Melbourne and Sydney lawyers are among the 34 new partners of the global firm
Two Australian lawyers are among the 34 new members of the global K&L Gates partnership.
Christien Corns and Gordon McCann have been named partners by the top American firm. Among the newly promoted partners, Nick Williams and Mark Tan in Singapore and Amanda Darling in Charleston, are also Australia-qualified lawyers.
Corns, who is based in Melbourne, is a litigation expert. He has extensive experience in insurance, professional indemnity, and large estate litigation. The lawyer – who joined legacy national firm Middletons in 2004 – also advises clients on defamation, contempt, and related media issues.
Sydney-based McCann specialises in corporate law. He has particular focus on private-treaty M&A, divestments, and investments in the Australian mid-market. He typically acts in transactions valued between $30m and $300m. McCann has worked at Allens Arthur Robinson and at Baker McKenzie. He joined K&L Gates from Sparke Helmore in early 2016.
The promotions follow’s K&L Gates’ double-partner hire in Melbourne in January, when it appointed partners Luke Westmore and Zac Kerr from Mills Oakley.
Christien Corns and Gordon McCann
The other new K&L Gates partners are:
Berlin, Germany
- Dr Martin Berg
- Dr Michael Thomas Melber
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Kenneth Holston
- Christopher Valente
Brussels, Belgium
- Francesco Carloni
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Amanda Darling
- Andrew Lloyd
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Justin Carpenter
- Christopher Walker
Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Aaron Morrow
Dallas, Texas, USA
- Jennifer Klein Ayers
- Joshua Skora
Dubai, UAE
- Monique O’Donoghue
London, UK
- Catherine Adam
- Martin King
- Jennifer Marsh
Milan, Italy
- Stefano Bardella
Munich, Germany
- Dr Martina Ortner
- Dr Philipp Riedl
New York, New York, USA
- Caitlin Beer
- Joseph Valenti
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Elizabeth Crouse
- Scott McJannet
- John Wilson
Singapore
- Christopher Tan
- Mark Tan
- Nick Williams
Tokyo, Japan
- Yuki Okada
- Nobuki Wada
Washington DC, USA
- Jennifer Crowder
- Marguerite Laurent
The promotions came into effect at the start of the month.
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