Piper Alderman appoints Corporate Partner to its’ Sydney office
18/04/2016
Piper Alderman has announced the appointment of Mark Williamson as a Partner in its national Corporate practice team based in Sydney. Joining from Clayton Utz, where he has been a partner for over 10 years, Mr Williamson is a highly respected corporate lawyer.
With over 25 years’ experience, Mr Williamson has a particular focus on Australian and cross border securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, fund and managed investment structuring and joint ventures involving companies located in Australia and international jurisdictions. Mark also represents New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ listed companies in their operations and investments in Australia.
Managing Partner, Tony Britten-Jones, said he was delighted to welcome a practitioner of Mark’s calibre into the partnership. Mr Britten-Jones said
“Mark is an exceptional lawyer who is widely regarded as a leader within the industry and we are delighted that he has chosen Piper Alderman to continue his professional legal career.
A unique and valuable part of Mark’s practice is his cross border work. Piper Alderman has a strong international reputation as a leading Australian firm and we are continuing to see a high volume of foreign clients investing in Australia. Mark’s appointment strengthens our ability to support both Australian and foreign clients with their cross border investments and business strategies.”