Kennedys hires Clyde & Co team for Perth launch
03 May 2021
New Perth office will be led by insurance partner Jonathan Wyatt
Shutterstock UK headquartered firm Kennedys has hired a team of insurance lawyers from Clyde & Co to help launch its first office in Western Australia. The new Perth office is the firm’s third in the country, adding to its existing presence in Sydney and Melbourne. The office will be led by partner Jonathan Wyatt and a team of nine, all joining from Clyde & Co in Perth. They include special counsel Paul Graham and Alen Sinanovic and senior associate Rosie Blakey-Scholes, alongside a team of associates, paralegals and a secretary.
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A global law firm has taken a team of 10 from another BigLaw practice and is set to open up its third office in Australia.
Kennedys, which has 42 offices and services clients in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, has announced the latest phase of its Australian expansion: the opening of an office in Perth.
The new office follows the Kennedys’ expansion into Melbourne in 2017 and Sydney in 2006, together with its “strong national growth” last year, which saw the firm increase headcount by 20 per cent.