http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/index.jsp en-us 05/19/2013 Copyright 2008 incisivemedia. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml http://www.law.com/img/law/international/international_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/index.jsp Baker & McKenzie has recruited DLA Piper's Amanda Turnill as a new co-head for its Australian life sciences practice. Turnill specializes in advising pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on drug development and commercialization. She also advises clients on product liability litigation. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202599493209 2013-05-10 13:33:16 Squire Sanders has hired Colin Biggers' Avendra Singh as a new partner for its construction practice in Sydney. Singh handles both contentious and non-contentious matters arising in the construction industry. With Singh on board, Squire Sanders will have seven lawyers in Sydney, including three partners. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202599281231 2013-05-09 14:08:54 DLA Piper has added a tax partner in Sydney. Matthew Cridland joins from the local office of KPMG, where he was a director. His practice focuses on issues relating to indirect taxes, like sales or value-added taxes. Cridland has advised clients in the financial, real estate, energy and telecommunications sectors, among others. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202598702928 2013-05-06 13:56:43 The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers on Wednesday made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202596629929 2013-04-19 14:32:28 HWL Ebsworth has recruited four new construction partners for its Melbourne and Sydney offices. Andrew Pitney joins from Corrs Chambers, while Paul Deschamps, Alex Robinson and Andrew Buchanan bring a team of 14 lawyers from Herbert Geer. HWL Ebsworth has about 345 lawyers, located in five Australian offices. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202595701083 2013-04-12 14:03:38 Australian firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has hired three new partners for its corporate practice in Sydney. James Rozsa, Jeremy Davis and Byron Koster were all previously partners at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. With the three new partners on board, Johnson Winter will have 140 lawyers, including 60 partners. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202594712097 2013-04-04 14:08:16 Following a three-year stint as a partner at Baker & McKenzie, Timothy Sherman has been recruited by King & Wood Mallesons as a tax partner in Sydney. Sherman advises clients on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital raisings, and corporate restructuring. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202593832843 2013-03-28 16:06:50 Clayton Utz has recruited a new partner in Canberra, the Australian capital. Andrew Leece joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a special counsel, also in Canberra. He specializes in regulatory, infrastructure and utilities work. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202592688646 2013-03-20 13:26:14 New Zealand lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill allowing same-sex marriage, all but assuring that it will soon become law. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202592376612 2013-03-18 17:29:58 K&L Gates has hired Gadens Lawyers' Deborah Bean as a new partner for its banking and finance practice, bringing the total number of the firm's Brisbane-based lawyers to 24. K&L Gates entered the Australian market at the beginning of the year via its merger with 300-lawyer Middletons. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/international/LawArticleIntl.jsp?id=1202591905096 2013-03-13 14:58:00