Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has announced the promotion of 52 senior associates in Australia.
Almost half were promoted within the firm’s leading corporate practice in response to demand for legal specialists within M&A and private capital markets. Promotions also covered our disputes, finance, energy, real estate, and employment teams.
Kristin Stammer, Executive Partner – Australia and Asia, said: “Our promotions recognise the legal excellence, commercial insight and strong leadership of some of our highest-performing people, as well as their commitment to an exceptional client experience.
“Congratulations to all 52 of our newly promoted senior associates in our region on this achievement.”
The promotions are part of the firm’s annual global senior associate promotion round. The promotions come into effect from 1 July 2025.
Meet our new senior associates
| Practice | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | Isabel Chong Angell Jin Fergus Little William Marshall Daniel Oey Ellen O’Rourke Lana Ou Stephanie Rowell Raymond Sun Selena Tang Raul Vellani Nick Venn Samantha Wells |
Gilad Harel Charles Pitney Bevan Wang Annie Zhang |
Crusoe Flynn-Pittar Hannah Whitton Nini Lu |
Hannah Kim Frank Main Wydren Png |
| Disputes | Georgia Gee Anita Luo George Napier Christine Wang |
James Geremia Katherine Muir Ashley Seah |
Zac Molloy Mencshelyi Libby Plajzer |
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| Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety | Alfie Bright | Simon MacIsaac | Phoebe Curnick | |
| Finance | Lily Davies | Venissa Chow | ||
| Projects, Energy & Infrastructure | Frances del Rosario Jenny Cohen Hugo Dobson Aidan Higginson Jessie Sun Serena Trang |
Tia Liu Olivia Smedley |
Ebony Garlick Sakura Kajimura Christopher Minus Lynsey O’Neil Annabel Seow |
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| Real Estate | Arthur Hancock | Lachlan Taylor |
This article was originally found on the HSF website and can be found by clicking here.
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