Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K My journey to partner has possibly been one of the most unorthodox ones, which is what makes it special. My human rights lawyering path has included roles in community legal centres, advising United Nations peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Liberia, and more recently as […]
At W+K we are committed to making a difference in people’s lives through our pro bono and responsible business program – Community Footprint. In this report, we reflect on 10 years of Community Footprint and celebrate the positive impacts we have made. These include raising more than half a million dollars for our deserving charity […]
Wotton + Kearney was pleased to partner with Liberty Specialty Markets to host our 2022 Australian Dive In Festival event celebrating real stories of inclusion bravery from outside of the insurance industry. The one hour live panel saw former Australian International Rugby 7s player and Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green OAM and Wotton + Kearney’s […]
To celebrate our 20th anniversary, Wotton + Kearney is committing to making ‘20 Actions for 20 Years’ that will make the firm a better and more responsible business. The 20 Actions for 20 Years Project promises to create a lasting legacy for the firm in the areas that its people think are most important today […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day, W+K has again joined our Legalign Global colleagues to create a series of videos to share real stories from across our network in support of this year’s theme – #BreakTheBias.
Wotton + Kearney has again joined forces with Liberty Specialty Markets and ANZIIF to investigate how experiences of workplace inclusion are affecting the insurance industry. More than 400 ANZIIF members and industry participants shared their views on inclusion via the online survey to inform our Deep Dive on Inclusion Survey Report 2021. The report is […]
The meeting of world leaders at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP26 this week has been described as a forum which will decide the date of our planet. COP26 is being seen as the last chance to close the gap between the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming […]
W+K Pro Bono Partner Heidi Nash-Smith took part in a special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show podcast to share her experience of working with NGO So They Can through the firm’s Community Footprint program. Heidi and Sydney barrister Hugh Stowe joined host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss how they each became involved in So They […]
Wotton + Kearney’s Chief Executive Partner David Kearney and three other leaders of the Australian insurance industry have gone to great heights to help raise an impressive $200k for the Black Dog Institute by participating in the inaugural CEO Skydive. David Kearney, James Baum (Aon), Damien Coates (DUAL) and Stefan Feldmann (HDI Global) were part […]
Wotton + Kearney is proud to support the New Zealand’s Law Society’s study of wellbeing and mental health of lawyers within New Zealand which aims to find reasons for the prevalence of mental health issues within the profession and help build psychological wellbeing and resilience. The study is commissioned by The Life Squared Trust, a […]
