AJ & Co Lawyers has appointed Peter Rouse, the brother of Rouse Lawyers founder, as a partner in its corporate advisory team in Brisbane.
Peter joins the firm after 18 years at Rouse Lawyers, which was founded by his older brother Matthew, and where he most recently served as a director.
He advises founders, investors and privately owned businesses on M&A, governance, capital raising and key strategic decisions.
“Peter joins the firm not by chance, but by design. A lawyer and adviser of considerable standing, Peter brings with him a formidable career built on advising founders, investors and privately owned businesses through their most consequential moments,” managing partner Andrew Johnson told Asia Business Law Journal.
He also confirmed that AJ & Co Lawyers would continue to strengthen its corporate advisory practice with additional hires.
“The firm’s growth agenda does not pause here. AJ & Co Lawyers is actively and selectively expanding its national corporate aAdvisory team, drawing in lawyers of exceptional quality who bring not only technical mastery but the kind of trusted, strategic counsel that defines the very best firms,” he said.
