News Articles for A&O Shearman

Gina Rinehart has virtually ensured her family's long-held dream of operating its own iron ore mine, securing final funding for her massive Roy Hill project.

Law firm Allen & Overy has promoted David Christensen to a partner in its Perth office.Mr Christensen is a finance and projects lawyer in the banking division.

Rio Tinto employees have dominated a list of 16 executives and key operational players based in Western Australia that feature in the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.

Allen & Overy has appointed Richard Steenhof as senior associate in the corporate team, practicing in the general energy and natural resources space.

Allen & Overy has appointed Mark van Brakel as a partner in its global litigation practice, based in the Perth office.

Once seen as an attractive capital source for Australian companies, regulatory hurdles in Canada combined with depressed global markets have dampened enthusiasm for dual listings.

THE past 12 months was a lean time for lawyers working in the corporate finance field, with a slump in both takeover deals and capital raisings.

The corporate advisory market is in the doldrums as global forces restrain players.

Changing global markets and local community pressures are crimping the growth prospects for big gas projects but the industry is still in a boom.

AUSTRALIAN law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has added to the extraordinary variety in the Australian legal sector by finding a new way to come together with its international partner.

Nine international and interstate law firms have entered the WA market in the past two-and-a-half years and more are likely to follow. The industry is still debating what it really means.

FTI Consulting and Professional Public Relations are the top financial PR firms in Perth, WA Business News' annual corporate finance survey has found.

Chaney heads advisory council

The booming energy and resources sector is ensuring Australia remains attractive to overseas investment, according to law firm Allen & Overy.

The flurry of international alliances and branding changes that are transforming the Perth legal market look set to continue.

UK-BASED law firm Holman Fenwick Willan has officially opened its Perth office, three months after local recruit Julian Sher joined the firm.

The union movement has a problem with transparency and accountability.

Unlisted Perth company Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced a $US400 million acquisition that continues the revival of the two specialist minerals businesses that emerged from the a

THERE is no doubt that, when it comes to global players seeking a position in Perth, the lawyers have grabbed the headlines.

A MOVE by 15 partners from what was the local office of Minter Ellison to start the Australia arm of US-based Squire Sanders & Dempsey marks another major shift in Western Australia's commercia

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey has become the latest international law firm to move into the Western Australian market, announcing plans for a merger with the local office of Minter Ellison.

AMONG the 3,400 delegates at the recent Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Asso-ciation annual conference in Perth was lawyer Paul Griffin.

International law firm Allen & Overy has secured local energy and resources lawyer, Angus Jones from leading Australian outfit Allens Arthur Robinson enhancing A&O's Perth-based energy group.

MOVEMENT at Perth law firms continues after a busy March of major shifts in the wake of the arrival of London-based Allen & Overy, with several big legal defections taking place.

A flurry of high level moves in the Perth legal market leaves the profession asking what the future holds.

THE hive of recent activity in the Western Australian legal market has been added to by the arrival of Norton Rose and Allen & Overy.

London law firm Allen & Overy is making an aggressive entry into the Australian market by recruiting 17 partners from Clayton Utz, including three from that firm's Perth office.

As WA returns to boom conditions, attracting and retaining female talent may be critical.

Jeremy King has joined Grange Consulting as corporate advisor.

Jeremy King has joined Grange Consulting as corporate advisor.