Christopher Niesche

Christopher Niesche is the Australia correspondent for Law.com International. He covers the business of law in Australia and writes about lawyers, global and domestic law firms and in-house law departments. He also covers Australian regulatory matters. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter: @ChrisNiesche.

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November 11, 2019 | Legal Week

Australia's Woolworths Hires Ashurst Partner as Chief Legal Officer

Bill Reid had been on secondment with Woolworths Group since January 2019 and in October joined the company as chief legal officer.

By Christopher Niesche

2 minute read

November 11, 2019 | International Edition

Australia's Woolworths Hires Ashurst Partner as Chief Legal Officer

Bill Reid had been on secondment with Woolworths Group since January 2019 and in October joined the company as chief legal officer.

By Christopher Niesche

2 minute read

November 11, 2019 | International Edition

Australian Law Firms Expect Lower Profit Growth, Survey Shows

This year's report shows that firms' confidence in current business conditions has slid from a net positive reading of 85% in 2018 to 54% in 2019.

By Christopher Niesche

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November 06, 2019 | International Edition

Local Australian Firm Addisons Hires Construction Law Team From Dentons

Doron Rivlin joins the firm from Dentons with a team of three lawyers to establish a construction arm at Addisons, while Steven Spyros, who specialises in transaction structuring, joins the firm as a partner from local firm Steven James Lawyers & Advisers.

By Christopher Niesche

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November 06, 2019 | International Edition

Squire Patton Boggs Hires Corporate Partner for Sydney Office

Ashley Rose is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in public and private M&A and equity capital markets.

By Christopher Niesche

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November 06, 2019 | International Edition

Australian Firms Advise on $1.3 Billion Lithium Project Deal

The deal was completed just as Mineral Resources announced it had decided to pause operations at the Wodgina Project due to "challenging" lithium market conditions. Western Australia-based Wodgina is said to be one of the largest known hard rock lithium deposits in the world.

By Christopher Niesche

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November 06, 2019 | International Edition

Australian Legal Startup Lawpath Closes $3 Million Funding Round

Funds from the oversubscribed round will be used to further develop new products, increase marketing, and expand the business in Australia and into Asia.

By Christopher Niesche

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