National law firm enters WA

Commercial law firm Piper Alderman has opened a Perth office after recruiting two partners from Allion Partners.

The office will be led by partners Shane Entriken and Paul Sartori, who have brought four lawyers from Allion to their new firm.

Piper Alderman said it plans to add to the team with local hires in coming months.

The Perth office is the fifth established by Piper Alderman after Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Mr Entriken, who specialises in employment, industrial relations and workplace health and safety law, most recently spent five years with Allion.

He has a diverse career background, having held senior human resources roles with Adani, BHP and Downer while also working for three different law firms.

Mr Sartori has 25 years’ legal experience, including with Allion, PwC and Ashurst in Perth and with two firms in London.

He will be part of the firm’s corporate and M&A practice.

Piper Alderman is one of the largest law firms in Adelaide and commenced its interstate expansion with the opening of a Sydney office in 1998.

The firm has about 80 partners nationally.