Monday 26 March 2018

Maddocks has expanded its corporate offering with the appointment of partner Catherine Merity and special counsel Rosa Sayer.

They will join Maddocks Corporate and Commercial team in Sydney on 1 May from DLA Piper.

Catherine is an equity capital markets expert and has practised in both Australia and the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on cross-border fundraisings, including multi-jurisdictional IPOs and other capital raisings, as well as advising on schemes of arrangement, mergers and acquisitions (public and private), and joint ventures.

Rosa’s practice is also in equity capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions (public and private), and in particular has acted on a number of major IPOs in the Australian market. She also has extensive experience advising Australian and overseas clients on ASX and Australian securities matters.

Head of the Maddocks Sydney Corporate and Commercial team Duncan Hall said the appointments of Catherine and Rosa enhances the firm’s corporate offering.

‘Catherine and Rosa enhance our offering to our clients in a number of key areas. They bring to Maddocks extensive experience, a great network and client base, and a track record of having achieved outstanding results for their clients,’ Duncan said.

Maddocks CEO Michelle Dixon said Catherine’s appointment continued the strong growth of the firm.

‘Catherine’s appointment means that we have added eight new partners in the past 12 months, which is a 12 per cent increase in our partnership over that time.

‘We will continue to add highly talented lawyers like Catherine and Rosa so that we can continue to provide quality legal services to our clients.’

Editor note:

Maddocks is an independent Australian law firm that works closely with corporations, businesses and governments throughout Australia and internationally. We advise national and international clients across the built environment, education, government, healthcare and technology sectors, from our Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney offices.

For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:

Jason Silverii
Communications Manager
Tel: 3 9258 3509
Mobile: 0407 618 058
jason.silverii@maddocks.com.au