Ashurst announces two partner appointments in Canberra
16 February 2018
Joining from Norton Rose Fulbright, Melanie McKean has expertise in commercial dispute resolution, public and administrative law, and investigations and reviews. She has 18 years' experience advising and acting for governments, corporate and private clients, including extensive experience conducting major investigations for the Australian Government.
Angela Summersby joins from HWL Ebsworth and has specialised in Australian Government work for almost 20 years, having advised on many of the Commonwealth's most recognised projects and programmes. She has expertise in Australian Government contracting, information and communications technology (ICT) contracts, intellectual property, privacy and business process outsourcing.
Commenting, Canberra office managing partner Paul Vane-Tempest said: "Angela and Melanie are both highly regarded legal practitioners with impressive public sector expertise. Their hires support our growth agenda for the Canberra market, while greatly bolstering our government and corporate client service offering. We look forward to welcoming them to the team."
Ashurst offers market-leading government and public sector expertise on a wide range of matters including major procurements, privatisations and complex commercial, financial and regulatory matters. Its multi-jurisdictional capability, strong local knowledge and depth of technical expertise enables the firm to share its lessons learned across jurisdictions and find the best solution to fit any local challenge.
