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Cite as: (2007) 81(7) LIJ, p. 99
On the move
ANZ
In the June column it was incorrectly reported that Louise
Lingard was formerly of DLA Phillips Fox. In fact she is still
a partner with DLA Phillips Fox, and is currently working with
ANZ as a senior lawyer for a one year period.
Baker & McKenzie
Alexandra Hume, formerly of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has joined as a
senior associate.
Bayer Cropscience Pty Ltd
Julia Fodera, formerly of Buchanan Group, has joined as legal
counsel.
Chua Tan & Associates
Diana Ting, formerly of J Kotsifas & Associates, has joined as an
employee solicitor.
Coadys
Cindy Chow, formerly of Pasricha Partners, has joined as an employee
solicitor.
Clancy & Triado
Lisa Collier, formerly a senior associate, has been appointed
as a director. Melanie Wilson has completed her articles and is now an
employee solicitor.
Department of Primary Industries
Alison Forster, formerly of the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association,
has joined as manager of workplace relations.
DLA Phillips Fox
John Tuck, formerly of Freehills, has joined as partner in the workplace
relations and employment group.
Foster Harris Lawyers
Setha Lingam, formerly of Mills Oakley Lawyers, has joined as a
solicitor.
Frenkel Partners
Mark Seymour, formerly of AXA, has joined as special counsel.
Funtastic
Eleanor Scacco, formerly of Freehills, has joined as legal
counsel.
Gadens Lawyers
Andrew Nguyen, formerly of Waterford Green Lawyers, has joined as a
solicitor.
Hall Solicitors – The Law Firm
Ian Pugh has joined, while continuing his sole practice in Mount
Eliza.
Hunt & Hunt
Nieva Connell, formerly a senior associate, has become a partner.
Ligeti Partners
Paul Pratt has joined as a principal.
Macpherson + Kelley Lawyers
Heela Arsala, Geoff Manolitsa, Stefanie Orlando, Vanessa Plain and
Ben Saunders, previously articled clerks with the firm, are continuing as
employee solicitors. Tracey Davies, Rob Warnock, Marco Saccotelli, Joanne
Walters and Helen Kearney have joined as solicitors.
Maddocks
Ryan Curtis-Griffiths has joined as a lawyer.
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Ashley Johnson, formerly of Coles Group Ltd, has joined as a
solicitor.
MBC Lawyers
Maria Barbayannis & Co is changing its name to MBC Lawyers from 31
July 2007.
McKean & Park
Dimitrios (Jim) Mellas, formerly of Harwood Andrews Lawyers, has
joined as a partner.
Middletons
Antony Kahn, formerly of Berger Kordos Lawyers, Kirsten Ganley,
formerly of Gadens, and William Hammond, formerly of TressCox, have
joined as lawyers.
Office of Public Prosecutions
Elissa Watson, formerly of Victoria Legal Aid, and Daniela
Jovanovska, formerly of Leanne Warren & Associates, have joined as
senior solicitors. Both are part of the Specialist Sex Offences Unit.
Pearsons Schetzer & Associates
David Schetzer, formerly of Pearsons Barristers & Solicitors, has
commenced sole practice under the name Pearsons Schetzer & Associates.
Paula Leslie and Louise Dorian, both formerly of Pearsons
Barristers & Solicitors, have joined as employee solicitors.
Public Trustee of Queensland
Judy Hayward has joined as an employee solicitor.
RMBL Investments Ltd
Hayley Phillips, formerly of Doyles Construction Lawyers, has joined
as a solicitor.
Rockwell Automation
Caitlin Barrah, formerly of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has joined as
inhouse counsel.
Russell Kennedy
Helen Mastos, formerly of Mastos Legal, has joined as an employee
solicitor.
Sackville Wilks & Co
Scott Munro, formerly of Munro Legal, has joined as an employee
solicitor.
Solubility Pty Ltd
Jeff Bergmann, formerly of Davies Collison Cave Solicitors, has
established his own legal practice, Solubility Pty Ltd.
Taylor Splatt & Partners
Stephen Shipp, formerly of Hunt McCullough Kollias & Co, and
Hong Chau, formerly of Chris Woods & Associates, have joined as
associate solicitors.
White Cleland
Richard Curtin, formerly of RJ Curtin & Associates, has joined as
a consultant.
Contact points
MBC Lawyers
New email address:
mb_c@mb-c.com.au from 31 July 2007;
address, phone and fax numbers remain as previously for Maria Barbayannis &
Co.
Norman A Boyd & Associates
New Albury office address: Suite 102, 526 Swift Street, Albury 2640,
ph (02) 6023 4833, fax (02) 6023 5833. Details for the Wodonga office remain the
same.
Pearsons Schetzer & Associates
New contact details: DX 344 Melbourne, email
david@pearsonsschetzer.com.au. Address, phone and fax numbers remain as for the
former Pearsons Melbourne.
Solubility Pty Ltd
New contact details: PO Box 776, Port Melbourne 3207, ph 0437 667 288,
email
jeff.bergmann@solubility.com.au.
Trindade Farr & Pill
New contact details: Level 12, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000, ph
8641 6333, fax 9642 2291. The material in this section comes primarily from
information supplied to Law Institute of Victoria Member Services. Practitioners
may also forward a copy of this information directly to the LIJ at
TWhitmey@liv.asn.au or LIJ, Legal Action, 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne
3000. Good quality digital photographs are welcome at a minimum width of 30mm x
40mm high at 300dpi.
New admissions
The following people were admitted to practice as Australian lawyers and as
officers of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 22 May 2007. The LIJ
welcomes them to their chosen profession.
AZMAN, Jelita
BARROS, Carlos
BONGIORNO, Daniel
BRIDGES, Indiana
CAMPBELL, Virginia
CARRAZZO, Matthew
CHARLES, Robert
CLIFFORTH, Alexandra
COLDHAM, Louise
COLLINS, Clint
COMELLI, Dianna
DARMENIA, Rebecca
De MARCHI, Christie
DEANE, Felicity
DERBYSHIRE, Yvonne
DONOVAN, Ursula
DRYSDALE, Penelope
DUKIC, Esmira
ENCAVEY, Chantal
FARRINGTON, Christopher
FITZGERALD, Meghan
FLANAGAN, Bernadette
FLETCHER, Linda
GALIMBERTI, Davis
GILLAN, Kyle
GILMOUR, Peter
GRANOT, Orley
GRANT, Genevieve
HANSEN, Lee
HANSEN, Rani
KARADIMAS, Kathy
KARANGELIS, Dimitra
KING, Jeremy
KO, Serena
KONDO, Tomoko
LLOYD, Ian
LOUIE, Garvin
MACAULAY, Lauren
MCDONALD, Odette
MCINNES, Jennifer
MCNEILL, Sharyn
MICALLEF, Anna
MIDDLETON, Benjamin
MITCHELL, Katie
NANAYAKKARA, Saradha
PACKER, Philippa
PHILLIPS, Hayley
POYSER, Victoria
SCULLY, Francis
SMITH, Brenda
SMITH, Stuart
STAGG, Michael
TAAFFE, Joshua
TANG, Liang
TEH, Jonathan
TSO, Melissa
VINTON, Melainie
WESCOMBE, Amanda
WOODS, Claire
YEONG, Mei-Yi
YOUNGER, Barbara