Gadens is pleased to announce the appointment of Jol Rogers as a Partner in their Corporate Team in Melbourne. A senior corporate and mergers and acquisitions practitioner, Jol has joined Gadens from K&L Gates where he has been a partner for six years. Jol is joined by his team, Senior Associates Zoe Baré and Melissa Phillips. Jol has been recommended as a corporate lawyer in Doyle’s Guide and has also been recognised in 'Best Lawyers' in Australia in recent years in the area of Equity Capital Markets.

"The appointment of Jol and his team is another exciting step as we continue to grow what is fast becoming the pre-eminent corporate practice in our segment of the market. Their expertise further enhances our client offering, and adds to our 'fire power' and the strong momentum we have in our corporate team following the appointments of Stephen Moulton (Clayton Utz), Andrew Hudson (Hunt & Hunt) and Peter Poulos (KPMG)," says Grant Scott-Hayward, Gadens Melbourne CEO.

Commenting on his decision to move, Jol says "Gadens is continuing to build a strong corporate advisory practice which is ideally placed to provide great service and value to clients. I was immediately impressed by the firm's strategic focus and commitment to fostering a united and collaborative culture. I am looking forward to contributing to the continued success of a strong and growing team."

Jol has a strong practice specialising in regulated and unregulated mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and other corporate advisory work. In particular, he advises domestic and international corporate clients with a focus on share and asset acquisitions and disposals, takeovers and schemes of arrangement, private equity, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, restructures, capital raisings, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and general commercial work. Jol’s clients are drawn from a wide range of industries including agribusiness, distribution and retail, financial services, health, manufacturing, mining, private equity and technology.

Jol is also a director of a charitable foundation and Returning Officer for an AFL club.