Queensland-based law firm HopgoodGanim will join forces with Perth-based Q Legal on November 1, 2013. The two firms will be incorporated under the HopgoodGanim brand, creating a firm with 30 partners and 240 staff in total. HopgoodGanim’s Bruce Humphrys will remain managing partner of the combined firm, with Q Legal’s Kevin Dundo joining the firm’s strategic committee.