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Clifford Chance (CC) has hired King & Wood Mallesons partner Paul Lingard in a boost for the magic circle firm's Perth office.

Lingard, who joins CC in April, was reportedly 31 years old when he was made up as partner at legacy Mallesons in 2010. He joined Mallesons in 2002.
Lingard specialises in energy, resources and utilities regulatory law. His hire brings the total number of partners at CC's Australia offices in Sydney and Perth to 16.