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Dentons welcomes 17 new partners and 3 directors in Australia

Dentons welcomes 17 new partners and 3 directors in Australia

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May 1, 2018

Sydney—Today, Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, significantly expands its service offering across the east coast of Australia with the addition of 17 new partners, 3 directors and other professional staff.

Dentons’ now expanded capability, across financial services, real estate, corporate, dispute resolution and intellectual property, further enhances the Firm’s ability to deliver seamless integrated national solutions to clients.

Dentons adds 10 new partners and one director in Sydney, 2 new partners in Melbourne and 5 new partners and two directors in Brisbane:

Sydney

David Carter, Partner, Banking and Finance
Peter Luke, Partner, Banking and Finance
Lis Boyce, Partner, Corporate
Geoff Cairns, Partner, Corporate
John Reen, Partner, Corporate
Paul Schmidt-Uili, Partner Corporate
Emma Hodgman, Partner, Dispute Resolution
Scott Sloan, Director, Intellectual Property
David Sharpe, Partner, Real Estate
Gary Koning, Partner, Recovery & Restructuring
Justin Kang, Partner, Recovery & Restructuring

Melbourne

Jason Morris, Partner, Banking and Finance
John Stragalinos, Partner, Recovery & Restructuring

Brisbane

Jeff Baker, Partner, Banking and Finance
Matthew Rollason, Partner, Real Estate
Kirsten Pike, Partner, Real Estate
Keith Carl, Director, Real Estate
Mahoney Smith, Director, Real Estate
Ben Shaw, Partner, Recovery & Restructuring
Scott Guthrie, Partner, Recovery & Restructuring

Dentons CEO Australia, Ian Dardis, said that the Australia Region was delighted to have such a large team joining Dentons in Australia.

“Dentons is focused on growth right across the east coast. Since opening our Melbourne office in late 2017 we’ve already doubled our partner numbers, and with our new presence in Brisbane and additional capability in Sydney, Dentons’ local and global clients will benefit from our enhanced Australian offering.

Dentons’ Australia region now has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.