The WA firm also debuted a partnership model and an employee share scheme
Merrill MacNish has taken on the CEO role at HHG Legal Group effective immediately.
MacNish was previously the firm’s COO, a position she held for two and a half years. In line with its leadership and ownership restructuring, the firm also debuted a partnership model and employee share scheme.
Dr Steven Cohen, Ben Majoe, Matthew Lilly and Riaan Piek have been promoted to partner under the new model. The following lawyers were also elevated recently:
HHG Legal Group also implemented an employee-share-of-profit model and a leadership development programme in partnership with the Australian Institute of Management.
“This evolution represents more than structural change – it's a fundamental shift in how we approach leadership and ownership in a modern legal practice. By broadening our management structure and introducing employee ownership, we're creating pathways for talent to flourish whilst ensuring our team shares directly in the success they help create”, HHG Legal Group managing director Murray Thornhill said.
