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Senior lawyers from both Nine and SBS are set to discuss the role of in-house lawyers in upholding legal and ethical standards at Lawyers Weekly’s highly anticipated Corporate Counsel Summit.
The seventh annual Corporate Counsel Summit gathers over 250 in-house counsel to engage with Australia’s top legal minds in an unmissable leadership forum.
The summit will see industry leaders deliver cutting-edge tools and strategies to guide attendees in navigating the evolving legal landscape.
Rachel Launders, general counsel and company secretary at Nine Entertainment Co, and Nicole Choolun, senior legal counsel at SBS, join Danielle Corden, GS at Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne, and Olivia Perks, GC at the University of Sydney for a session on reversing the cultural decline.
The session will delve into how corporate counsel can uphold legal and ethical standards within their organisations, using the PwC scandal and parliamentary inquiry as key case studies.
During the session, panellists will explore the scope of legal privilege with a focus on communications with legal counsel and share strategies for amplifying legal voices to engage leadership in compliance matters.
Launders and Choolun will also discuss the impact of the Right to Disconnect law and how it has influenced workplace culture, employee rights, and organisational practices since its introduction.
Learn more about the panellists:
Rachel Launders, general counsel and company secretary at Nine Entertainment Co
Rachel Launders joined Nine in 2015 as general counsel and company secretary. In her role, she leads the Nine legal team in advising on a range of matters, from prepublication advice for news and current affairs content to television programming, privacy, technology, regulatory issues, and litigation.
With more than a decade of experience working with Nine, she contributed to major transactions, including Nine’s IPO, the merger with Fairfax Media, the acquisition of Macquarie Media, and significant sports rights deals, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
She is also the chair of the City Recital Hall and a director of Giant Steps, an organisation supporting individuals with autism.
Nicole Choolun, senior legal counsel at SBS
Nicole Choolun has over 14 years of experience in corporate and commercial law, specialising in sports, media, and entertainment.
In her current role as senior legal counsel, she advises SBS employment, procurement, corporate governance, real and intellectual property and content commissioning, acquisitions and prepublication. Her expertise lies in talent contracting, production, and sports and financing transactions.
Nicole has been twice awarded the Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year award at the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards.
The Corporate Counsel Summit 2025
Currently in its seventh year, the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025 offers Australia’s in-house counsel practical tools and strategies for career and business success, run in partnership with principal partners Lawyers on Demand (LOD) and Consilio.
The summit will be held on Thursday, 8 May 2025, at The Star in Sydney for an unrivalled leadership forum set to propel Australia’s in-house community to endless opportunities. Click here to buy tickets.
Learn more about the speakers, view the full agenda, and make sure to secure your tickets now.
For more information about the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025, click here.
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