Minter Ellison SA/NT has appointed Adam Bannister as the firm's new Managing Partner in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

He replaces Nigel McBride, who has been Managing Partner & Chief Executive SA/NT for 12 years.

Adam heads the firm's Dispute Resolution team in Adelaide and is a member of the Minter Ellison SA/NT Board. He joined the firm in 2003 and has been a member of the Board for eight years.

Minter Ellison SA/NT Chair, Wayne Jackson acknowledged the important contribution that Nigel McBride had made to the firm. "Nigel has been a focused strategic leader with a proven track record in change management and innovation as well as being strongly market facing."

 Updated 1 June 2012