LAW firm Allens Arthur Robinson has appointed Tim Lester to its Perth office as partner, specialising in corporate and finance matters. Mr Lester will move to the firm from Lovells, where he has been a global partner since 2001 and managing partner of its Tokyo office since 2004. Mr Lester began his career in Perth with Parker & Parker (now Freehills) in 1992, before moving to Lovells in 1995.