the full range of issues […]

Wotton Kearney recognised as one of Australia’s fastest-growing law firms

Wotton Kearney has been recognised as one of the fastest-growing law firms in Australia in Australasian Lawyer’s ‘Fast Firms of 2023’. Australasian Lawyer said this year’s fastest-growing law firms have distinguished themselves in the dynamic legal field by: taking a holistic approach to accelerate their operations while maintaining high-quality work and client service; focusing on […]

Wotton Kearney opens Christchurch office

Following the success of our hubs in Christchurch Ōtautahi and Tauranga, we are pleased to announce W+K has opened its third New Zealand office in Christchurch. Our new office will be open for business on 4 September 2023. The local team will include senior lawyer, Laura Glasson, and Joseph Lill, who is joining the firm […]

W+K’s Wellington team is on the move!

Wotton Kearney is moving to new premises in Wellington from Monday 21 August 2023 to accommodate our growing team. Our new office is located in the heart of Wellington at: Level 12, 342 Lambton Quay Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara 6011 T: +64 4 499 5589 (same telephone number) View map We are excited about moving to […]

W+K promotes 34 lawyers including 4 partners

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 […]

Get to know partner Georgie Austin, commercial and media litigation specialist

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 […]

Get to know partner Amanda Beattie, class actions defence lawyer and commercial litigation specialist

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 […]

Get to know Nicole Gabryk, new partner and cyber insurance specialist

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 […]

43 W+K lawyers recognised in Best Lawyers 2024

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 […]