NEWS & INSIGHTS ABOUT US CAREERS LOGIN ABOUT ASHURST ALUMNI Alumni events Read all about the latest events, parties and get-togethers organised for our Ashurst and Blake Dawson alumni. Upcoming events There are no upcoming events at present. When hosting Ashurst events, the health and safety of our clients, teams and community is our primary concern. For more information, please view our Ashurst Covid-19 Response Plan. Past events Brisbane alumni reunion Our Brisbane office was thrilled to welcome former and current Ashurst and Blake Dawson partners and staff to our first Firm Friends Global Reunion event of 2021 on Wednesday 26 May 2021. Brisbane Alumni Partner Sponsor Alyssa Phillips said: "Nights like this are a wonderful opportunity to connect with former colleagues and friends, and our current employees. Our people really are what makes Ashurst such a special place to work so thank you to everyone who attended and helped us to celebrate all of our past and present staff." Canberra alumni reunion party Canberra managing partner Paul Vane-Tempest welcomed alumni to the 2020 Firm friends Canberra reunion at the National Press Club on Tuesday 10 March 2020. Paul said, "Thank you to all those who attended for making the evening such a success. It was great to see so many familiar faces and hear about all of the amazing achievements of our alumni. We look forward to welcoming even more alumni to our reunions in the future". Sydney alumni reunion party Our Sydney office kicked off our Australian 2020 Firm friends reunion events on Thursday 5 March with a wonderful event at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Sydney managing partner Anita Cade said, "Everyone had a fantastic time and it was a pleasure to see so many old friends. Thank you to all those who attended. We look forward to welcoming you to more alumni events in future." Frankfurt and Munich alumni reunion party Frankfurt managing partner Derk Opitz, alumni partner sponsor Maximilian Uibeleisen and counsel Martina Rothe were delighted to welcome guests to our first alumni reunion event in Frankfurt on Thursday 13 February. Derk said, "It was a pleasure to see so many familiar faces. We really enjoyed catching up with everyone's news and we look forward to staying in touch through our alumni programme. Thank you to everyone who made it along on the night. We hope to see you again at the next reunion!". Sydney Dispute Resolution Team get-together Peter Voss, Partner, welcomed alumni and colleagues to a drinks reception at our Sydney office on Friday 25 October. Peter said, "It was really great to see everyone, catch up with their news and share some funny stories from the past." New York alumni reunion party Sharon Kim, alumni partner sponsor for New York, welcomed alumni from across the globe to the first Firm friends reunion in our new office space at Hudson Yards on Thursday, October 24. Sharon said, "We were delighted that so many of our old friends were able to join us for our first alumni event. It's great to have the opportunity to catch up with people face to face and I hope that we will be able to welcome even more alumni to our events in future. Thank you once again to everyone who made it along on the night. It was a pleasure to see you all." London alumni reunion party We welcomed a record number of alumni to our London reunion party on Thursday, 26 September. Alumni partner sponsors Jessica Jenner and Tim Gummer said, "It was fantastic to catch up with so many familiar faces and we enjoyed being able to showcase our new office. There is great value in our alumni network and we look forward to keeping in touch with everyone in the years to come. Thank you to everyone who came along!". Melbourne Articled Clerks reunion On Thursday 1 August we welcomed Melbourne Articled Clerks from 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 to a celebration dinner. Milan alumni reunion party On Tuesday, 24 September Umberto Antonelli, alumni partner sponsor for Milan, hosted the first reunion event for the office, welcoming both past and present colleagues to a wonderful evening of cocktails and reminiscing! The evening was a huge success and enjoyed by all. Ashurst alumna Laura Pirillo said, "When looking back, after nearly 15 years in the legal field, I feel I owe most of who I am professionally to Ashurst. I finalised my studies while working at Ashurst and most of my friends both in Italy and abroad are because of my 10 years within the firm. It was great to see some of them after so long and we have promised to keep in touch and meet more regularly." Madrid "Alumnight" Madrid alumni partner sponsor Manuel Lòpez hosted an "Alumnight" on 1 July where he welcomed over 50 former colleagues at Fábula Buey & Champagne for drinks, canapes and reminiscing. Thank you to all those who attended for making the evening such a success. Alumni contact If you have any questions or you need to update your contact details, please email alumni@ashurst.com or get in touch with Nikki. Nikki Spence GLASGOW +44 141 375 4433 SITEMAP ACCESSIBILITY LEGAL NOTICES TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY COOKIES FRAUD ALERTS CONTACT US MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT © Ashurst. All rights reserved We value your privacy We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, we understand that you are happy for us to do this. For more information on how we use cookies, or how to change your browser settings, please see our Cookie Policy. REJECT ACCEPT