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The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards recognise the highest standards in the delivery of in-house legal services within Australia.

The ACLA Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 18, November 2020 from 5.30 -7.30 AEST.

So, join us from your lounge, office or boardroom for a couple of hours of celebration, entertainment and award giving.

The ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Award Finalists are:

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Karen Anderson Davina Greenberg Linda Oliver

Karen Andersen

Legal Practice Lead

Telstra

Davina Greenberg

Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance

151 Property
Linda Oliver

Legal Counsel

Clarke Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd

The In-house Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 



General Counsel of the Year

Diane Barker Simon Lewin Ann Tan Katherine Williams
Dr Diane Barker

General Counsel & Director of Governance

Australian Catholic University Limited
Simon Lewin

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Vocus Group Ltd

 
Ann Tan

Head Of Legal & Business Excellence

Ola Australia Pty Ltd

 
Katherine Williams

General Counsel

Fulton Hogan Australia



 
The General Counsel of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 
LegalVision

New-to-In-house Lawyer of the Year

Jenna Adamson Stella Loong Nicole Mumford Kate Sherbun
Jenna Adamson

Legal Counsel

L’Oréal Australia

 
Stella Loong

Senior Legal Adviser

Cenitex

 
Nicole Mumford

Legal Counsel

RAC

 
Kate Sherburn

Legal Beagle (In-House Counsel)

Who Gives A Crap

The New-to-In-house Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 



Government Lawyer of the Year

Elizabeth Carroll James Rankin Bronwyn Worswick
Elizabeth Carroll

Chief Legal Counsel

IP Australia
James Rankin

Legal Counsel

Deakin University
Bronwyn Worswick

General Counsel

Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Government Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by



Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Cate Bennett Jack Ding Tara Ward
Cate Bennett

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Movember
Jack Ding

Senior Legal Counsel

Australian Catholic University Ltd

 
Tara Ward

Founder & Principal Lawyer

Animal Defenders Office

 

The Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by



Small Legal Team of the Year

Carlton & United Breweries Liberty Speciality Markets Boeing
Carlton & United Breweries Liberty Speciality Markets Boeing

The Small Legal Team of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 



Large Legal Team of the Year

Origin Queensland Rail Woolworths
Origin Energy Queensland Rail Woolworths

The Large Legal Team of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 



Mentor of the Year

Helen Fraser Tri Nguyen Courtney Zajicek
Helen Fraser

General Counsel

MNF Group Limited



 

Tri Nguyen

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Redundancy Payment Central Fund Ltd (Incolink)

Courtenay Zajicek

Legal Counsel

Nando's Australia



 

The Mentor of the Year category has been generously sponsored by



Mentee of the Year

Alix Cameron Chris Clark Linh Tran

Alix Cameron

Legal Counsel

University of NSW

 

Chris Clark

Senior Solicitor

Landcom

 
Linh Tran

Legal Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Arnott’s Biscuits Ltd

The Mentee of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Dovetail

Legal Innovator of the Year

Kristen Porter Schellie-Jane Price Marina Yastreboff
Kristen Porter

Group General Counsel

Dexar Group
Schellie-Jayne Price

Senior Legal Counsel

Chevron Australia
Marina Yastreboff

Legal Counsel (Senior IP Counsel)

UNSW

The Legal Innovator of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Plexus

Environmental, Social and Governance Excellence

 

Jeffrey Boateng Frances Hoskins Jorden Lam
Jeffrey Boateng

Global Compliance Counsel and Chief Counsel – Safety, Environment & Sustainability 

JLL
Frances Hoskins

Senior Legal Officer

Department of Water & Environmental Regulation

Jorden Lam

General Counsel & General Manager Commercial Affairs

HESTA

 

The Environmental, Social and Governance Excellence category has been generously sponsored by

Diligent

Dealmaker of the Year

Mei Loke Andrew Selim Krista Stewart
Mei Loke

General Manager - Legal

Webcentral Group Ltd

 
Andrew Selim

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Home Consortium
Krista Stewart

General Counsel Corporate

Orica Limited

 

The Dealmaker of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Blue rock

Huge congratulations to all the award finalists!

Winners will be announced at the 2020 Virtual Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 18 November.

 

 

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