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2023 Winners and finalists

Individual Awards

Individual Awards

Banking and Finance

Stephanie Fiteni, King & Wood Mallesons
Brittany Graham, Dentons
Angelica Huang, Hall & Wilcox
Andia Javidirad, etika
Ash Joseph, PwC
William Khun, Allen & Overy
Shenaye Ralphs, Holding Redlich

Christian Smolders, Gilbert + Tobin

Hayley Tibbie, JHK Legal
Brittany Weir, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Barrister

Caitlin Angus, Edmund Barton Chambers
Bridget Flaherty, Queen’s Square Chambers
Chauntelle Ingenito, Chalfont Chambers
Luke McPhie, Victorian Bar
Samuel Murray, Eleven Wentworth

James Penny, Victorian Bar

Angelika Yianoulatos, Victorian Bar

Commercial

Annalyse Betts, Mills Oakley
Sophie Bogard, Gilbert + Tobin
Brittany Dorney, Gadens
Bridie Edwards, Bradley & Bray Lawyers
Reem Haidar, Cornwalls

Michael Jefferies, Hamilton Locke

Laura Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright
Olivia Smedley, Maddocks
Justine Zhou, Quantum Law Group
Sophie Zhou, BAI Communications

Competition, Trade and Regulation

Adelle Elhosni, Ashurst

Mei Gong, Johnson Winter Slattery

Jamin Li, Piper Alderman
Leon Rebello, King & Wood Mallesons
Alexander Shepherd, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Lachlan Smith, Coles Group
Mitchell Willocks, Telstra
Marina Yang, Gilbert + Tobin

Construction and Infrastructure

Dominic Brown, KCL Law
Callum Ernikiolis, KCL Law
Tiffany Jiang, King & Wood Mallesons
Natasha Joukhdar, HFW

Ben Kuzman, RMB Lawyers

Katherine London, Herbert Smith Freehills
Brodie Millington, Banton Group
Elissa Morcombe, MinterEllison
Declan Peacock, Maddocks
Adele Ta, Clayton Utz

Corporate Counsel (Large Business)

Alexandra Britt Barkman, Zimmermann Wear
Shamma Clarke, SAP
Tom Gerrits, UniSuper
Jessica Ginberg, BHP
Jake Giordano, Ampol
Siobhan Lane, IAG
Thomas Menzler, Toll Group
Natasha Simonds, Asahi Beverages

Michael Tangonan, AMP

Mitchell Willocks, Telstra

Corporate Counsel (SME)

Shane Chandra, Swyftx
Peter Dimitrious, Pelligra
Christabelle Guvlekjian, Lakeba Group

Andia Javidirad, etika

Danielle Lee, Open Insurance Technologies
Daniel Moradian, Stake
Declan Norrie, Proximity
Paul Posadas, JJ Ryan Consulting
Matthew Salgo, The Wiggles Holdings
Nandan Subramaniam, Zepto

Criminal

Liam Cross, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Lucy Ferguson, Clarity Law
Carley Hitchins, Aulich
Elly Manoe, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers
Sarah Pascoe, Fuller and White Solicitors
Candace Prince, Prince Legal
Alex Somers, Nyst Legal
Lindsay Stankovic, Hugo Law Group
William Wang, Quantum Law Group

Judy Zhou, Nyman Gibson Miralis

Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Jamal Bakalian, Streeterlaw
Joseph Braverman, William Roberts Lawyers
Josh Burland, Macpherson Kelley
Thomas Coltrona, Bennett
Selva Dankha, Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Emily Miers, MinterEllison
Brodie Millington, Banton Group
Marianne Phan, Level Playing Field Lawyers
Tayah Stevenson, Hicksons Lawyers

Lochlan Worrell, Moulis Legal

Employment and Workplace Relations

Colin Chang, Ai Group Workplace Lawyers

Marco Fedeli, Herbert Smith Freehills

Rebekah Glover, Clayton Utz
Simone Luca, Maddocks
Maria Markoulli, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Shanon Mirels, Formerly Ai Group Workplace Lawyers
Maria Toma, PwC
Peter Watkins, Dentons
Natasha Whitehead, Gilchrist Connell
Calum Woods, Lander & Rogers

Family Law

Kate Alroe, Lander & Rogers
Shayal Autar, Lander & Rogers
Danielle Borg, Mills Oakley
Bryan Do, Barry Nilsson
Isaac Douglas, Barry Nilsson
Sonia Haidamous, SLF Lawyers

Kiarah Grace Kelly, Brisbane Family Law Centre

Emily Ownsworth, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Camille Saunders-Browne, Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers
Amy Stagg, Coulter Legal

Financial Services

Stephen Annicchiarico, WRP Legal & Advisory

Tom Gerrits, UniSuper

Taylor Green, McMahon Clarke
Olivia Irvine, Hazelbrook Legal
Angus Jamieson, King & Wood Mallesons
Siobhan Lane, IAG
Juliette Schembri, EY
Emily Shen, Gilbert + Tobin
Michael Tangonan, AMP
Sarah Webster, Herbert Smith Freehills

Government

Taylah Cramp, Northern Territory Government
Catherine Dent, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Pranamie Mandalawatta, Australian Red Cross
Tareena Martin, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Corey Curran, Ashurst
Maddison Reznik, FAL Lawyers
Michael Siciliano, NSW Department of Customer Service
Abigail Stevens, NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Aaron Strickland, NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Sam Weston, Clayton Utz

Health, Medical and Personal Injury

Madison Blacklock, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Adam Clements, Melinda Griffiths Lawyers
Micaela Dalli, Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Renee Davidson, McInnes Wilson Lawyers

Jyoti Haikerwal, Brave Legal

Michaela Kennedy, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Elly Manoe, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers
Libby Thomas, Travis Schultz & Partners
Kirsten Van Der Wal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Kimia Zarei, Travis Schultz & Partners

Insolvency

Seamus Brand, Wallmans Lawyers
Abhi Chopra, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Elleni Criticos, Cornwalls
David de Mestre, Bartier Perry
Helen Driscoll, Rose Litigation Lawyers
Zoe Kaesehagen, King & Wood Mallesons
Darren Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Charbel Moujalli, Gilbert + Tobin

Raymond Pantalleresco, Cornwalls
Sanaz Towhidi, Colin Biggers & Paisley

Insurance

Nariman Ali, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Maria Clemente, DWF
Megan Dudley, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Conor Gillam, BTLawyers
Jack Hamilton, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Emily Kheir, Hicksons Lawyers
Elly Manoe, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers
James Morgan, Herbert Smith Freehills

Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers

Sam Tempone, Hall & Wilcox

Intellectual Property

Stephen Annicchiarico, WRP Legal & Advisory

Josephine Booth, Thomson Geer
Melissa Chuong, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hannah Fas, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Daniella Lambert, Baker McKenzie
Talia Le Couteur Scott, K&L Gates
Rachael Lopez, Griffith Hack
Jessica Millner, MinterEllison
Jennifer Saclley, Gilbert + Tobin
Tasman Wylie, Wallmans Lawyers

Legal Operations

Isabella Beischer, Hall & Wilcox
Tomas Brown, Clayton Utz
Emily Egan, MinterEllison
Caterina Kotsimbos, CMK Legal
Renee Roumanos, Renee Roumanos Legal
Nam Truong, Law Squared
Justine Tao Zhou, Quantum Law Group

Lauren Ziegelaar, BHP

Media and Telecommunications

Bryce Craig, Gilbert + Tobin
Milo Goldacre, Lander & Rogers
Caitlin Meade, Gilbert + Tobin
Sophia Nevill, Media.Monks
Conor O'Beirne, Thomson Geer
Melanie Shaw, Cornwalls
Madison Tonkes, Southern Cross Austereo
Mitchell Willocks, Telstra
Emily Wood, Clyde & Co

Sophie Zhou, BAI Communications

Mergers and Acquisitions

Adrienne de Bruyn, Baker McKenzie
Nicholas Di Savia, Talbot Sayer
Michael Jefferies, Hamilton Locke
Kaylah Kopsaftis, CXT Legal
Danielle Lee, Open Insurance Technologies
Laura Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright
Christina Plessas, MinterEllison
Olivia Smedley, Maddocks
Georgia Sparta, Ashurst

Luke Wetmore, Ashurst

Migration

Ko Ko Aung, Ajuria Lawyers

Alyce Boemia, Top End Women’s Legal Service
Nicholas Colautti, Ethos Migration Lawyers
Nicola Howell, Holding Redlich
Janice Preeya Mahesan, Maison Chen Law Group
Stephanie Margush, Beena Rezaee Legal & Migration
Kelli Schatkowski, Maison Chen Law Group
Sarvashree Singh, Mullins
Stephanie Vejar, Women’s Legal Service Victoria
Chloe White, Visa Sidekick

Planning and Environment

Sarah Godman, NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Sophie-Rose Greer, Clayton Utz
Kayla Gregg, Davis Advisory

Tara Kahrovic, MinterEllison

Ben Leong, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Izzy Mastroianni, NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Mollie Matthews, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Brigitte Rheinberger, Herbert Smith Freehills
Harriet Salisbury, MinterEllison
Mark Vallianos, NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Pro Bono/Community Lawyer

Andrew Banks, Hall & Wilcox
Alyce Boemia, Top End Women’s Legal Service

Zoe Bush, Environmental Defenders Office

Lucy Carroll, Marrickville Legal Centre
Isabella Copetti, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Karina Hawtrey, National Justice Project
Chelsea Marks, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
Stephanie Vejar, Women’s Legal Service Victoria
Mannie Kaur Verma, Regal Lawyers
Quentin Wong, DLA Piper

Projects, Energy and Resources

Natalie Connor, APA Group
Jasmia Bavaresco, Gadens
Dominic Brown, KCL Law
Callum Fleming, Gilbert + Tobin

Lara Ilic, Baker McKenzie

George LeMass, Clayton Utz
Katherine London, Herbert Smith Freehills
Connor McClymont, Squire Patton Boggs
Elissa Morcombe, MinterEllison
Alena Stirton, Maddocks

Real Estate

Jeremy Brown, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Lauren Cutuli, Redchip Lawyers
Annabelle Efstathis, Mullins Lawyers
Ming Hua Ho, Hicksons Lawyers
Hourie Khdrlarian, K&L Gates
Chelsea Landgren, Kalus Kenny Intelex
Karla Lauder, Gilbert + Tobin
Matt Minas, Mills Oakley
Lisa Townsend, Lander & Rogers

Justine Tao Zhou, Quantum Law Group

Sports and Entertainment

Miet Engelhardt, Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers
Kristina Hewetson, Baker McKenzie
Ruth Kelly, Racing Victoria
Matt Krog, Salerno Law
Charlotte Olsen, National Rugby League

Emily Purvis, PURE Equine Law

Mitchell Willocks, Telstra
Tasman Wylie, Wallmans Lawyers
Harly Zappino, Neo Legal

Taxation

Marina Antonellis, KPMG Law
Julia Brosnan, MinterEllison
Emma Carr, Macpherson Kelley
Louise Giorgini, KPMG Law
Joshua Goldsmith, Computershare
Mudassar Kahloon, KPMG Law
Rose McEvoy, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers
Hugh Riisfeldt, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Nikhil Sachdev, Holding Redlich

Aleksandra (Aleks) Zochowski, Baker McKenzie

Technology

Mitchell Bazzana, Ashurst
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Alexander Gulli, Bird & Bird
Ty Haberland, Stirling & Rose
Vicki Howe, Maddocks
Robert O'Grady, Gilbert + Tobin
Derek Smith, Aldermane

Raymond Sun, Herbert Smith Freehills

Edward Vong, Culture Amp
Michael Zacharatos, Clyde & Co

Wills and Estate

Esterina Azzi, McCullough Robertson Lawyers

Lisa Barca, Coleman Greig Lawyers

Ashleigh Blewitt, Chamberlains Law Firm
Breeanna Burns, Acorn Lawyers
Jessica Calleja, Willis & Bowring
Cameron Findsen, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Lisa George, Kalus Kenny Intelex
Isabelle Marcarian, Safewill Legal
Taylor Murphy, Keypoint Law
Lauren Solomonson, Safewill Legal

Workplace, Health and Safety

Mason Fettell, DWF
Rema Hamdan, Source
Shaesta Nand, Herbert Smith Freehills

Sapphire Parsons, Macpherson Kelley

Georgia Sivashankar, Sparke Helmore
Antonia Tahhan, Chamberlains Law Firm
Michael Tuohy, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Jennifer Williams, Herbert Smith Freehills