2024 Winners and finalists

Academic/Researcher of the Year

Marilyn Bromberg, The University of Western Australia

MaryAnn de Mestre, Macquarie University

Jennifer McKay, University of South Australia
Kathy Reeves, University of Southern Queensland

Barrister of the Year

Tahlia Ferrari, Victorian Bar
Tyneil Flaherty, Murray Chambers Adelaide
Elarya George, Victorian Bar
Sharon Kermath, Victorian Bar
Rabea Khan, Crockett Chambers
Temple Saville, Victorian Bar

Regina Weiss, Derwent and Tamar Chambers, Svenson’s List

Dealmaker of the Year

Jane Garber-Rosenzweig, BDC Law
Jodie Harris, Arnold Thomas and Becker
Kate Koidl, MinterEllison

Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Kristen Porter, O NO Legal

Executive of the Year

Hanaan Indari, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Marianne Marchesi, Legalite
Kate Marr, Marr Family Lawyers

Naomi Pearce, Pearce IP

Cathy Russo, Macpherson Kelley
Danielle Snell, Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell
Amy Soong, Ashworth Lawyers
Deborah Tomkinson, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Tessa van Duyn, Moores
Ashleigh Wisbey, Seacliff Family Law

General Counsel of the Year

Sneha Balakrishnan, Shippit
Katrina Brigham, Cprime | Elabor8
Angie Coleman, Minor Hotels
Bronagh Doherty, Southern Ports Authority

Elle Farris, Develop Global

Candice Gin, The Adecco Group
Ilona Meyer, Nuix
Marisa Muchow, Metricon Homes
Katrin O’Sullivan, The Fred Hollows Foundation
Kate Sherburn, Who Gives A Crap

HR Professional of the Year

Rachael Britton, McCabes Lawyers
Nitsa Brown, Holman Webb Lawyers
Rebekah Charif, Dentons
Olivia Holmes, Macpherson Kelley
Leah King, Pinsent Masons
Naomi Lim, Ligeti Partners
Kate Maloney, Dentons
Trisha Scott, Coleman Greig Lawyers

Kayla Seton, Seton Family Lawyers

Alys White, Aspen Legal

In-House Professional of the Year

Julie Abdalla, The Tax Institute
Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW
Eimear Fitzmaurice, Stockland Development
Ann Lim, Indara
Christina Martin, BMD Group
Renee McArdle, Brighte Capital
Jazmine Miles, Carnival Australia
Chloe Min, Inland Rail
Subhashree Sundar, Smith & Nephew

Swee Yue Tan, AGL Energy

Indigenous Lawyer of the Year

Neane Carter, Terri Janke and Company

Danielle Davis, Barry Nilsson

Innovator of the Year (Individual)

Vira Alchin, Holman Webb Lawyers
Kathy Constan, LodgeX Legal
Regie Anne Gardoce, Sprintlaw
Yue (Lucy) Han, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers

Angela Harbinson, The Separation Guide

Zinta Harris, Resolve Estate Law
Joni Pirovich, Blockchain & Digital Assets
Sara Rayment, Inkling Legal Design
Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Emma Turnbull, Emma Turnbull Lawyers

Law Student of the Year

Claire Cottrell-Dormer, HFK Lawyers (Formaly Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers)
Renee Glau, Grindal Legal
Muskan Khadka, Macquarie University (Formaly Cleveland & Co)
Sophie McCartney, XVII Degrees
Michelle Rademeyer, Baybridge Lawyers
Kyla Rivera, Allens, UNSW
Marli Simpson, Cooper Grace Ward
Jade Toomey, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Ariella Tracton, University of Technology Sydney

Lina Zaioor, UNSW, King & Wood Mallesons

Legal Operations Professional of the Year

Charlie Elliott, Pinsent Masons

Erin Kanygin, Gilbert + Tobin

Jade Kurzke, WLW Migration Lawyers
Katie McRae, Aintree Group Legal
Cherry Natale, Macpherson Kelley
Erin Newsham, Keylaw Conveyancing
Courtney O’Boyle, Sunstate Conveyancing
Bree Pearce, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Dayna Roberts, Botten Levinson Lawyers
Lisa Ziegert, Hall & Wilcox

Legal Support Professional of the Year

Ingrid Archer, Broadside Lawyers
Paige Bechaz, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Meg Farrell, Thomson Geer
Lisa Frazer, DWF (Australia)
Andrea Graham, Lander & Rogers
Morgan Harding, Harding Property Law
Sophie McCartney, XVII Degrees
Regan Mills, Citation Legal

Keryn Patman, Lander & Rogers

Lia Sharard, Angus Cameron Lawyers

Marketing Communications Professional of the Year

Claire Arnold, Keylaw Conveyancing
Bianca Buchhorn, Cowell Clarke Commercial Lawyers
Rachel Crook, Argon Law
Amal De Abreu, Holman Webb Lawyers
Sarah Duffy, Coulter Legal
Rumesha Kashif, O NO Legal

Melissa Keen, Coleman Greig Lawyers

Kristina Main, Gilbert + Tobin
Tiffany Mechkaroff, Kalus Kenny Intelex
Anneliese Zanchetta, XVII Degrees

Mentor of the Year

Joanna Abraham, Victorian Women Lawyers/College of Law

Jillian Barrett, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Leona Bennett, Southern Waters Legal
Carla Giles, The Family Law Co.
Alana Jacquet, Our Lawyers
Sophie Lefebvre, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office and Victorian Women Lawyers
Emma Turnbull, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Briana Vines, Aussie Injury Lawyers
Deborah White, Department of Communities and Justice NSW
Ashleigh Wisbey, Seacliff Family Law

Not-for-Profit, Pro Bono or Community Legal Centre Lawyer of the Year

Shabnum Cassim, Gadens
Eloise (Ellie) Dalton, Basic Rights Queensland - Working Women Queensland
Kirsty Evans, Cheney Suthers Lawyers
Leah King, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Isobel McGarity, Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)
Katrin O’Sullivan, The Fred Hollows Foundation
Claudia Robinson, Financial Rights Legal Centre
Ada Sculthorp, Caxton Community Legal Centre

Lauren Stubbs, Moray & Agnew

Michele Tucker, Deakin Law Clinic, Deakin Law School

Partner of the Year - BigLaw

Marissa Brock, DWF (Australia)
Joanne Draper, White & Case
Sarah Gilkes, Hamilton Locke

Tracey Greenaway, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Jenna Hutchinson, Turner Freeman Lawyers
Yvonne Lam, Gilchrist Connell
Sarah Manly, Russell Kennedy
Caroline Snow, Dentons
Melissa Tan, Lander & Rogers
Lisa To, Bartier Perry

Partner of the Year - SME Law

Lucy Adamson, Hazelbrook Legal
Sophie Cohen, Aintree Group Legal
Carla Giles, The Family Law Co.
Hasti Kalarostaghi, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers
Andrea Olsson, MST Lawyers
Victoria-Jane Otavski, BlackBay Lawyers
Gabriella Pomare, The Norton Law Group
Sara Price, Our Lawyers
Simone Rees, Buchanan Rees Dispute Lawyers

Rebecca Wood, LegalVision

Rising Star of the Year - BigLaw

Victoria Athanasiou, Lander & Rogers (Formaly Kennedys)
Alexandra Begg, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Emma Boyce, Bartier Perry
Christine Eldridge, Shine Lawyers
Riley Huntley, Mills Oakley
Eveline Kuang, King & Wood Mallesons

Jessie Nygh, Thomson Geer

Regan Shires, Johnson Winter Slattery
Linda Zeng, Gilchrist Connell
Carmen Zhu, Barry Nilsson

Rising Star of the Year - SME Law

Sophia Anderssen, Terry Anderssen Lawyers
Isabella Campbell, Holman Webb Lawyers
Rachel Caruana, Belleli King & Associates

Celine Khoury, SLKQ Lawyers

Gillian Kirwan, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Brinley Meagher, LUNA
Muska Namdar, William Roberts Lawyers
Isabella Orlic, BlackBay Lawyers
Sarvashree Singh, Mullins Lawyers
Jennie Siow, Baybridge Lawyers

Rising Star of the Year – In-House/Government

Erin Boyling, Viva Leisure
Priya Chand, Westpac Banking Corporation
Natalia D’Agostini, NSW Department of Customer Service
Erica Henson-Hatton, JustFund
Jazmine Miles, Carnival Australia
Courtney Spear, Charter Keck Cramer
Subhashree Sundar, Smith & Nephew
Shaniya Vilash, Treasury Wine Estates

Helen Wei, NSW Department of Customer Service

Senior Associate of the Year - BigLaw

Tegan Broadfoot, MinterEllison
Colette Downie, Baker Mckenzie
Sophie Evans, Mills Oakley
Meenakashi Jansen, DWF (Australia)
Magdalena Kucharska, Allens
Alexandra Lane, Hall & Wilcox
Sharon Liu, Ashurst
Katherine London, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jacqueline Picone, Maddocks

Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers

Senior Associate of the Year - SME Law

Chelsea Baker, Mullins Lawyers
Erin Freebairn, Commercial and Legal (Legal Services)
Lauren Gross, Velocity Legal
Caitlin Holloway, Aulich
Georgia Kaye-Helmot, Angus Cameron Lawyers
Dominique Markwort, Seton Family Lawyers
Michelle Mon, Massons

Muska Namdar, William Roberts Lawyers

Shayne Savage, LegalVision
Annie Taylor, Keylaw Conveyancing

Sole Practitioner of the Year

Melissa Barlas, Conveyed
Tegan Boorman, Social Law Co.
Sally Callander, Sally Callander Law

Marija Caruana-Smith, Altura Legal

Amanda Elias, Greenleaf Legal
Cally Hannah, CJH Legal
Stefani Janson, Hestia Law
Alana Kushnir, Guest Work Agency
Gemma Nugent, SoundLegal
Melanie Vairawanathan, Melmark Law

Special Counsel of the Year

Linda Huan, KHQ Lawyers
Rebekah Lovely, Revolution Law
Helen McHugh, Meridian Lawyers (Formally McCabes Lawyers)
Paula Nassif, Maddocks
Melissa Randall, Proximity Advisory Services
Briony Robertson, Umbrella Family Law
Hannah Syme, Pinsent Masons
Nicole Treacey, Macpherson Kelley
Emma Whitney, Mills Oakley

Georgina Willcock, Gilbert + Tobin

Thought Leader of the Year

Julie Abdalla, The Tax Institute
Lauren Cassimatis, Gallant Law and Connecting Lawyer Mums
Elizabeth Fairon, Life Law Solutions
Suzanne Howari, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers

Alana Kushnir, Guest Work Agency

Sapphire Parsons, Macpherson Kelley
Joni Pirovich, Blockchain & Digital Assets
Sara Rayment, Inkling Legal Design
Lara Wentworth, Coaching Advocates
Danielle Zetzer, Respect Legal

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Stefanie Costi, The Rising Heard
Alison Cusack, Cusack & Co

Belinda Furse, Be Well Be You

Sandra Soden, Soden Legal
Emma Turnbull, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Erin Vassallo, Law Team
Belinda Winter, Cooper Grace Ward

Lawyers Weekly Excellence Award

Kayla Seton, Seton Family Lawyers