Privately-owned contractor GenusPlus Group has completed its fifth acquisition in the space of two years, confirming today it has bought EC&M out of administration with plans to retain a small group of key staff to help rebuild the business.
SPECIAL REPORT: The shake-out in Perth's legal services market is producing some surprising winners and losers, with one of the best performers being a firm many had expected to wither.
Sparke Helmore Lawyers will become the 12th largest law firm in Western Australia, according to the BNiQ Seach Engine, after announcing today it has finalised merger plans with local practice Jarman McKenna.
National law firm Mills Oakley has substantially expanded its Perth practice with the recruitment of partners Julian Atkinson and David McKenna, whose previous firm Jarman McKenna has entered merger discussions with Sparke Helmore Lawyers.
The former chief executive of law firm Talbot Olivier has questioned the corporatised business model adopted by his old employer, after taking up a new role at Hotchkin Hanly.
The construction and infrastructure boom driven in the main by the resources industry has proved a catalyst for the return to Perth of lawyer Simon Lee (left), a partner with national law firm Sparke