2025 Winners & Finalists

Academic/Researcher of the Year

Maria Bhatti, Western Sydney University School of Law

Jennifer McKay, University of South Australia

Juliette Overland, Western Sydney University School of Law
Kathy Reeves, University of Southern Queensland
Mimi Zou, UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice

Barrister of the Year

Elarya George, Victorian Bar
Sharon Kermath, Svenson Barristers
Rabea Khan, Victorian Bar
Temple Saville, Victorian Bar
Carolina Soto, Black Chambers
Jessie Taylor, Victorian Bar

Regina Weiss, Derwent and Tamar Chambers, Svenson Barristers

Dealmaker of the Year

Anita Choi, Ashurst
Jane Garber-Rosenzweig, BDC Law
Amanda Gleeson, Vesta Law
Kate Jefferson, Baker McKenzie
Kate Koidl, MinterEllison

Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Kelly Morrison, DLA Piper
Lily Porceddu, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Kasey Stewart, Mason Lawyers

Executive of the Year

Jenny Binetter, Weinberger Lawyers
Michel Margalit, Margalit Injury Lawyers
Pip Murphy, The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia
Virginia Norton, Norton Lawyers
Victoria-Jane Otavski, BlackBay Lawyers

Alexandra Perry, LegalVision

Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Danielle Snell, Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell
Sandra Soden, Soden Legal
Colleen Weiler, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt

Flos Greig Trailblazer Award

Jane Bowes, Bowes Legal
Jenna Downy, LEAP Legal Software
Nicole Evans, Barker Evans Lawyers
Saemeh Ghasemi, Australian Migration Lawyers
Katie Higgins, Law Squared
Bahar Ilic, CBRE APAC
Mariah Saad, LegalVision
Lauren Solomonson, Coulter Legal
Louarde Thomas, Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office

Mimi Zou, UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice

General Counsel of the Year

Katrina Brigham, Elabor8 and Cprime
Joanna Cappelluti, Essilorluxottica
Angie Coleman, Minor Hotels Australasia

Shannon Finch, Westpac Group

Alicia Genet, Fleet Space Technologies
Sara Hughes, Accor
Penny Sena, MSS Security
Kate Sherburn, Who Gives A Crap
Rebecca Ward, More Telecom and Tangerine Telecom
Emma Wolfenden, Varley Group

HR Professional of the Year

Rachael Britton, McCabes Lawyers
Nicole Caltagirone, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
Diana Dawid, Mills Oakley
Sharyn Girvan, Viva Leisure
Rebecca Kennedy, Resolve Divorce
Ana Maria Oreskovic, Umbrella Family Law

Kayla Seton, Seton Family Lawyers

Andrea Tham, Gilbert + Tobin
Kirstin Usher, Dentons

In-House Professional of the Year

Rebecca Atherton, NSW Police Force
Erica Capuzza, Department of Education
Dee Dacic, Transdev Australasia
Simonette Foletti, Racing Victoria

Emma Franco, DoorDash Technologies Australia

Greta Koshy, Jemena
Ljubica Petrovic, Rio Tinto
Lavinia Ribeiro, Coca Cola Europacific Partners
Hayley Schmalkuche, Virgin Australia Airlines
Emily Tchea, Samsung Australia

Law Student of the Year

Leyla Alameddine, Kheir Lawyers
Stephanie Cerreto, Mont Lawyers
Bouchra Chehimy, Allens
Taylor Edwards, Carew Counsel
Chloe Ferreira, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Fauzia Hussein, Shine Lawyers
Monet Nutter, Tully Law
Avneet Kaur Padda, Lewis Family Lawyers
Renee Puno, Evolve Legal

Katie Walker, Macquarie University / Paramount Network 10

Legal Operations Professional of the Year

Zohra Ali, Corporate Legal
Katherine Andrews, Lockett McCullough Lawyers
Laura Bloore, Doyle’s Family Law & Mediation
Belinda Carlesso, BDC Law
Linda-Rose Daya, Gilbert + Tobin
Lee James, RedeMont
Sarah Lamb, Southern Waters Legal
Ana Maria Oreskovic, Umbrella Family Law

Courtney Seragusana, Resolve Divorce

Amy Stagg, Coulter Legal

Legal Support Professional of the Year

Ellen Brown, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Mariah Darcy, Umbrella Family Law
Lisa Frazer, DWF (Australia)
Crystal Johnston, Australian Migration Lawyers
Mary Karydis, The Norton Law Group
Leonita Kee, Kindra Migration Lawyers

Lucia Nguyen, Margalit Injury Lawyers

Sharyn Notley-Frangalas, Macpherson Kelley
Tania Sakla, Unified Lawyers
Katelyn Sting, Lockett McCullough Lawyers

Marketing Communications Professional of the Year

Belinda Boutsikakis, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
Rachel Crook, Argon Law

Natalie Demir, Hall & Wilcox

Sophie Donchos, Norton Lawyers
Sarah Duffy, Coulter Legal
Emily Forbes, Bird & Bird
Erin Fuge, Macpherson Kelley
Iolanthe Gabrie, Attune Legal
Ireland McGrath - McCullough Robertson (Formerly McInnes Wilson)
Tiffany Mechkaroff, Kalus Kenny Intelex

Mentor of the Year

Stephanie Brown, Slater + Gordon Lawyers
Megan Caines, Polaris Lawyers
Christine Crupi, Grindal Legal
Karen Dobozy, RedeMont
Michelle Oates, Connect Family Law
Victoria-Jane Otavski, BlackBay Lawyers

Melissa Patterson, SLF Lawyers

Lyndal Sivell, Clayton Utz
Jessica Tsiakis, Holding Redlich
Briana Vines, Aussie Injury Lawyers

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

Leona Bennett, Southern Waters Legal

Isabella Copetti, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service

Eloise Dalton, Working Women Queensland (Basic Rights Queensland)
Hannah Dickinson, Russell Kennedy
Tadaya Mujdrica, Barry Nilsson
Rachael Robertson, Western NSW Community Legal Centre
Claudia Robinson, Financial Rights Legal Centre
Cheree Sawley, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt
Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Maggie Tang, Johnson Winter Slattery

Partner of the Year – BigLaw

Elizabeth Carroll, Holding Redlich
Samantha Daly, Johnson Winter Slattery
Jennifer Degotardi, Hall & Wilcox
Jane Hodder, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Michelle James, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Lisa Koch, A&O Shearman

Fabienne Loncar, Moray & Agnew
Fiona Sennett, Barry Nilsson
Jyoti Singh, DLA Piper
Melissa Tan, Lander & Rogers

Partner of the Year – SME Law

Sophia Anderssen, Terry Anderssen Lawyers
Lauren Blud, Ramsden Law
Kelly Gatehouse, Nurture Law
Sarah Jones, JHK Legal
Samantha Lewis, Lewis Family Lawyers
Tina Masrour, One Planet Migration Law
Andrea Olsson, MST Lawyers

Simone Rees, Buchanan Rees Dispute Lawyers

Nikolina Tully, Tully Law
Caroline van Grieken, Becketts Lawyers

Rising Star of the Year – BigLaw

Ranya Al-Doori, A&O Shearman

Megan Chau, Hamilton Locke
Cherie Fung, Lander & Rogers
Jemimah George, Pinsent Masons
Lily Hands, Norton Rose Fulbright
Sabreen Hussain, Allens
Julia Krapeshlis, DLA Piper
Hannah Lawson, Bartier Perry
Lauren Walker, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Brianna Wooller, Shine Lawyers

Rising Star of the Year – In-House/Government

Erin Boyling, Viva Leisure
Mansi Gupta, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Bethany Masters, Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod

Bel Remen, UNSW
Claire Ricketts, More Telecom
Sarah Standen, Procreate
Alice Wang, Samsung Electronics Australia
Samantha Williams, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Joyce Yang, Woolworths Group
Nancy Zhao, Gold Corporation - The Perth Mint

Rising Star of the Year – SME Law

Jessica Bell, Kalus Kenny Intelex
Cait Bowman, Hunt & Hunt
Rachel Caruana, Belleli King & Associates
Sarah Jobson, Access Law Group
Kayla Nielsen, Conditsis Lawyers
Charlie Jane Pollock, Urban Family Lawyers

Nour Salama, Salbridge Lawyers

Sarvashree Singh, Mullins Lawyers
Libby Thomas, Travis Schultz & Partners
Charlotte Watson, Hundt Law

Senior Associate of the Year – BigLaw

Harriet Boothman, HWL Ebsworth
Li Chao Betty Chen, Thomson Geer
Gabriella Crow, DWF (Australia)
Zoe Jones, Wotton Kearney
Minji Kim, Hamilton Locke
Gemma Kruger, Lander & Rogers
Katherine London, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Laura Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright

Bonnie Paton, Ashurst

Ella Rosetzky, Maddocks

Senior Associate of the Year – SME Law

Chelsea Baker, Cornford-Scott Lawyers
Claudia Brennan, Adero Law
Anjela Devarajan, Maison Chen Law Group
Helen Driscoll, Rose Litigation Lawyers
Mieke Elzer, Attwood Marshall Lawyers

Madeline Keating, Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers

Michelle Mon, Massons
Antonia Tahhan, Chamberlains Law Firm
Ashlee Wachtel, Resolve Divorce
Pauline Yacoub, Gerard Malouf & Partners (GMP Law)

Sole Practitioner of the Year

Adele Anthony, Adele M Anthony Legal (formerly Your Legacy Lawyer)

Marija Caruana-Smith, Altura Legal
Zara Crane Simmons, Next Chapter Property Law
Tanja Djokic, TD Migration Consulting
Katrina Favre, KF Lawyers Australia
Emma Jervis, Magnolia Legal
Emma Milne, Legal Synthesis
Gemma Nugent, Gemma Nugent Legal
Trish Ryan, Sydney Legal Consulting
Claire Styles, C Legal & Co

Special Counsel of the Year

Jacqui Fetchet, EnergyCo
Lisa Gallate, Banton Group
Linda Huan, KHQ Lawyers
Sara Kaurin, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Meredith Kennedy, Maddocks
Rebekah Lovely, Revolution Law
Emma Lutwyche, Pinsent Masons
Adeline Schiralli, Southern Waters Legal
Emma Thomson, Foye Legal

Amy Zhang, Harmers Workplace Lawyers

Thought Leader of the Year

Tegan Boorman, Social Law Co

Louise Camenzuli, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Lauren Cassimatis, Gallant Law
Elizabeth Fairon, Life Law Solutions
Fabi Fugazza, University of Sydney and Western Sydney University
Simone Herbert-Lowe, Clyde & Co (legal) + Law & Cyber (education)
Sapphire Parsons, Macpherson Kelley
Gabriella Pomare, Norton Law Group
Verity White, Checklist Legal
Maggie Yarak, YLP Legal - Your Legal Partner

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Stefanie Costi, Stefanie Costi & Associates
Kim Duong, ATCO
Skye Engwerda, Cosgriff Lawyers
Belinda Furse, Be Well Be You
Trish Kerr Mullen, IDP Lawyers

Bree Knoester, Brave Legal

Naomi Pearce, TFA Legal & Advocacy
Sandra Soden, Soden Legal
Libby Thomas, Travis Schultz & Partners
Hannah von Forell, Proximity, an SPA Australia company