We are pleased to announce the pro­mo­tion of Kat­ri­na Seck to the role of Spe­cial Coun­sel in our Employ­ment & WHS team and Car­ly Lennan to the role of Senior Asso­ciate in our Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning and Projects team, effec­tive 1 July 2022

Kat­ri­na has been with the firm since Jan­u­ary 2021, spe­cial­is­ing in Employ­ment and Work Health & Safe­ty law along­side part­ner Michael Byrnes. While Car­ly has been with the firm since May 2017, spe­cial­is­ing in com­plex prop­er­ty and leas­ing work with­in the Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning and Projects team along­side part­ner Mary Digiglio. 

Both pro­mo­tions recog­nis­e Katri­na’s and Car­ly’s excel­lent legal skills cou­pled with their desire to pro­vide excep­tion­al client ser­vice. As valu­able parts to our Employ­ment & WHS team and Project, Plan­ning & Projects team, we look for­ward to con­tin­u­ing to recog­nis­e them as they devel­op and grow as senior practitioners.

Con­grat­u­la­tions Kat­ri­na and Carly.

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