Updated
Updated · Lawyers Weekly · Jun 30
Piper Alderman Hires 5-Person DWF Employment Team to Expand Australian Practice
Updated
Updated · Lawyers Weekly · Jun 30

Piper Alderman Hires 5-Person DWF Employment Team to Expand Australian Practice

1 articles · Updated · Lawyers Weekly · Jun 30

Summary

  • Mason Fettell has joined Piper Alderman as a Brisbane partner from DWF, bringing a five-person employment team that includes two senior associates, one associate and one paralegal.
  • The hire is aimed at expanding Piper Alderman’s national employment relations practice, with the firm saying the group will deepen support for clients across major Australian markets.
  • The team advises on employment disputes, workplace investigations, regulatory compliance, WHS incident response, enterprise bargaining and workforce strategy.
  • Piper Alderman, which has nearly 500 staff across six cities, has been reshaping leadership and capacity after naming James Macdonald managing partner in February and promoting 27 professionals in June.

Insights

How will global firm DWF reassure clients after its entire Brisbane employment team defected to a national rival?
Beyond hiring talent, what is Piper Alderman's strategy for the complex new AML/CTF regulations starting this month?
What does a whole team's move from a global firm to a national one signal about Australia's legal market?