McCullough Robertson has announced the launch of a new professional services business, McR Defence.
McR Defence provides commercial, procurement and strategic advisory services, focused on government. It specialises in supporting capability programs and projects, from business case development and needs analysis through to delivery.
The new business' team members have contemporary experience working for the Department of Defence, including CASG, the Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG), and the Estate and Infrastructure Group (E&IG), with some having specialised experience enabling the National Intelligence Community (NIC).
“McCullough Robertson is no stranger to challenging the status quo, leveraging our national framework and resources, to better serve our clients with complementary services," Kristen Podagiel, Managing Partner of McCullough Robertson Lawyers, said. "McR Defence adds to our growing suite of diversified businesses, including Allegiant IRS, our aligned insurance broking business."
McR Defence will be led by a number of senior professionals including two new lateral partners, Brett Sangster and Evan Economo. Sangster and Economo joined the McCullough Robertson partnership from Downer EDI where they held senior executive level roles in legal and management, focused on providing advisory services into Defence.
Rebecca Sinclair has joined from a role managing the Major Services Provider project for Downer Defence.
McR Defence will operate out of three of the firm’s offices - Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.