Hall & Wilcox promotes one partner and seven senior lawyers

Leading independent business law firm Hall & Wilcox is pleased to announce one partner and seven senior lawyer appointments, effective 1 January 2017. The promotions are across the firm’s Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Perth offices and will further bolster the firm’s litigation, insurance, private clients and property teams.

Adrian Lasky has been appointed to partner in the firm’s Litigation and dispute resolution team in the Melbourne office. Adrian has excellent technical skills and heads the deferred payments litigation and smarter recovery solutions practices, which provide a unique option for insolvency practitioners to undertake a broader range of investigations and examination.

Senior lawyer appointments are:

Melinda Andrew, Special Counsel, Insurance

Rosena De Freitas, Special Counsel, Insurance

Kirrilee Kennedy, Special Counsel, Insurance

William Moore, Special Counsel, Private Clients

Leigh Parker, Special Counsel, Insurance

Amy Bilich, Senior Associate, Insurance

Chris Hammond, Senior Associate, Property & Projects

With these promotions and recent lateral appointments, brings the total number of partners to 68 and over 80 senior lawyers across the firm’s six offices.