Media release | Gadens celebrates 16 senior promotions

Gadens is delighted to announce 16 senior promotions – including five new partners, one special counsel, two directors and eight senior associates – effective 1 July 2021, 50% of whom are women. The promotion of each of these people reflects the rich expertise, dedication to our clients and extensive experience present within Gadens. They are:

• Alexandra Walker, Partner – Real Estate and Construction
• Deivina Peethamparam, Partner – Employment Advisory
• Liam Hennessy, Partner – Litigation
• Martin Nguyen, Partner – Banking and Finance
• Sean Huggins, Partner – Real Estate and Construction

• Christopher Dirckze, Director – Banking and Finance
• Penny Telfer, Special Counsel – Real Estate and Construction
• Rebecca Brown, Director – Property and Construction
• Daniel Coyne, Senior Associate – Property and Construction
• Elise Holland, Senior Associate – Real Estate and Construction
• Gary Lim, Senior Associate – Corporate
• Joanna Shiff, Senior Associate – Family and Relationship Law
• Kevin McVeigh, Senior Associate – Corporate
• Lauren Guercio, Senior Associate – Corporate
• Rachel Zagorskis, Senior Associate – Litigation
• Tom Courtenay, Senior Associate – Banking and Finance

We also celebrate the following significant senior appointments made during the course of the last 12 months:

• Andrea Towson, Partner – Real Estate and Construction
• George Haros, Partner – Employment Advisory
• Kate Mills, Partner – Banking and Finance
• Kelly Griffiths, Partner – Disputes and Investigations
• Liam Chambers, Partner – Property and Construction
• Matthew Bode, Consultant – Litigation

• Adrian Clifford, Special Counsel – Real Estate and Construction
• Andrew Mackenzie, Director – Property and Construction
• Angela Szczepanski, Director – Corporate Advisory
• Lara Cresser, Director – Corporate Advisory
• Melissa Phillips, Special Counsel – Corporate
• Natalie McCabe, Special Counsel – Disputes and Investigations

Commenting on the promotions Mark Pistilli, Chief Executive Officer, says:

“We are extremely proud and excited to announce these appointments. Gadens is growing across the board. Many of our recent promotions and appointments are part of our considered, strategic approach to enhancing our capabilities in key areas, such as real estate, construction, corporate, financial services and employment, in order to provide greater depth and breadth of services to our clients. In line with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, 57% of all senior appointments across the firm in the last six months are women.

“Promotions are a significant accomplishment recognising dedication, passion and hard work, and each person should be proud of this milestone in their careers. At Gadens we are fortunate to have such a high calibre of people shaping our firm – I want to congratulate each one of them, very well deserved.”