Maddocks law firm news

Colin Porter's arrival at TressCox in 2005 marked a turning point for the Firm's insurance practice, particularly in Sydney. The Firm was first established in 1897 and has a strong reputation in Sydney's legal market.

Timothy Atkin has joined Maddocks as special counsel in the firm's commercial dispute resolution group.

Eight law firms across the country have exposed their environmental report card to the world in the inaugural Environmental Consumption of AusLSA Members report 2009/2010.

Blake Dawson has lost two property partners to mid-tier firm Maddocks.

The Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has been formed in partnership with the Net Balance Foundation and so far includes Clayton Utz, DLA Phillips Fox, Henry Davis York, Jackson McDonald, Maddocks, McCullough Robertson, Norton Rose Australia and Swaab Attorneys.

2011 promises to be another year of intrigue and transformation for many of Australia and New Zealand’s best-known firms. ALB starts the year by nominating ten firms for whom 2011 will be a particularly critical year. Whether they are law firms primed for growth or ones that are looking to recover from a setback, here are the firms that have a point to prove to the market.

Melbourne: the spiritual home of AFL, the W class tram and some of the nation’s most enterprising young law firms. ALB investigates.

One swallow does not a summer make, but a recent raid by Christchurch-based Anthony Harper on Hesketh Henry in Auckland may say something about the respective fortunes of the two firms.

Having recently snared Bruce Heddle from Clayton Utz and Patrick Ibbotson from Blake Dawson, Maddocks CEO David Rennick has a stark message: this is just the beginning.

Clayton Utz partner and employment law expert Bruce Heddle has joined Maddocks in Sydney.

Maddocks has appointed Barangaroo CEO John Tabart as an external board member for the company with an eye to developing the firm into a leader in infrastructure

Maddocks has beefed up its Melbourne office’s planning & environment team by recruiting senior associate Kim Piskuric from DLA Phillips Fox

Public–private-partnership and PFI specialist Josh Marchant has joined the Melbourne construction and infrastructure team of Herbert Geer

ALB Guide: Employment Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

Allens Arthur Robinson recently promoted 16 of its staff

ALB Guide: Banking & Finance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers

Will the ice ever thaw? ALB's Natasha Kassam asks recruiters when we can expect salaries to start going up again

Deacons chairman Nick Abrahams, Allens boss Michael Rose and Maddocks CEO David Rennick recently braved a night outside with the homeless.

The GFC has forced law firms to cut staff and discretionary spending, but sponsorship could still be a worthwhile venture.

Former Clayton Utz senior associate Sven Bluemmel has recently been appointed as the Western Australian government's new Information Commissioner.