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.
Law firms Jackson McDonald and McKenzie Moncrieff will merge to create a 32-partner firm with more than 120 professional staff, cementing it as the second biggest law firm in Western Australia.
Catalpa Resources will buy Conquest Mining to form a $1.1 billion growth-focused gold miner, in which gold giant Newcrest Mining will hold a one-third stake.
