Perth’s largest law firm will be led by a woman for the first time, with Elizabeth Macknay appointed office managing partner of Herbert Smith Freehills.
Experienced lawyer Joe Longo, whose past clients range from fallen 1980's entrepreneurs to global banks, has been appointed chair of the corporate watchdog.
The GO2 People has continued its acquisition strategy with a second 2021 deal, reaching an agreement to purchase Western Australia-based Skill Hire Australia.
KPMG has selected its global head of mining Trevor Hart to chair its WA practice, with Matthew Woods stepping down from the role after just over two years.
Steedman Stagg Lawyers, Kennedy Vinciullo and Gaffney & Palermo Lawyers are new names in Perth’s legal fraternity while a fourth, Mason Ledger, has been radically restructured.
High net worth investors are looking to diversify away from the stock market, with private equity and property two of the preferred alternatives, a survey by BDO has found.
Australia’s competition watchdog has raised concerns about the proposed merger of insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson, which are two of the big three players in the market.
BDO has recruited three experienced staff to bolster its Perth-based remuneration and reward practice as it gears up to service new industries and geographies.
Tim Goyder-chaired Liontown Resources has recruited BHP executive Tony Ottaviano to lead the company in its transition from lithium explorer to developer.
Brett Cohen has been appointed partner-in-charge at Clayton Utz’s Perth office, while Justin Audcent has been promoted to partner Perth corporate finance at RSM.
Accounting firm BDO has established a joint venture with Integro Private Wealth to offer financial planning and private wealth services, targeting medical professionals and business owners.
Top Woodside executive Sherry Duhe has enthusiastically endorsed the little-known Chartered Financial Analysts program, saying Perth businesses should take on more CFA graduates.
John Welborn has been appointed managing director and chief executive of Equatorial Resources, one month after stepping down as boss of Resolute Mining.
National recruitment firm Building Careers Australia was on shaky ground in its legal action against former state director Lezly D’Limi, the Supreme Court has found.
In the latest instalment of our WFH series, Business News examines whether remote working could create more opportunities for corporate interns and graduates.
International insurance claims management company Crawford & Company has acquired Australian business HBA Group, which includes Perth-founded HBA Legal.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Estrin Saul Lawyers were the inaugural winners of the ‘commercial law firm’ category in WA’s annual community service law awards.
Allens is poised to substantially broaden its corporate practice in WA after recruiting two partners from rival firm HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, including Bryn Hardcastle.
IFAP will cease operation of its Fremantle training centre at the end of this month, citing industrial manslaughter laws now widely tipped to pass state parliament as the reason.
National law firm Thomson Geer has poached one of Perth’s top corporate teams, with Michael Bowen and 10 colleagues moving to a new home for the second time in five years.
A former director of property management business Sterling First, which entered administration last year, has been contracted to insolvency firm Mackay Goodwin.
Kelvin Dushnisky will step down from his role as chief executive of Johannesburg-based goldminer AngloGold Ashanti in September after serving two years with the company.
Philanthropist and experienced mining executive Kerry Harmanis has been appointed as non-executive chairman of gold explorer Talisman Mining, sending the company's shares up by nearly 14 per cent.
