Allens promotes 16 to partners across Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

“This group reflects the depth of the firm’s talent,” said Marc Kemp, the firm’s incoming managing partner. “Our newest partners exemplify the capability, expertise and solutions-focused approach that are so important to our clients.” 

New partners

The profiles of the newly announced partners on the firm’s website provide more information regarding their areas of practice and experience. 

• Harry Beardall, M&A and capital markets, Sydney: His work in the energy, industrials, and resources sectors has focused on energy transition matters and M&A activity in renewables, industrial decarbonisation, clean tech, and critical minerals. 
• Elise Blume, M&A and capital markets, Sydney: She has focused on public M&A and general corporate advisory advice. She has handled M&A transactions across the real estate, resources, and energy sectors. 
• William Coote, technology, media, and telecommunications, Sydney: Coote has worked on large technology and telecommunications projects and advised corporate and government clients on commercial transactions and technical regulatory issues.
• Darcy Doyle, real estate and development, Perth: He has advised on matters involving native titles, Aboriginal cultural heritage, environmental law, business human rights, and First Nations peoples’ rights. 
• Anfeng He, tax, Melbourne: With an emphasis on the oil and gas and mining sectors, he has helped taxpayers navigate corporate tax matters, tax disputes, and resolution via negotiated settlement or litigation. 
• Lauren John, intellectual property, Melbourne: As an IP lawyer, she has focused on litigious and commercial IP matters, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, and matters concerning misleading or deceptive conduct and passing off. 
• Lisa Kozaris, innovation and digital solutions, Melbourne: Responsible for delivering the firm’s innovation strategy, including new digital products, she has managed a team of technologists, product developers, lawyers, and project managers. 
• Kimberley Lowrie, M&A and capital markets, Sydney: She has helped private equity and other financial investors with cross-border leveraged M&A, such as public and private acquisitions, carve-outs, take privates, and consortium deals. 
• David Mierendorff, competition, consumer, and regulatory, Melbourne: He has assisted clients with competition and consumer law compliance, investigations, litigation, commercial negotiations, and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission merger clearances. 
• Alexander Ninkov, M&A and capital markets, Perth: With experience in the mining, energy, and resources sectors, Ninkov has advised on joint ventures, takeovers, commodity offtake agreements, capital markets, and project development matters. 
• Joseph O’Shea, disputes and investigations, Brisbane: On behalf of domestic and international companies, O’Shea has dealt with complex commercial disputes before the courts and in arbitral and alternative dispute resolution settings. 
• Joe Payten, disputes and investigations, Sydney: As a commercial litigator, he has assisted clients with class actions, technology disputes, regulatory enforcement matters, professional negligence claims, and antitrust litigation.
• George Salter, projects, Perth: Salter is an energy and resources law practitioner whose work has encompassed the mining, oil and gas, liquefied natural gas, and carbon capture and storage sectors. 
• Rebecca Sheehy, funds, super, and financial services, Sydney: As an investment funds lawyer, Sheehy has focused on fund and capital partnership formations, ongoing fund operations, and advice to investors on fund investments and co-investments. 
• Molly Snaith, competition, consumer, and regulatory, Sydney: With a focus on competition law and regulatory issues, she has helped clients secure ACCC merger clearance, respond to ACCC investigations, and navigate ACCC-initiated proceedings. 
• Andrew Wilcock, disputes and investigations, Melbourne: He has worked on complex commercial disputes, corporate criminal and regulatory investigations, securities fraud and misrepresentation matters, and risk and compliance advisory matters.