Finlaysons Explained

Finlaysons is an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide[1] and Darwin.[2]

History

The firm began in 1851, under the name Ayers & Ayers. The name Finlayson has been part of the firm since 1918. It became Finlayson & Co in 1959, and was simplified to Finlaysons in 1981.[3] In October 2013, the firm had around 155 employees, including 25 partners, 17 senior associates and four special counsel.[4]

Affiliations

The firm is both a corporate member and event sponsor of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Family Business Australia.[5] The firm is also a sponsor of the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association and Special Counsel Kyra Reznikov sits on its Adelaide branch committee.[6] [7] As of 2016, Finlaysons is a gold sponsor of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME).[8]

Memberships

Reznikov is also a member of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy's Women in Resources South Australia committee,[9] and Finlaysons Partner George McKenzie is also a Councillor of SACOME. He is also a member of the Minerals and Energy Advisory Council which advises the Government of South Australia directly. He was also a member of its predecessor, the Resources Industry Development Board prior to 2015. McKenzie is also a member of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association's Regulatory Sub-committee.[10] Finlaysons has also been a sponsor of the Paydirt Uranium Conference.[11]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Finlaysons - an Adelaide, SA Law Firm . www.findlaw.com.au . 2016-06-13.
  2. Web site: Finlaysons - Home . www.finlaysons.com.au . 2016-06-12.
  3. Web site: Finlaysons - History . www.finlaysons.com.au . 2016-06-13.
  4. Web site: Finlaysons lays off lawyers . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529004101/https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/14752-exclusive-finlaysons-lays-off-lawyers . dead . 2019-05-29 . Mezrani . Leanne . 2013-09-30 . www.lawyersweekly.com.au . 2016-06-13.
  5. Web site: Finlaysons - Firm-Wide Sponsorships . www.finlaysons.com.au. 2016-06-13.
  6. Web site: Adelaide ALGA. landandgroundwater.com. 2016-06-13.
  7. Web site: 2024-04-05 . Amendments to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act . 2024-05-17 . en-AU.
  8. Web site: SACOME: South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy - Our sponsors. www.sacome.org.au. 2016-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531030330/http://www.sacome.org.au/events/2014-06-16-02-57-52.html. 31 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: SACOME: South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy - About us . Andrews . Megan . www.sacome.org.au . 2016-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813194221/http://www.sacome.org.au/winrsa/about-us.html. 13 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Finlaysons George McKenzie. www.finlaysons.com.au. 2016-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809045612/http://www.finlaysons.com.au/our-people/george-mckenzie. 9 August 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: Sponsors - Paydirt's 2014 Uranium Conference - Paydirt's 2014 Uranium Conference . Creative . Bam . www.paydirtsuraniumconference.com . 2016-09-01.

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