National law firm HWL Ebsworth has the biggest partnership in the country – a title it has held for several years – with 280 partners.
Global law firm Dentons and leading mid-tier insurance firm Wotton + Kearney followed, each growing their partnerships by 16.7 per cent since July with 13 and eight appointments respectively. Minter Ellison CEO Virginia Briggs said her biggest concern was “navigating uncertainty in business confidence driven by economic headwinds”.
“Those things are going to keep our people fairly busy, certainly into 2023 ... the glass is still significantly more than half full.”“I expect most firms are currently focused on engineering a smooth landing if Australia hits economic turbulence, just like Treasury and the RBA