We promote three women to the partnership in Australia

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced that three women have been promoted to the partnership in Australia: Kellie Link (Perth), Maria Panos (Sydney) and Jacqueline Plant (Melbourne).

Norton Rose Fulbright chief executive partner in Australia Alison Deitz commented:

“The appointments of Kellie, Maria and Jacqueline are recognition of the quality of their experience and proven ability to support clients in complex matters. They have made a strong contribution to our firm’s restructuring, dispute resolution and projects teams across a range of sectors including government, financial services, resources, agribusiness and renewable energy.”

Kellie Link

Kellie is a restructuring lawyer based in Perth, with a focus on corporate insolvencies, financial services litigation and advising on securities enforcement strategy. She primarily acts for financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and large companies, with experience in advising and conducting all aspects of litigation. She regularly appears as counsel in the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Kellie is also experienced in the enforcement of commercially sensitive matters, and advises her clients on legal, brand and reputational risks. She has particular experience in the agribusiness and mining sectors.

Maria Panos

Maria is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer based in Sydney. She is experienced in assisting government departments in tortious and negligence proceedings and has acted in hundreds of civil claims against government agencies.

Maria regularly acts for state government agencies in coronial inquests and other inquiries that traverse public policy issues, including responses to child abuse, deaths of children, mental health and police powers. She has acted for state government agencies in inquiries including the Lindt Cafe Siege Inquest; the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse; and the Cunneen Special Commission of Inquiry. She has also been involved in a wide range of matters for commercial clients, including liquidators, banks and resources clients.

Jacqueline Plant

Jacqueline is an environmental lawyer based in Melbourne. Her practice is focussed on the energy transition and in particular advising on the environmental aspects of the development and operation of major energy and infrastructure projects. Jacqui has experience in securing Commonwealth and State environmental and planning approvals for global and domestic clients developing projects in the renewable energy, waste, water, resources, development and government sectors.

She also advises on environmental compliance, contaminated land, pollution, waste and resource recovery, rehabilitation, environmental protection, biodiversity and conservation. Jacqueline’s experience also extends to representing clients in connection with investigations and enforcement proceedings for environmental offences or breaches of environmental legislation.