Norton Rose Fulbright promotes 47 senior lawyers in Australia and Indonesia
Firm | July 2025
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the promotion of 47 senior lawyers in Australia and Indonesia, with 16 being elevated to special counsel and 31 to senior associate.
The promotions are in the banking and finance; Commonwealth government; corporate M&A; employment and labour; environment and planning; IP and consumer markets; litigation and disputes; projects and construction; pro bono, real estate and restructuring teams in Brisbane, Canberra, Jakarta, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Country Head Alison Deitz said:
“These promotions recognise the exceptional talent, commitment and impact of our people, who continue to contribute meaningfully to our clients’ success and to the strength of our firm. This announcement also comes at an exciting moment, as Norton Rose Fulbright Australia joins with Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Europe, Middle East and Asia) to better serve clients, expand opportunities, and streamline investment across Asia Pacific. This region includes some of the fastest-growing markets in the world, and the promotions strengthen our offering in the region by deepening local knowledge. Congratulations to our newly promoted colleagues.”
Effective from July 1, the promotions, grouped by their new title and practice area, are:
Special counsel
- Katrina Monagle - Commonwealth Government, Canberra
- Freya Weston - Commonwealth Government, Canberra
- Jessica Rusten - Corporate M&A, Brisbane
- Vanda Kaonang - Corporate M&A, Jakarta
- Michael Muratore - Corporate M&A, Sydney
- Evan Leong - Environment and planning, Brisbane
- Krista MacPherson - Environment and planning, Sydney
- Isobel Taylor - IP and consumer markets, Sydney
- Eloise Pawley - Litigation and disputes, Melbourne
- Natalie Wee - Litigation and disputes, Perth
- Philip Archer - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Phoebe Vonthethoff - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Maximilian Kosmala - Projects and construction, Brisbane
- Coby Foster - Pro Bono, Brisbane
- Jacinta Magazzu - Real estate, Melbourne
- Sebastian Jensen - Restructuring, Sydney
Senior associates
- Julianne Hsu - Banking and finance, Sydney
- Wilson Au - Corporate M&A, Melbourne
- Emily Spano - Corporate M&A, Perth
- Joshua Kan - Corporate M&A, Sydney
- Donna Lin - Corporate M&A, Sydney
- Lik Yu - Corporate M&A, Sydney
- Jonathan McMillan - Employment and labour, Brisbane
- Isobelle Suffern - Employment and labour, Brisbane
- Sashank Krishnamoorthy - Employment and labour, Melbourne
- Sebastian Withers - Employment and labour, Melbourne
- Devin Elliott - IP and consumer markets, Melbourne
- Ashleigh Giles - Litigation and disputes, Brisbane
- Madeleine McEniery - Litigation and disputes, Brisbane
- Yiying Wang - Litigation and disputes, Brisbane
- Michael Gu - Litigation and disputes, Melbourne
- Gabriel Lefkovits - Litigation and disputes, Melbourne
- Jessica Pemberton - Litigation and disputes, Melbourne
- Jess Cheng - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Sam De Costa - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Elyssia Gasparotto - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Chris Georgiou - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Davin Hong - Litigation and disputes, Sydney
- Tom Grogan - Projects and construction, Brisbane
- Dylan Landgren - Projects and construction, Melbourne
- Emily Powe - Projects and construction, Sydney
- Claire Pekol-Smith - Real estate, Brisbane
- Wes Hodgson - Real estate, Sydney
- Stephanie Hogarty - Restructuring, Melbourne
- Simran Chawla - Restructuring, Sydney
- Sean Farrell - Restructuring, Sydney
- Victoria Hoon - Restructuring, Sydney
For further information please contact:
Alex Boxsell, Head of Digital, Communications & Experience, Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia
Tel: +61 (0)2 9330 8165 Cell: +61 (0)414 985 556