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Slater and Gordon announce senior promotions across Australia
Posted on 28 Jun 2023
Slater and Gordon has announced a number of senior legal promotions across the firm.
Slater and Gordon CEO John Somerville said 47 lawyers have been promoted across a number of practices and specialty areas of focus.
“Each of these promotions recognises the specialist skills and expertise of our people, as well as their dedication and commitment to our clients, their colleagues, and the firm.”
Two lawyers have been promoted to practice leaders - Nathan Rapoport has been promoted to Class Actions Practice Group Leader and Irena Krakic has been promoted to Work and Road Claims Practice Leader.
Claire Pirie, Victoria Sparks and Ben Zocco in the firm’s class actions practice have been promoted to Principal Lawyer.
Also, in the Work and Roads practice, Katrina Pedersen has been promoted to Senior Legal Counsel.
Eleven Lawyers have been promoted to Legal Counsel:
- Raelene Lingam, Asbestos and Dust Diseases
- Caitlin Lake, Public Liability
- Betty Alexopoulos, Nicolette Caruana, Anna Jennings-Edquist, Jessica Lyons and Ahmed Pervaz, Work and Road Claims
- Joshua Carroll, Alexandra Forgione, Laurie Plunkett and Juliet Parsons, Work and Road Claims
Sixteen Lawyers have been promoted to Senior Associate:
- Kathryn Browne, Tom O'Bryan and Daniel O'Connor, Class Actions
- Isabelle McCombe, Sharntelle Roach, Alison Speck, Bridie Walsh and Julia Weaver, Medical Law
- Peter Adams, Kirsty Osborne and Kayne Wilson, Public Liability
- El Leverington, Industrial and Employment Law
- Sarah Elseidy, Audrey Gunn, Rachel Hughes and Joanna Varvarigos, Work and Road Claims
Fourteen lawyers have been promoted to Associate:
- Selva Dankha and Katia Guido, Abuse Law
- Liam Andersen, Tom McKinnon, Suzana Vucic and Tom Zammit, Medical Law
- Breanna Goodlock, Public Liability
- April Zahra, Industrial and Employment Law
- Laura Barnett, Nicolette Caruana, Anne Daly, Nehad Elmassry, Samantha Ryan and Marc Temminghoff, Work and Road Claims
“Congratulations to all of our people on their well-deserved promotions. I am excited about the opportunities at the firm for our talented people who every day continue to make a difference for our clients,” Mr Somerville said.