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2025 Finalists

Individual Awards

Individual Awards

Banking and Finance

Ranya Al-Doori, A&O Shearman
Catrina Chen, Gilbert + Tobin
Jamie Dimeo, Kingston & Partners
Rachael Farrell, Gadens
Brittany Graham, Dentons Australia
Jenny Guo, King & Wood Mallesons
Angelica Huang, Hall & Wilcox
Leon Huynh, Madison Marcus Law Firm
Nicola Kelso, JHK Legal
Shaneeza Shah, Dentons

Barrister

Bridget Flaherty, Queen’s Square Chambers
Jake Green, Two Wentworth Chambers
Jerry Li, University Chambers
Timothy Randall, George Street Chambers
Julian Vertoudakis, 5 Wentworth
Angelika Yianoulatos, Victorian Bar

Commercial

Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Jake Erman-Keogh, Cornwalls
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Lauren Gross, Velocity Legal
Holly Marchant, Ashurst
Zane O’Neill, Hamilton Locke
Randima Perera, Sanicki Lawyers
Daniel Settimio, CXT Legal
Eliza-Jayne (Eliza) Sinclair, Macpherson Kelley
Suvina Wong, Johnson Winter Slattery

Competition, Trade and Regulation

Laurel Donnelly, Ashurst
Mitchell Donohue, Clayton Utz
Georgie Hibbins, Ashurst
Grace Kelly, King & Wood Mallesons
Henry Lynch, Webb Henderson
Maxine Richard, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Jacob Searle, Results Legal
Eliza-Jayne (Eliza) Sinclair, Macpherson Kelley
Jayde Tourneur, Ashurst
Alexandra Wright, Herbert Smith Freehills

Construction and Infrastructure

Jordan Davies, Pinsent Masons
Kaitlin Duff, Thomson Geer
Alice Dwyer, Maddocks
Karl Ebert, Macpherson Kelley
Callum Ernikiolis, KCL Law
Michael Graziano, HWL Ebsworth
Reid Hadaway, Gilbert + Tobin
Nicholas Stasos, Clyde & Co
Emily Taylor, Helix Legal
Thu Vo, Hamilton Locke

Corporate Counsel (Large Business)

Amelia Cameron, American Express
Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Alison Chong, The Adecco Group
Tayla Cunning, Birdon
Annabel Kirkby, Canva
Tia Konczak, Cancer Council Queensland / McInnes Wilson
Georgio Platias, TEG
Anastasia Porshkova, Roche Products
Bel Remen, University of NSW
Joseph Sherman, Megaport

Corporate Counsel (SME)

Matthew Bautz, AQMN
Alastair Cockerton, Sympli Australia
Maddie Marchant, BBC Studios Australia
Daniel Masciantonio, Paul Ramsay Foundation
Sarah Standen, Procreate
Ema Stefanovic Boin, Ascott Australia
Lucy Thompson, hipages Group
Alex Watson, Victoria Racing Club
Nicholas Wookey, KHQ Lawyers

Criminal

Elizabeth Arnold, Tasmania Legal Aid
Francis Caesar Devine, Conditsis Lawyers
Georgia Karvela, Angus Cameron Lawyers
Lingwei Kong, Northan Legal
William Martyr, Green and Associates Solicitors
Mickaela Mate, Mate Lawyers
Kayla Nielsen, Conditsis Lawyers
Jordan Roles, Nyst Legal
Madeleine Stratmann, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Elleni Zacharia, Hugo Law Group

Cyber Security

Caitlyn Bellis, Herbert Smith Freehills
Adam Rose, Hamilton Locke
Jessica Yazbek, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Colin Yuan, Maddocks
Linda Zeng, Gilchrist Connell

Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Sakshi Bhati, Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers
Lachlan Boyle, Ramsden Lawyers
Brittany Brancatella, Moray & Agnew
Justin Burghardt, Broadside Lawyers
Thomas Coltrona, Bennett
Deema Dermelkonian, Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Helen Driscoll, Rose Litigation Lawyers
Callum Ernikiolis, KCL Law
Kate Flanigan, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Isabella Orlic, BlackBay Lawyers

Employment and Workplace Relations, Health and Safety

Georgia Cameron, Walter Baden
Oliver Gilmour, Hicksons Lawyers
Jordan Hardinge, Herbert Smith Freehills
Aimee Lanyon, Turner Freeman Lawyers
Ashleigh O’Connor, DWF (Australia)
Keeley Press, SLF Lawyers
Antonia Tahhan, Chamberlains Law Firm
Khushaal Vyas, Youth Law Australia
James Werner, Thrive Workplace Consulting & Legal
Calum Woods, Lander & Rogers

Family Law

Hugo Barry, Lander & Rogers
Georgia Buck, Macpherson Kelley
Rachel Caruana, Belleli King & Associates
Amy Forwood, The Family Law Co.
Gemma Kruger, Lander & Rogers
Chloe Malic, Southern Waters Legal
Stephanie Martyn, Southern Waters Legal
Kate Mitchell, Lander & Rogers
Holly Pitt, Rafton Family Lawyers (formerly Conditsis Lawyers)
Jack Semmens, Andersons Solicitors

Financial Services

Janina Del Rosario, Gilbert + Tobin
Ruth Fesseha, Hamilton Locke
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Adam Holliday, QBE
Olivia Irvine, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
Nikita Malhotra, Herbert Smith Freehills
Holly Marchant, Ashurst
Cameron McLean, Baker McKenzie
Abhi Ravishankar, DLA Piper
Nadia Simic, ClearView Wealth

Government

Elle Belekas, MinterEllison
Jackson Cocks, Illawarra Retirement Trust / Illawarra Legal Centre
Gemma Curcio, Wotton Kearney
Joy Du, Australian Taxation Office
Sally Hughes, NSW Environment Protection Authority
Jasmine Mesourouni, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Sally Noye, DWF
Madeleine Stratmann, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
John Tullio, Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Helen Wei, NSW Department of Customer Service

Health, Medical and Personal Injury

Alexandria Batakin, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Elle Belekas, MinterEllison
Jordan Brush, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Gabriella Crow, DWF (Australia)
Aimee Lanyon, Turner Freeman Lawyers
Elisa Shain, RMB Lawyers
Sean Sweeney, Slater and Gordon lawyers
Libby Thomas, Travis Schultz & Partners
Gianluca Tripodi, Barry Nilsson
Kirstie Watts, Murphy’s Law Accident Lawyers

Insolvency

Seamus Brand, Wallmans Lawyers
David de Mestre, Bartier Perry
Jamie Dimeo, Kingston & Partners
Helen Driscoll, Rose Litigation Lawyers
Andrew Fay, Gilbert + Tobin
Georgia Gamble, Hall & Wilcox
Arvand Ghazizadeh, Pinsent Masons
Luke Hyland, HFK Lawyers
Raymond Pantalleresco, Cornwalls
Nicholas Rossi, Marino Law

Insurance

Rebecca Badra, Clyde & Co
Alexandria Batakin, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Hudson Digby, Mills Oakley
Flynn Harch, Barry Nilsson
Nathan Mangion, Bartier Perry
Kyle Peart-Corr, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Dulan Perera, Holman Webb Lawyers
Dominick Seccombe, Minterellison
Shivanthi Urban, DWF Australia
Terence Wong, Kennedys

Intellectual Property

Caelan Bruce, Gilbert + Tobin
Jordan Davis, DLA Piper
Rohit Dighe, Davies Collison Cave Law
Chelsea Donoghue, Sanicki Lawyers
Joshua Firmin, Gadens
Maddie Marchant, BBC Studios Australia
Adam Rose, Hamilton Locke
Mariah Saad, LegalVision
Ilias Tsirogiannis, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Suvina Wong, Johnson Winter Slattery

Legal Operations

Breanna De Girolamo, Coulter Legal
Regie Anne Gardoce, Sprintlaw
Natalia Kay Hutchison, Best Wilson Buckley Family Law
Phoebe Long, Ironbridge Legal
Melina Manna, Coutts Lawyers and Conveyancers
Toni Masters, Shine lawyers
Sarah McCann, MinterEllison
Sarah Roberts, LegalVision
Abinaja Yogarajah, Canva
Tamara Zeitoune, Indara Digital Infrastructure

Media and Telecommunications

Brodie Campbell, Addisons
David de Mestre, Bartier Perry
Freya Halse, marshalls+dent+wilmoth Lawyers
Maddie Marchant, BBC Studios Australia
India Mauritzen, Paramount
Adam Rose, Hamilton Locke
Tamara Zeitoune, Indara Digital Infrastructure

Mergers and Acquisitions

Nicholas Di Savia, Talbot Sayer
Brittany Dorney, Gadens Lawyers
Sophie Edgar, Maddocks
Jake Erman-Keogh, Cornwalls
Jasmine Haddad, Gilbert + Tobin
Declan High, Macpherson Kelley
Alex Lazar, Bird & Bird
William Lucas, Clifford Chance
Daniel Settimio, CXT Legal
Nicholas Venn, Herbert Smith Freehills

Migration

Ko Ko Aung, Albert Arthur Lawyers
Kate Louise Bookey, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
Anjela Devarajan, Maison Chen Law Group
Elena Dimitropoulos, EY
Keith James, MJ Legal
Jess Jeyaneshan, WLW Migration Lawyers
Rosa Nobarani, Zest Legal
Sarvashree Singh, Mullins Lawyers
Tony Tran, WLW Migration Lawyers
Xingyi Wang, Riverwood Migration

Planning and Environment

Jayson Broadway, King & Wood Mallesons
Caitlin Cleary, Mills Oakley
Samuel Colley-King, HWL Ebsworth
Sally Hughes, NSW Environment Protection Authority
Jessica Lighton, Clayton Utz
Tiana Macleod, Allens
Rhea Nair, Ashurst
Heather Pym, Johnson Winter Slattery
Michael Tangonan, AMP
John Tullio, Environment Protection Authority Victoria

Pro Bono/Community Lawyer

Josephine Allan, LawRight
Beau Arnfield, Ashurst
Ko Ko Aung, Albert Arthur Lawyers
Kate Louise Bookey, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
Jackson Cocks, Illawarra Legal Centre
Thomas Coltrona, Bennett
Tia Konczak, Cancer Council Queensland / McInnes Wilson
Stephanie Margush, Beena Rezaee Legal & Migration
Taylah McCarthy, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Shakti Srikanth, Gilchrist Connell

Projects, Energy and Resources

Lucy Burns, Gilbert + Tobin
Nicola Carney, Clayton Utz
Sebastian Cross, White & Case
Kaitlin Duff, Thomson Geer
Michael Graziano, HWL Ebsworth
Christina Handley, Santos
Katherine Huet, EY
Nathaniel Jende, Allens
William Ryan, Hamilton Locke
Laura Sclavos, McCullough Robertson Lawyers

Real Estate

Alicia Cardone, CXT Legal
Nicola Carney, Clayton Utz
Nicola Ellis, Nyst Legal
Jim Koukouras, HFK Lawyers
Chloe McGovern, Gadens
Michelle Mon, Massons
Emil Obaid, Clayton Utz
Erin Ritchie, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Callum Ritchie, DMAW Lawyers
Connor Rossi, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Sports and Entertainment

Chelsea Donoghue, Sanicki Lawyers
Nicole Gdanski, SLF Lawyers
Tom Green, Bird & Bird
Jarrod Growse, Tennis Australia
Freya Halse, marshalls+dent+wilmoth Lawyers
Maddie Marchant, BBC Studios Australia
Georgio Platias, TEG
Ed Rickards, marshalls+dent+wilmoth Lawyers
Emily Thompson, Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Alex Watson, Victoria Racing Club

Taxation

DJ Alexander, West Garbutt
Ellen Karakoussis, Cornwalls
Thomas Linnane, LegalVision
Eileen Liu, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Abby Peters, Grant Thornton Australia
Julia Pritchard, Deloitte Legal
Mia Turnbull-Walsh, Ashurst
Stephie Werner, MinterEllison
Bradley White, Hall & Wilcox
Nicholas Wookey, KHQ Lawyers

Technology

Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Gabrielle Hunter, Canva
India Monaghan, Gilbert + Tobin
Isabel Roach, Hamilton Locke
Adam Rose, Hamilton Locke
Janna Tay, A&O Shearman
Helen Wei, NSW Department of Customer Service
Suvina Wong, Johnson Winter Slattery

Wills and Estates

Kyle Arfmann, Turner Freeman Lawyers
Stacey Bell, DDCS Lawyers
Jessica Calleja, Willis & Bowring
Lara Caune, Sackville Wilks Lawyers
Tugce Cifci, Bartier Perry
Laura Corbett, Andersons Solicitors
Margaret Cusenza, Wallmans Lawyers
Michael Majstorovic, Southern Waters Legal
Isabelle Marcarian, Safewill Legal
Nicholas Rossi, Marino Law