Spruson & Ferguson is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Principals across the firm as part of the 2020 promotions.

The appointments have been made in the firm's Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, and Hong Kong offices and were part of a broader group of ten promotions made firm-wide. Among the four Principal appointments, four Senior Associate and two Associate promotions were announced.

Kristian Robinson, Spruson & Ferguson Managing Director of Asia and Director of Patents Asia-Pacific said, "The promotions recognise these individuals as having shown commitment and diligence in their roles and have subsequently reached significant milestones in their careers."

The Managing Director of Sydney/Melbourne and Director of Trade Marks Asia-Pacific, Tracey Berger also commented that these promotions recognise their consistent delivery of excellent work and commitment to the firm. "We value their substantial contribution to the firm and their team through strong practice management, business development, mentoring, training and technical excellence," she said.

Principal appointments

Rory Anderson – Engineering/ICT, Melbourne
Robert Jackson – Chemical/Life Sciences, Hong Kong
Scott Philp – Engineering/ICT, Sydney
Grace Wong Hui – Chemical/Life Sciences, Singapore

Senior Associate appointments

Dr. Anna Goldys – Chemical/Life Sciences, Sydney
David Mueller-Wiesner – Engineering/ICT, Sydney
Rhiannan Solomon – Trade Marks, Brisbane
Dr. Natsuho Yamamoto – Chemical/Life Sciences, Singapore

Associate appointments

Dr. Vivian Cheng Wei – Chemical/Life Sciences, Singapore
Faran Ward – Engineering/ICT, Brisbane