42 dazzle in Shine Lawyers’ New Year promotions

The promotions include seven new special counsel

42 dazzle in Shine Lawyers’ New Year promotions

Shine Lawyers has promoted 42 lawyers, including seven to special counsel.

The compensation specialist firm’s new special counsel, effective 2 January, are:

New South Wales

  • Soren Bakic
  • Chris Sutton

Queensland

  • Rebecca Ballantyne
  • Charlotte Evans
  • Craig Oliver

Victoria

  • Thomas Bradley

Western Australia

  • Laura Angel

All of the new special counsel are members of the firm’s personal injury team.

The firm has also made 21 senior associate promotions. They are:

New South Wales

Personal injury

  • Evelina Giusti
  • Cara Jones
  • Simon Perrein

Superannuation and disability claims

  • Christopher Khoudair

Queensland

Energy

  • Rory Ross

Class actions

  • Hadi Boustani
  • Bridget Cook
  • Tristan Gaven
  • Sarah Thomson

Personal injury

  • Joel Blane
  • Susan Gandini
  • Sarah Grace
  • Martha King
  • Emily Lucas
  • Tiffany Marsh
  • Stephanie McConochie
  • Ann Meakins
  • Bree Smith

Victoria

Personal injury

  • Sha Hotchin
  • Sarsha Lauterbach
  • Cameron Tout

 

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