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Marshalls+dent+wilmoth promotes 2
Melbourne-based law firm marshalls+dent+wilmoth (MDW) has elevated two entertainment practitioners, one to senior associate and another to associate.
Jerome Doraisamy
Odilla O’Boyle has been elevated to senior associate, which the firm said was in “recognition of her continued excellence and valued contributions”.
“She is experienced in negotiating and contracting with rights’ owners, screen agencies, local and international lenders, investors, distributors, sales agents and SVOD platforms,” the firm noted.
Elsewhere, Davina Colquhoun has been promoted to associate, as an “integral member” of the firm’s media and entertainment team.
She has provided production legals and advice on a diverse range of feature films, TV and documentary projects, including Of an Age, My Name is Gulpilil, The Power of the Dog, The Royal Hotel, The Survival of Kindness, Nine Perfect Strangers, Wolf Like Me – Seasons 1 and 2, and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.
Ms Colquhoun has worked in research, programming, and administrative roles for major arts and film festivals, holds both a B.F.A in film production and a B.A (Hons) majoring in cinema theory, and produced short films, which featured at many international film festivals, the firm outlined.
Speaking about the appointments, MDW principal Bryce Menzies said: “I am so pleased for both Odilla and Davina.
“Their promotion makes the department and the firm so much stronger.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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