Piper Alderman has welcomed three senior lawyers to its Brisbane office, adding significantly to local expertise and further boosting our already strong national team.
 
Esteban Gomez, Partner,  brings to the firm a wealth of transactional experience as a corporate/M&A lawyer. He has acted on acquisitions and sales of both shares and assets, a number of high profile IPOs and other capital raisings and has advised on corporate governance and ASX Listing Rule issues. His experience  covers a range of industry sectors, including energy and resources, investment banking, human resources, manufacturing and fast-moving consumer goods.
 
Esteban joins us from Clayton Utz. He was also previously Associate General Counsel ANZ with Hudson, the global talent services provider.
 
Jonathan Whybird joins the firm as Special Counsel. He has significant experience in corporate law and major transactions in both the energy and resources and agricultural sectors, including privatisations, major asset sales, joint venture, farm-in and shareholder agreements and project development deeds. He joins us from McPherson + Kelly with previous experience at mid and top tier firms.
 
Kara Pennisi will also join the firm shortly as a Senior Associate. Kara has expertise in the property space having acted for a wide range of organisations on sales and acquisitions of property, due diligence, leasing, environment and planning issues, with particular experience in the agribusiness sector. She joins us from Holding Redlich.
 
Managing Partner, Tony Britten-Jones commented:
 
“We have seen the Brisbane office undergo significant growth and transformation over the past two years. The arrival of Esteban, Jonathan and Kara further strengthens our corporate and property offerings as we continue to deliver commercial outcomes for clients”.