The appointments recognise exceptional legal talent and the strength of the firms’ pipeline across key practice areas. The partner appointments are outstanding transactional lawyers in the Corporate Advisory and Banking and Projects practice groups in Sydney and Melbourne. From 1 July 2025, G+T will have 116 partners. Lawyers promoted to special counsel come from across G+T’s broad range of practice groups and from all offices.
Executive Partner Tim Gordon commented:
We are thrilled to welcome Sam, Michael and Alex to our partnership. They are standout lawyers who’ve earned their place through skill, drive and impact; and will be strong contributors to the firm. We also congratulate our ten new special counsel. These promotions strengthen our talent pipeline and reflect the depth of capability we continue to build at G+T.
Partners
Sam Jaffray - Corporate Advisory, Sydney
Michael Spurritt - Banking and Projects, Sydney
Alex Tonkin - Banking and Projects, Melbourne
Special counsel
Sophie Player - Competition, Consumer and Market Regulation, Sydney
Sarah Findley - Corporate Advisory, Sydney
Callum Fleming - Corporate Advisory, Perth
Michael Van Der Ende - Corporate Advisory, Perth
Jess McGuirk - Disputes and Investigations, Sydney
Paddy O’Sullivan - Disputes and Investigations, Melbourne
Francis Qi - Disputes and Investigations, Melbourne
Daniel Nixon - Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, Sydney
Dan Solomon - Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, Melbourne
Natalie Zwar - Technology and Intellectual Property, Sydney
