Thomsons is pleased to announce the promotion of two new Partners, 10 Special Counsel, 22 Senior Associates and 36 Associates across the firm.

Chief Executive Partner Adrian Tembel said: “These promotions reflect Thomsons’ continued investment in practices where clients are looking for depth, judgement and disciplined execution.

“Government and Corporate Litigation are important areas of strength for the firm. Maniqa Kumar and Caroline Spencer are both outstanding lawyers, and their promotions recognise the quality of their work and the confidence we have in the continued growth of those teams.”

The new Partners are:

Maniqa Kumar – Government – Canberra

Maniqa is a highly regarded government infrastructure and projects lawyer with extensive experience advising Commonwealth agencies and statutory authorities on public law, regulatory and administrative law matters. She has a multi-sector practice spanning procurement, outsourcing and infrastructure projects and a particular focus on large-scale, complex and high-profile defence sector procurement projects.

Caroline Spencer – Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Perth

Caroline is an accomplished commercial litigation lawyer based in Western Australia, with extensive experience in Corporations Act matters, construction and engineering disputes, insolvency, contract and tort claims, and misleading and deceptive conduct claims. She has a broad commercial practice, with particular expertise in complex litigation, urgent applications and contested hearings, and particular strength in disputes involving WA-based and resources sector clients.

Adrian said both lawyers had demonstrated the qualities required of Partners at Thomsons.

"Maniqa and Caroline embody our values and have consistently delivered outstanding results for clients. We are delighted to welcome them to the partnership."

The new Special Counsel are:

The promotions take effect on 1 July 2026 and come as Thomsons continues its strong growth trajectory.

Over the past 12 months the firm has continued to expand nationally through strategic lateral partner appointments and sustained organic growth across key practice areas including antitrust, competition and consumer, real estate and employment, health and safety.