In his move to Mills Oakley, Khoshaba brought with him consultant Anthony Morrissey and senior associate Jordan Mitchell, as well as lawyers Katia Guido, Shabnam Thompson, and Sherilyn Dunkley. At Clarendons we are proudly independent, and until now have been resistant to any movement, but as our deal size has matured we recognise the necessity to expand our offering within a full service firm, he said in a statement to Street Talk. Mills Oakley is launching a family law practice in Canberra with the addition of a senior lawyer and her team. He has been ranked in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers Australia for his work in project finance and development. New partner brought with him a team of eight to boost the firms workers' compensation practice. Get the latest business insights from Dun & Bradstreet. Mills Oakley spokeswoman Kirstie Jordan denied the firm threatened Mr Connolly with dismissal. He has helped to build Mills Oakley to the firm we are today.. Share. A law firm acting with reasonable care would have also paid attention to the risk of scammers targeting law firms and their clients, Gordon Legal claims. Luke is the only one who acted with professionalism and integrity and refused to breach Legal Profession Rules. Mills Oakley was Australias 11th largest law firm as at July 1, according to The Australian Financial Reviews annual partnership survey. Details here. We should all aim to leave the firm in a better place than when we arrived, he observed. He joined Mills Oakley in 2010 from law firm Clayton Utz. Clearly another Mills Oakley Partner or employee commenting. Clarendons MD Tony Symons even drafted Mills Oakleys partnership deed more than a decade ago, he said. Copyright 2023 Mills Oakley. Mr Connolly said his "sudden and unexpected resignation" was his only option. Mills Oakley Law Firm | Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth To continue reading the rest of this article, Mills Oakley farewells longest-serving partner, Insurance risks for law firms utilising ChatGPT and AI chatbots, Ensuring our government agencies are protected, A-G commits $14.7m to improving sexual assault laws, Minters adds cyber partner for consulting business. Location. Bitte helfen Sie uns, Glassdoor zu schtzen, indem Sie besttigen, dass Sie The Office for Environmental Protection is hiring a Head of Legal Research and Analysis. She said it would not be "appropriate to comment on the particulars of a personnel issue". I see Luke is still featured front and centre of the introducing Mills Oakley brochure on their website (together with pictures inside of a bunch of people who have left and a partner who died more than two years ago!).