Jones Day to open second Australian base in Perth with Allens hire
Jones Day is to open its second base in Australia with an office in Perth this April. The US firm has hired Allens partner construction partner Stephen McComish to head up in the city, and said it plans to focus on projects and project-related disputes and the energy sector. It currently has one Australian office in Sydney which opened in 1998 and now counts 40 lawyers, of which 13 are partners.
February 19, 2014 at 09:50 PM
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Jones Day is to open its second base in Australia with an office in Perth this April.
The US firm has hired Allens partner construction partner Stephen McComish to head up in the city, and said it plans to focus on projects and project-related disputes and the energy sector.
It currently has one Australian office in Sydney which opened in 1998 and now counts 40 lawyers, of which 13 are partners.
Speaking about reasons for the venture, Steve Brogan, Jones Day's managing partner, said he was confident in the Australian market and the strategic importance of Perth as a key resources hub for the rest of Asia.
"Jones Day continues to believe in the growing importance of Australia to the advancement of the global economy.
"In the next decade, Western Australia in particular will play a critical role in supplying the energy and other commodity needs of Asia.
"The sheer size and complexity of current and anticipated projects will require lawyers who can anticipate and protect against the inevitable risks and be able to protect clients when unfortunate disputes occur."
McComish was a partner at Australian big six outfit Allens since 2004, focusing on construction, engineering, mining, and oil and gas litigation.
He has litigated in a range of commercial disputes, alternative dispute resolution, contract negotiation and international arbitration matters across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
He is the third lateral partner in Australia for the firm since the end of 2012, with John Emmerig joining from Ashurst that December and John Cooper also moving over from Allens in February 2013.
The Perth office will be Jones Day's 41st base globally and it's eighth in Asia Pacific alongside Sydney, Singapore, Tapei, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Related: Jones Day eyes Rio de Janeiro for second Brazil base
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