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Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has announced the promotion of ten partners in Australia, the firm’s largest promotion round in three years.
The firm has appointed 25 new partners globally, including two in New York, following the firm’s expansion into the United States last year.
The newly appointed Australia partners bring expertise in disputes, mergers and acquisitions, energy and infrastructure, intellectual property, real estate, and industrial relations, to support HSF Kramer’s global growth ambitions and ongoing investment in its leading practices.
Kristin Stammer, Executive partner, Australia and Asia, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome our ten new partners to partnership.
“Our new partners are outstanding and provide the exceptional client experience that our firm is known for.
“Demand for our first-class litigation advice, including continued growth in securities and consumer class actions, and the increase in employment and cyber related class actions, has also supported the addition of three partners to our disputes practice.
“We have a number of promotions in projects, energy and infrastructure, including energy markets and regulation. This reflects our ongoing strength and depth in Australia and globally.”
Kristin added: “Having the very best people in our partnership who deeply understand our clients’ businesses and the sectors they operate in is how we remain leading in our markets in Australia and globally.”
The promotions come into effect 1 May 2026.
Meet our new partners
Nataly Adams, Disputes (Class Actions & Commercial Litigation), Sydney
Nataly has more than a decade of experience as a litigator, specialising in class actions and complex commercial disputes. Nataly regularly helps clients navigate large-scale, complex proceedings and investigations. She has advised major corporates including Uber, BHP and CBA, acting across high‑profile proceedings and investigations in the financial services, technology, mining, oil and gas, and energy sectors.
Sophie Beaman, Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety (Industrial Relations), Sydney
Sophie advises clients on a broad range of industrial relations matters. With more than 14 years’ legal experience and almost a decade at our firm, she has deep experience acting for national and multinational clients, including in relation to enterprise bargaining strategy and managing industrial disputes and litigation. In addition to her industrial relations practice, Sophie also advises clients on all aspects of general employment law, with a particular focus on employment litigation, payroll review and remediation projects, and the employee relations aspects of restructures, outsourcings and acquisitions. Sophie brings strong energy sector experience, working with clients across the mining and resources sectors, as well as in the banking, finance and insurance, private equity, and government sectors.
Tom Dougherty, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure (Environment, Planning & Communities), Sydney
Tom advises major corporate and government clients on complex projects, transactions and disputes, with a focus on energy, infrastructure, real estate and resources. He has more than 14 years’ experience in the energy and renewables sector and is a go-to environment and planning advisor and litigator, supporting the delivery of wind, solar, battery, hydrogen and pumped hydro projects across Australia, as well as related acquisitions, disposals and financing. Clients know him for his market-leading advice on environment, planning, native title and cultural heritage matters, including approvals, regulatory compliance and risk, and he acts in related litigation before Australian courts. Tom has authored industry-shaping reports with the Clean Energy Investor Group and was recognised as a Planning & Environment Law Rising Star (NSW) in Doyle’s Guide 2025.
Matthew Eglezos, Disputes (Class Actions & Commercial Litigation), Melbourne
Matthew is a commercial litigator with a focus on class actions. He has more than 16 years of experience at our firm advising a wide range of corporate clients on complex commercial disputes across the firm’s Melbourne, Sydney and London offices. Matthew has acted on significant class actions in relation to financial services, product liability and mass tort claims, and has extensive experience in broader commercial litigation, including energy and breach of warranty disputes. He works with clients across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on the banking and consumer sectors.
Skye Kirby, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure (Corporate), Melbourne
Skye specialises in energy markets and regulated infrastructure. With more than 15 years’ experience in her field across Australia and the UK, Skye advises on the delivery of clean energy and water projects, with a focus on wholesale market contracting and strategic regulatory advice. Her experience spans project structuring and development, bespoke funding models, complex regulatory and revenue arrangements, grid connection, and government support mechanisms. She has also advised governments and market bodies on high-profile energy market reforms in Australia and the UK.
Amy Repse, Finance & Restructuring (Corporate Finance, Debt Capital Markets & Securitisation), Melbourne
Amy started her career at our firm and, for almost two decades, has advised borrowers, lenders, issuers and arrangers on a broad range of complex financial transactions, including loan facilities, debt capital markets transactions and securitisation transactions. Amy has significant experience providing financing advice to clients operating in the energy space, including electricity and gas transmission and distribution and energy related services and infrastructure. She also has expertise in debt capital markets across domestic, European and United States markets, as well as in structured finance, corporate lending, and property, acquisition and private equity financings. Amy has also spent time on secondment with Jemena and National Australia Bank. In addition to her technical experience, clients appreciate Amy’s commercially focused and practical approach, as well as her ability to manage complex transactions with multiple stakeholders.
Stuart Robertson, Real Estate (Commercial Property, Infrastructure & Energy), Sydney
Stuart is a real estate specialist with extensive experience across commercial property, infrastructure and renewable energy projects. He advises on complex, large-scale transactions, from major developments through to high-value acquisitions and disposals, and major leasing arrangements. Stuart regularly acts on significant transactions spanning wind, solar and battery projects, data centres, living (including aged care and retirement living), industrial and logistics, as well as commercial and office assets. With more than 17 years’ legal experience, he is recognised as a leading practitioner in his field and has been consistently listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Real Property Law from 2023 to 2026.
Anna Vandervliet, Disputes (Intellectual Property, Tech & ESG), Sydney
Anna is a highly experienced disputes lawyer working across intellectual property, technology and ESG-related matters. Anna has played a key role in some of the most significant and complex cases in these areas in Australia, using her distinct expertise to support clients navigating rapidly developing legal, regulatory and technology landscapes. In the IP space, she collaborates closely with clients to strategically manage IP risks and leverage IP rights, including as part of multi-jurisdictional disputes. Anna has a strong focus on the high tech, energy and consumer sectors, with experience across patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, confidential information/trade secrets, and consumer law/advertising. Anna draws on her many years of advertising and consumer law experience, and keen interest in energy tech, to support clients in the development and communication of climate and ESG strategies and communications. She has also acted for clients involved in significant ESG-related proceedings, as well as “greenwashing” complaints made to regulators such as the ACCC, ASIC and Ad Standards.
Bailee Walker, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure (Corporate), Sydney
Bailee is a specialist in energy markets and regulation. She has more than 14 years’ legal experience and has spent over a decade at our firm. Her practice involves advising governments, regulators, major energy market participants and private capital clients on the legal frameworks underpinning energy markets in Australia, and the rapid regulatory changes underway as part of the energy transition. Her work spans a broad range of energy market matters, including involvement in reform initiatives, regulatory strategy, and complex, first-of-kind energy projects. Bailee supports clients through project development, transactions and ongoing operations, helping them navigate one of Australia’s most highly regulated and fast-evolving sectors. She is valued by clients for translating complex regulatory issues into clear, commercial advice.
Simon Walker, Corporate (M&A), Melbourne
Simon is a corporate lawyer specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions. He has worked at our firm for more than a decade. Simon has significant experience advising on high-profile, strategic transactions for major institutional ASX-listed clients, as well as complex cross-border takeovers and schemes of arrangement. He also advises on a range of other corporate transactions, including negotiated acquisitions and disposals, shareholder arrangements and company restructures, as well as general company law matters. He supports both corporate and private capital clients across a broad range of industries.
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