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At Clayton Utz, we are continually building on our reputation as a top-tier firm with the leading experts in our areas of focus. We continue to attract top-flight lawyers to the practice, reflecting our reputation for excellence and client focus.

Lateral appointments

Heath Lewis
Heath rejoined Clayton Utz as a Partner in March 2007, having previously worked in the firm's Perth office as a solicitor from 1999 - 2004. Between 2004 and 2007, Heath worked at Slaughter and May in London.

Directors

	Dr Teresa Baker Dr Teresa Baker is a scientist by training and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with joint first class honours in organic and physical & inorganic chemistry in 1988. She then conducted postgraduate research in synthetic organic chemistry at the University of Western Australia and Oxford University and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in 1993.
	Alison Evans Alison Evans is the new Director, Human Resources at Clayton Utz. Alison joined the firm on 17 September 2007 and replaces Kris Webb who has joined GlaxoSmithKline. Alison joins us after two years at the National Australia Bank Limited as the bank's General Manager, Executive Talent and Leadership Development. Prior to joining the National Australia Bank, Alison held a variety of senior HR roles in professional services including nine years with PricewaterhouseCoopers and four years with Phillips Fox, now DLA Phillips Fox.
	Andrew Plaskett Andrew Plaskett is the Director, Business Development at Clayton Utz. Since joining the firm five months ago Andrew has been working on the development of a range of new exciting initiatives. Previously, Andrew worked as the National Manager of Business Development at Freehills for seven years. He also worked as a management consultant for seven years. Throughout his career he has been a board member on a number of not for profit organisations as well as helping to support a range of Federal and State Government initiatives assisting the cultural sector across Australia. Andrew will be primarily based in the Sydney office and will travel regularly to all offices.

Special Counsel

	Luke de Jong Luke de Jong has over 10 years experience as a commercial lawyer to Government, predominantly advising on commercial law and contract and procurement issues. As a former in-house legal officer for the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training, where he also held a number of policy-related positions, Luke understands the unique challenges Government faces in its dealings.
	David Kreltszheim David is Special Counsel in the E-Business, Financial Services and Privacy Practice Group of Clayton Utz. David advises a range of clients including financial institutions on general banking law, regulatory compliance, payment systems, electronic distribution systems and platforms, privacy, consumer finance, AML, FTRA and proceeds of crime compliance, and trade finance.
	Ben Madsen Ben Madsen is a Special Counsel in our Corporate Advisory/M&A Group, specialising in Energy and Resources. Ben has been heavily involved in a range of major mining, energy and resources projects for some of Australia's leading mining and energy companies.
	Christy Miller Christy commenced at Clayton Utz in November 2004. Specialising in the provision of industrial relations, employment and discrimination advice, Christy provides both legal and strategic advice to assist a wide portfolio of clients. Christy has advised both private and public sector clients on all aspects of employment and industrial relations law, including but not limited to, where relevant, the impact and effective management of the WorkChoices amendments.
	Simon Taylor Simon has extensive commercial legal experience over a period of 20 years. Simon's legal career has taken him from Mollison & Litchfield in Adelaide to the banking and finance group of a national law firm in Sydney, then to the Electricity Trust of South Australia, to the Crown Solicitor's office in SA and the Northern Territory, and then to Clayton Utz in Perth. Prior to returning to Perth in early 2006, Simon worked as a senior legal adviser in a prominent Dubai law firm where he specialised in corporate commercial law.
	Julia Virgo Julia Virgo joined Clayton Utz in 2005 as the head of Knowledge Management for the LDR group nationally. With over 17 years legal experience, Julia has been instrumental in developing the firm's Knowledge Management capability, most notably managing the transition to Uniform Civil Procedure within NSW at Clayton Utz and is widely regarded for her expertise in this area. Julia was invited by the NSW Attorney-General's Working Party on Civil Procedure to assist with the redevelopment of court forms and the accompanying rules and has been engaged with this project for the last 18 months.

Senior Associates

Allison Anthony	Real Estate	Sydney
Catherine Baxter	Construction & Major Projects	Sydney
Rupert Bell	Commercial Litigation	Brisbane
Simon Bowden	Taxation	Melbourne
Kristie Brown	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Sarah Campbell	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Greg Carter	Commercial Litigation	Perth
Evonne Cheung	Debt Finance	Sydney
Rachel Chong	Commercial Litigation	Brisbane
Nick Christopoulos	Construction & Major Projects	Melbourne
Rachel Daniel	Environment & Planning	Sydney
Clare Doneley	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Brisbane
Fiona Doyle	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Julia Dreosti	Construction & Major Projects	Sydney
Tigiilaja Eteuati	Commercial Litigation	Canberra
Janine Fenwick	Commercial Litigation	Melbourne
Alistair Fleming	Commercial Litigation	Perth
Rebecca Flint	Real Estate	Perth
Cameron Goodwin	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Melbourne
Hugh Griffin	Financial Services	Canberra & Sydney
Blair Hall	Commercial Litigation	Brisbane
Jeffrey Hollindale	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Brisbane
Chris Horsfall	Construction & Major Projects	Melbourne
Angela Jeppesen	Debt Finance	Brisbane
Amanda Jones	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Melbourne
Marie Le Bras	Construction & Major Projects	Melbourne
Christa Lenard	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Canberra
Kate List	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Melbourne
Johnson Lo	Commercial Litigation	Brisbane
Kerry Matthews	Debt Finance	Sydney
Holly McAdam	Corporate - Government	Canberra
Kelly McDonald	Real Estate	Sydney
Andrew Mitchell	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Clare Mulholland	Construction Major Projects	Brisbane
Natasha Nadj	Commercial Litigation	Sydney
Yehudah New	Commercial Litigation	Melbourne
Jessica O'Hara	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Melbourne
Brendan Peet	Real Estate	Brisbane
Joanna Piva	Corporate - Government	Canberra
Vanessa Prowse	Structured Capital markets	Melbourne
Wendy Rees	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Melbourne
Nikki Robinson	Real Estate	Sydney
Lauren Roscoe	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Toby Ryston-Pratt	Corporate Advisory / M&A	Sydney
Jacqueline Scarlett	IT/ IP	Melbourne
Polat Siva	Commercial Litigation	Melbourne
Jonathan Stafford	Construction & Major Projects	Sydney
Cai Lin Tan	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Melbourne
Natalie Tatasciore	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Sydney
Rebecca Taumalolo	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Brisbane
Carina Telford	Real Estate	Brisbane
Nicholas Tsirogiannis	Construction & Major Projects	Melbourne
Timothy Webb	IT/ IP	Sydney
Todd Woodland	Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety	Perth
Theresa Le Bas	Law Clerk, and upon admission in WA, Senior Associate	Perth
Alexander Schlosser	Consultant, and upon admission in NSW, Senior Associate	Sydney

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