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Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has announced the promotion of 53 senior associates in Australia.
The promotions are part of the firm’s global senior associate promotions and come into effect 1 July 2026.
The promotions are across HSF Kramer’s corporate, M&A, disputes and class actions, projects, energy, resources and infrastructure, private capital, financial services, real estate, tax, technology, cyber and employment, IR and safety teams.
Kristin Stammer, Executive Partner, Australia and Asia said: “Congratulations to all our new senior associates on their promotions.
“We aim to recognise exceptional people who deeply understand our clients and their markets, and who have the technical legal expertise and people skills required to deliver outstanding results.
“Our new senior associates will continue to play an important role in supporting our firm’s growth and ambition.”
Meet our new senior associates
| Practice | Name | Office | Practice area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | Caitlyn Bellis | Sydney | Cyber, Telecommunications, Media and Technology |
| Nancy Darmanin | Melbourne | M&A | |
| Saskia Gude | Brisbane | M&A | |
| Rachel Holland | Sydney | Telecommunications, Media and Technology | |
| Emily Hood | Sydney | Funds M&A and Financial Services | |
| Eric Kong | Sydney | Telecommunications, Media and Technology | |
| Eloise L'Estrange | Sydney | Telecommunications, Media and Technology | |
| Avy Lim | Melbourne | M&A and Takeovers | |
| Josh Longstaff | Sydney | Tax | |
| James Newton | Sydney | Private Equity and Venture Capital | |
| Jesiah Ross | Brisbane | Energy and Resources | |
| Disputes | Amelia Burns | Sydney | Commercial Litigation |
| Rachel Chan | Perth | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Michael Dardis | Melbourne | Commercial Litigation | |
| Sebastian Davies-Mills | Sydney | Commercial Litigation, Class Actions and AML/CTF | |
| Isabella Dias | Sydney | Commercial Litigation and Regulatory | |
| Henry Gallagher | Sydney | Commercial Litigation and Tax Disputes | |
| Elsher Keir | Melbourne | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Christina Knezevich | Sydney | Commercial Litigation | |
| Kayla Laird | Sydney | Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration and Corporate Crime & Investigations | |
| Keagan Lee | Melbourne | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Emma Marsland | Sydney | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Jesse Martino | Perth | Commercial Litigation and Regulatory | |
| Henry Materne-Smith | Melbourne | Commercial Litigation | |
| Lachlan McLean | Sydney | Commercial Litigation and Tax Disputes | |
| Azaara Perakath | Melbourne | Commercial Litigation and Regulatory | |
| Madeleine Plester | Perth | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Joseph Sabbagh | Perth | Commercial Litigation and RTI | |
| Amelia Simpson | Sydney | Commercial Litigation and Class Actions | |
| Nick Wray-Jones | Brisbane | Commercial Litigation, Class Actions and Infrastructure | |
| Employment, Industrial Relations (IR) & Safety | Olive Brown | Sydney | Employment |
| Megan Buttigieg | Melbourne | Employment & IR | |
| Alessandra Hayward | Sydney | Employment, IR & Safety | |
| Tae Kim | Perth | Employment, IR & Safety | |
| Nicholas Lamanna | Melbourne | Employment & IR | |
| Isabella Le Mare-Hutton | Brisbane | Employment & IR | |
| Hugh McLaurin | Sydney | Employment & IR | |
| Bec Tannenbaum | Sydney | Employment & IR | |
| Claire Taylor | Perth | Employment & Safety | |
| Angelina Vukovic | Brisbane | Employment, IR & Safety | |
| Finance & Restructuring | April Whitehead | Melbourne | Finance |
| Jonathan Wu | Sydney | State Taxes (Stamp duty and Land tax) | |
| Projects, Energy & Infrastructure | Stefan Baldwin | Melbourne | M&A |
| Sean Frewin | Perth | Projects | |
| Ellen Frodsham | Perth | Environment, Planning & Communities | |
| Allira Jeffery | Brisbane | Environment, Planning & Communities | |
| Yonnie Lipshatz | Melbourne | Projects | |
| Alta Shi | Sydney | Environment, Planning & Communities | |
| Jeremy Soh | Melbourne | Project Finance | |
| Clinton Wang | Sydney | Corporate | |
| Real Estate | Liam Annable | Melbourne | Real Estate |
| Georgia Matthews | Brisbane | Real Estate | |
| Callon Rowbotham | Brisbane | Real Estate |
Media contact
For further information on this news article, please contact:
Rose Dougherty
External Communications Manager
Sydney
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