Baker McKenzie announced that Hamish McCormack has joined Baker McKenzie as a partner in Melbourne, specialising in leveraged finance and special situations/liability management arrangements in the context of large-scale, complex financing transactions (particularly cross-border deals). Hamish spent much of his career working for leading law firms in the US, before returning to Australia.
Hamish’s experience also extends to structured capital raisings, take-privates, spinoffs, takeovers, recapitalisations, restructurings and other complex transactions, and he has acted on a diverse range of deals involving mainstream and alternative assets across the globe.
In February, Dixon Hearder returned to Baker McKenzie as a Tax Partner in Sydney, having previously served as the Senior Director of Tax at Expedia Group. Before that, Banking & Finance (B&F) Partner, Bryan Paisley, rejoined the firm from Hogan Lovells (HL) in Sydney. The firm then further secured B&F special counsel, Lisa Mazor, who worked with Bryan at HL.
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“Hamish offers our clients deep experience obtained whilst working on matters spanning the US, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa. His leveraged and project finance experience coupled with acting on large, complex financings for M&A deals makes him the perfect fit for our banking and transactional practices. In addition, he also offers extensive trade and commodity finance experience in the Asia Pacific region. At a time of growth, we look forward to welcoming Hamish to our firm.”
Baker McKenzie’s National Managing Partner Anne-Marie Allgrove
“My practice perfectly aligns with Baker McKenzie (BM), given its unparalleled global platform and enviable client base. I look forward to hitting the ground running, noting both the opportunity to be part of BM’s growth strategy and its collaborative, ‘one team’ approach to serving clients.”
“BM’s Banking & Finance Practice helps structure and close pioneering financing transactions internationally, for a diverse client base. Whether it’s acting for specialist private credit, the world’s leading financial institutions, or major multinational companies — BM is heavily involved in regional and global market leading transactions. All testament to the strength and capability of their 17 offices across major cities and financial centres in the Asia Pacific region.”
Hamish McCormack
