Media release | Gadens celebrates 22 senior promotions

Gadens is extremely proud and excited to announce 22 senior promotions effective 1 January 2021, over half of whom are women. The promotion of each of these people further emphasises the depth of expertise, dedication to our clients and extensive experience present within Gadens. They are:

• Adrian Clifford, Special Counsel – Construction
• Andrew Mackenzie, Director – Property
• Angela Szczepanski, Director – Corporate Advisory
• Lara Cresser, Director – Corporate Advisory
• Melissa Phillips, Special Counsel – Corporate Advisory
• Natalie McCabe, Special Counsel – Disputes

• Briony Foxe, Senior Associate – Property / Retail Leasing
• Celeste Bennett, Senior Associate – Corporate Advisory
• Matthew Lunney, Senior Associate – Disputes
• Michael Mercier, Senior Associate – Property / Retail Leasing
• Mitchell Byram, Senior Associate – Disputes
• Mitchell Potter, Senior Associate – Banking and Finance
• Philip O’Brien, Senior Associate – Disputes
• Phoebe Brosnan, Senior Associate – Disputes
• Rachel Ong, Senior Associate – Construction
• Raisa Blanco, Senior Associate – Intellectual Property and Technology
• Ross Wilson, Senior Associate – Corporate Advisory
• Shane Wacker, Senior Associate – Corporate Advisory
• Tahlia O’Connor, Senior Associate – Disputes
• Therese Megens, Senior Associate – Disputes
• William Zhang, Senior Associate – Corporate Advisory
• Yasmin Hijazi, Senior Associate – Banking and Finance

We also celebrate the following significant senior appointments made during the course of the last 12 months:

• Kate Mills, Partner – Banking and Financial Services
• Matthew Burge, Partner – Corporate Advisory
• Vaughan Petherbridge, Partner – Corporate Advisory

• Anna Koumides, Special Counsel – Banking and Finance
• Deivina Peethamparam, Special Counsel – Employment Advisory
• Matthew Trinca, Special Counsel – Banking and Finance
• Winnie Sinn, Special Counsel – Corporate Advisory

Commenting on the promotions Mark Pistilli, Chief Executive Officer, says:

“These appointments and promotions reflect the hard work, commitment and dedication of each person, for the benefit of our clients and our firm. For our clients, these appointments enhance our capabilities to provide greater depth and breadth of services. Gadens is fortunate to have people of such high calibre, with an incredible passion for what they do.

“Of all appointments across our firm, over 60% are women which demonstrates our commitment to diversity and inclusion at our firm. Promotions are a significant achievement at any stage of one’s career, and something that each one should be proud of. It recognises their hard work, performance and contribution. I congratulate each of them on their new role at Gadens.”