News | Gadens celebrates 11 senior promotions across the country

Gadens has today announced 11 new senior promotions across its Australian network of law firms, 64% of which are female.

These promotions are in addition to the 16 senior promotions which were effective 1 January 2022 and included four internal partner promotions: Breanna Davies (Sydney), Kane Jacobson (Brisbane), Martin Nguyen (Melbourne) and Winnie Sinn (Melbourne). Seven new partners have joined the firms since 1 January 2022: Gerard Timbs and Paul Calvert in Brisbane; Louise Rumble, Matthew Taylor, Rebecca Laban and Sinead Lynch in Sydney; and Savannah Hardingham in Melbourne.

We recognise and congratulate those people being promoted from 1 July 2022:

Brisbane/Adelaide partnership

Partner promotions:

• Christopher Dirckze, Banking and Finance, Brisbane

Director promotions:

• Mitchell Byram, Litigation and Corporate Recovery, Brisbane
• Ross Wilson, Corporate Advisory, Brisbane

Senior Associate promotions:

• Jasmia Bavaresco, Corporate Advisory, Brisbane
• Wendy Cheng, Property and Construction, Brisbane

Associate promotions:

Caitlin Milligan (Litigation and Corporate Recovery), Grace MacRae (Corporate), Nigel Mok (Banking and Finance) and Taylor Green (Litigation and Corporate Recovery).

These promotions reflect the continued growth of Gadens, particularly in areas where it is seeing strong demand from clients.

“With such a high calibre of talent within the firm, I am delighted to be able to acknowledge the skills, hard work and dedication to client service that our people demonstrate”, said Terri Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Adelaide and Brisbane partnership. “These promotions recognise the contributions each of these individuals have made to providing exceptional legal services to our clients, and our commitment to investing in the growth and development of our people.”

Melbourne/Sydney partnership

Partner promotions:

• Sophie McNamara, Pro Bono, Melbourne

Special Counsel promotions:

• Clementine Woodhouse, Banking and Finance, Sydney

Senior Associate promotions:

• Michael Castricum, Corporate, Melbourne
• Rachel Yard, Real Estate and Construction, Melbourne
• Sarah Rogers, Disputes and Investigations, Melbourne
• Sera Park, Employment Advisory, Sydney

Outside of the above six senior promotions, another 22 people are being promoted in the Melbourne and Sydney firm effective 1 July 2022. Of the 28 promotions overall:

• 64% are female;
• 36% are from our business services team; and
• Many come from diverse cultural backgrounds, in line with our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Associate promotions:

Alistair Moore (Corporate), Annalise Kennedy (Banking and Finance), Grant Klemm (Employment Advisory), Hannah Petersen (Banking and Finance), Jules Borell (Corporate), Kate Mylott (Disputes and Investigations), Sylvia Chung (Banking and Finance) and Yianni Papoutsakis (Real Estate and Construction).

Lawyer promotions:

Declan Melia (Disputes and Investigations) and Jessica Bell (Intellectual Property and Technology).

Paralegal promotions:

Jessica Smith (Banking and Finance) and Matthew Ciardulli (Banking and Finance).

Business services promotions:

Ailsa Pender (Brand, Clients and Markets), Cassandra Costales-McDonald, Michael Manolaros, Toula Muftar, Victoria Pacareja and Wendy Isbester (Finance), Chloe Vincent (People and Development), Jeremy Forder (Operations), Katrina Neilsen (Innovation and Transformation), and Matt Absolom (Technology Services and Solutions).

“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. These promotions are all very well deserved, and I am confident that each one of the people being promoted will help us in our journey to have Gadens recognised as one of this country’s leading law firms. I am delighted that we have appointed Sophie McNamara as our first partner appointment in our Sustainability and Social Impact team, which highlights the importance Gadens places on making a difference to all of our relevant communities” said Mark Pistilli, Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne and Sydney partnership.