Melbourne, Australia / Credit: Shutterstock.comAustralian Firm Hires New Government Partners From DLA Piper
Melbourne-based Lenny Leerdam and Michelle Stone join the firm as partners.
January 31, 2020 at 03:45 PM
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Australian firm Mills Oakley has expanded its commonwealth government practice with the hire of two lawyers from DLA Piper.
Melbourne-based Lenny Leerdam and Michelle Stone join the firm as partners and add to the existing Mills Oakley practice in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, which covers such areas as immigration, licensing and regulation-related litigation, privacy and freedom of information, and overseas investment.
Mills Oakley CEO John Nerurker said the firm is aiming to expand its commonwealth government practice.
"Since becoming one of the Commonwealth Government's Top 10 legal service providers, we have expanded our footprint and secured appointments in 18 out of 22 practice areas on the Whole of Government Legal Services Panel," he said in a statement.
Leerdam focuses on immigration and refugee law, commonwealth government litigation and high-volume workflow solutions. He has advised Australia's solicitor-general on several landmark cases in the High Court of Australia involving the Refugees Convention.
Stone specializes in administrative law, immigration and refugee law and civil litigation. She has appeared as solicitor advocate in many cases and has regularly appeared before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Circuit Court and the Federal Court.
"Lenny Leerdam has been a valued and well-respected partner of our firm for a number of years, as has special counsel Michelle Stone," a DLA Piper representative said in a statement. "In addition to his achievements as a senior government lawyer, Lenny has been actively involved in DLA Piper's global pro bono practice, working closely with our pro bono clients including the Statelessness Network for Asia Pacific, UNHCR and OHCHR on a range of statelessness issues. We look forward to continuing to partner with Lenny on this work in the future."
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