Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS) has promoted 4 lawyers to Special Counsel and 21 lawyers to Senior Associate, effective on 1 July 2026.
These appointments reflect the firm’s continued growth and strong capability across its offices and key practice areas.
Following the recent announcement of five new Partners, these promotions highlight the high quality of our lawyers and the firm’s focus on supporting their career progression.
Managing Partner Jeremy Davis said: “These promotions recognise an exceptionally talented group of lawyers who consistently deliver high-quality outcomes for our clients.”
“I congratulate each of them on this milestone and look forward to their ongoing progression and contribution to the firm.”
The firm’s new Special Counsel are:
- Thomas Cameron (Construction, Brisbane)
- Dimity Carrick-Clark (Real Estate, Sydney)
- Jia Lee (Dispute Resolution, Sydney)
- Luca Masinello (Dispute Resolution, Brisbane)
The firm’s new Senior Associates are:
- Nethmi Amarasekera (Environment & Planning, Sydney)
- Laura Baulch (Dispute Resolution, Brisbane)
- Jaana Davidsson (Restructuring & Insolvency, Perth)
- Rhiannon Dickfos (Dispute Resolution, Sydney)
- James El-Jalkh (Employment, Sydney)
- Francesca Gazal (Corporate, Sydney)
- Ashleigh Gillman (Dispute Resolution, Melbourne)
- Sian Harding (Competition, Melbourne)
- Will Hocking (Restructuring & Insolvency, Sydney)
- Justin Huang (Corporate, Sydney)
- Audrey Lian (Restructuring & Insolvency, Adelaide)
- Oscar Liu (Corporate, Sydney)
- Jack Morey (Banking & Finance, Sydney)
- Luke Paganin (Corporate, Perth)
- Katie Read (Corporate, Melbourne)
- Dhruv Saggar (Dispute Resolution, Sydney)
- Nathan Shapiro (Corporate, Sydney)
- Liz Tang (Competition, Sydney)
- Celine Truong (Real Estate, Sydney)
- Ynan Zhou (Corporate, Sydney)
- Katia Zotova (Competition, Sydney)
About Johnson Winter Slattery
JWS is a leading independent Australian law firm of more than 500 people, including 85+ partners. The firm is engaged by major corporates and investment funds on their most challenging transactions, disputes and regulatory matters.
Key contact
Jeremy Davis
Managing Partner
T: +61 2 8274 9531 | M: +61 419 133 883
E: jeremy.davis@jws.com.au
Media contacts
Brenton Anderson
Marketing & Business Development Director
T: +61 2 9392 7414 | M: +61 423 986 512
E: brenton.anderson@jws.com.au
Angela Welsh
Marketing & Communications Manager
T: +61 2 9392 7454 | M: +61 414 281 902
E: angela.welsh@jws.com.au
