Brisbane, Australia / Photo: Shutterstock.comDentons Hit by 20-Member Raid In Australia
The group includes four partners and is spread across two of Dentons offices in Australia.
July 16, 2020 at 05:36 AM
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Dentons has been hit by a raid across its Melbourne and Brisbane bases by Australian firm Thomson Geer.
Mid-tier Australian outfit Thomson Geer has poached 20 lawyers and support staff, including four partners*.
The new recruits consist all partners from Dentons' Brisbane office including real estate partners Matthew Rollason and Kirsten Pike, restructuring partner Scott Guthrie, and banking and finance partner Jeff Baker. Rollason was head of Dentons' Brisbane office.
Joseph Ip, a managing associate in real estate in Dentons' Melbourne office, will join Adelaide headquartered Thomson Geer as a partner.
All five joined Dentons from legacy Australian firm DibbsBarker in a 2018 merger.
The move will strengthen Thomson Geer's national real estate and banking capability and will "provide more defense against any further downturn in the Queensland economy," the firm said in a press statement.*
In April, Dentons cut Australia staff pay by 20% and partner pay by half in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
"Dentons' focus is on continuing the usual high levels of service we provide to our clients," a spokesperson for Dentons said in a statement.
"Queensland is an important market for Dentons and a key part of our Australasia strategy while we are continuing to build our presence in that market. Dentons is in a strong financial situation and will continue to govern the firm with prudence during this challenging time."
Dentons gained its Brisbane office in 2018 when the firm acquired DibbsBarker. The global legal giant entered Australia in late 2016 initially by taking over local firm Gadens' Sydney and Perth offices.
Earlier in July, Dentons shut its Aberdeen and Watford bases and delayed its Dublin launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
*7/17 Updated: This story has been updated with a statement from Thomson Geer.
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