MinterEllison has appointed two new Partners from non-legal backgrounds as part of the firm’s continued investment in its consulting offerings – Donna Worthington (Risk and Regulatory) and Kay Salvair Smith (Infrastructure Consulting). The two additions take the firms consulting Partner total to eight. In a disruptive move, MinterEllison has also announced the launch of MinterEllison Infrastructure Consulting, which will be led by Ms. Salvair Smith.

The firm's latest non-legal adjacent offering, MinterEllison Infrastructure Consulting will provide combined service offerings on matters throughout the infrastructure project lifecycle, including in relation to technical, commercial, financial, legal and transaction/project management.

MinterEllison recently announced 83 senior appointments, including 14 Partners, 22 Special Counsel and 47 Senior Associates. With a total of 1,311 fee-earners (256 Partners and 1,055 non-Partners) across its Australian network, MinterEllison is Australia's largest independent firm.