Piper Alderman announces 10 end of year promotions

Piper Alderman is pleased to announce 10 end of year promotions across the firm, effective 1 January 2026, including two new partners, one special counsel, one senior associate, and six associates.

Among those promoted, we are proud to introduce Alicia Chryssochoides in Sydney, and Kylie Maxwell in Brisbane, as new partners in the national Real Estate team.

Managing Partner and National Head of Real Estate, Tony Britten-Jones, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Alicia and Kylie to the partnership, taking our total national partner numbers to 87. Their appointments, along with the promotion of our new special counsel, senior associate and associates, reinforce the strength of our practice and commitment to building long-lasting relationships with clients. We look forward to seeing their continued success in 2026.”

Alicia Chryssochoides

Alicia joined Piper Alderman as Special Counsel in January 2022 and is a key member of our national Environment and Planning practice, based in Sydney.

Alicia specialises in all areas of environment and planning law, advising on matters including land use planning, major projects, contaminated land management, pollution incidents, energy reporting requirements, climate change, waste and heritage. Alicia acts for large-scale property developers, major waste and resource operators and state and local government instrumentalities. Alicia also has extensive experience in affordable housing and infrastructure, with a particular focus on the community housing sector.

Kylie Maxwell

Kylie joined Piper Alderman as Special Counsel in April 2019 and is a key member of our national Real Estate team, based in Brisbane. With over 25 years’ experience in commercial property law, Kylie has worked with a broad range of clients including seaport operators, developers, trust managers, shopping centre owners, insolvency practitioners, financiers, body corporates and private investors.

Kylie has deep expertise in long-term leasing tenure arrangements (including acquisition, sale and subleasing arrangements) and associated collateral agreements. Her practice spans commercial, industrial and retail leasing, property development projects, distressed asset sales, off the plan conveyancing and community titles scheme establishment, including staged developments and management rights.

Sam Morphett

Sam Morphett will take on the role of Special Counsel in our national Private Client Services team, based in Adelaide. Sam focuses on succession and trust law, with particular expertise in probate disputes, family provision claims and other estate and trust-related litigation. He also advises individuals and family groups on succession planning, asset protection, estate administration, complex trust issues and self-managed superannuation funds.

Commitment to people and growth

Since January, Piper Alderman has advanced its firmwide growth strategy through a series of partner appointments, including four new partners in the Sydney office in March, a Corporate partner in Perth in September, and most recently, a Dispute Resolution and Litigation partner in Sydney in October. These latest promotions further reinforce our commitment to growth and position the firm strongly for 2026.

Managing Partner Tony Britten-Jones commented:

“Over recent years, we have achieved significant growth through a balanced mix of organic expansion and strategic lateral hires. Looking ahead to 2026, we will continue to focus on sustainable growth while supporting our people to thrive and make a meaningful impact.”

The complete list of promotions with effect from 1 January 2026, is outlined below: