Media Release: Clayton Utz announces 1 July 2019 Special Counsel and Senior Associate promotions

Sydney, 17 July 2019: Clayton Utz is pleased to announce 65 new Special Counsel and Senior Associate appointments, effective 1 July*.

Clayton Utz Deputy Chief Executive Partner – People and Development, Kate Jordan, said: "These appointments reflect the calibre of talent we have across the firm.  We’re delighted that these lawyers have chosen to build their careers with us."

Three promotions were also made in the firm's Forensic and Technology Services (FTS) practice group.

Special Counsel appointments:

• Claire Bothwell – Intellectual Property & Technology, Brisbane
• Kaia Duce – Public Sector, Brisbane
• Mark Etherington – Environment & Planning, Perth
• Cameron Forbes – Tax, Melbourne
• Dean Gerakiteys – IP & Technology, Sydney
• Craig Hine – Financial Services, Sydney
• Andrew Holmes - Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Brisbane
• Ashleigh Tang – Restructuring & Insolvency, Sydney
• Natalie Krahe – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Brisbane
• Andrew Lassman – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Melbourne
• Erin McCormick – Public Sector, Brisbane
• Shaun McNaught – Real Estate, Perth
• Kate O'Donovan – Banking & Financial Services, Sydney
• Gareth Oxley - Major Projects & Construction, Brisbane
• Gavin Phillips - Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Laura Thomson – Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Seema Sandhu – Tax, Sydney
• Erik Setio – Banking and Financial Services, Sydney
• Allison Shannon – Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety, Melbourne
• Natasha Smith - Public Sector, Canberra
• Lisa Vo – Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne

Senior Associate appointments:

• Katherine Agapitos – Major Projects & Construction, Sydney
• Jay Capelli – Major Projects & Construction, Perth
• Nicholas Chan – Real Estate, Melbourne
• Julie Charles – Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Allison Clark – Public Sector, Darwin
• Matthew Condello – Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety, Melbourne
• Kym Condon* – Restructuring & Insolvency, Brisbane
• Kylie Crawford – Public Sector, Canberra
• Neil Cuthbert – Public Sector, Canberra
• Simon Ellis – Competition, Sydney
• Elias Eliadis – Commercial Litigation, Brisbane
• Scott Findlay – Real Estate, Sydney
• Allan Flick – Commercial Litigation, Sydney
• Emily Flynn – Environment & Planning, Melbourne
• Luke Furness – Commercial Litigation, Brisbane
• Andrew Garcia - Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Sophia Giardini – Commercial Litigation, Sydney
• Claire Gomo – Commercial Litigation, Melbourne
• Eloise Hopkinson – Public Sector, Perth
• Alex James – Public Sector, Brisbane
• Nick Josey – Commercial Litigation, Brisbane
• Tatiane Kelly – Public Sector, Darwin
• Tyson Lange – Public Sector, Canberra
• David Lee – Tax, Melbourne
• Jessica Lee* – Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Kwan Leung* – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Sydney
• Rebecca Lobb – IP & Technology, Melbourne
• Dennis Mak – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Sydney
• Sarah Mazzer – Real Estate, Canberra
• Liam Meagher* – Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety, Sydney
• Bianca Mendelson – Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety, Brisbane
• Belinda Miller - Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety, Canberra
• Byron Moore – IP & Technology, Melbourne
• Grace Ness – Commercial Litigation, Melbourne
• Rachel Noronha – Public Sector, Canberra
• Louise Parry – Public Sector, Canberra
• Gabrielle Scott-Jones – Commercial Litigation, Sydney
• James Sin – Corporate, M&A & Capital Markets, Sydney
• Lauren Smith – Environment & Planning, Sydney
• Jack Steiner – Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Robert Stilling* – Environment & Planning, Melbourne
• Louisa Tan – Restructuring & Insolvency, Sydney
• Allison van Beers –  Major Projects & Construction, Melbourne
• Simon Vidovich – Commercial Litigation, Perth

Forensic and Technology Services appointments:

• Lynden Philpott – Senior Manager, Perth
• Gulsun Demirel – Manager, Melbourne
• Gaurav Gupta – Manager, Melbourne

* Promotion took effect on 1 January 2019