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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 Monday 8, November 2021 from 5.30 -7.30 PM AEDT.

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

Ana Torpia Nathan Lanthois Julia Swift

Ana Torpia 

Senior Legal Counsel

Harvey Norman

Nathan Lanthois 

Chief Legal And Commercial Officer

Transdev Australasia
Julia Swift

General Counsel

McMahon Services

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

LOD

General Counsel of the Year

Katrina Johnson Jodi Palmer Cathy Hoyle
Katrina Johnson

General Counsel

WiseTech Global

Jodi Palmer

Vice President Legal & Compliance

Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd

 
Cathy Hoyle

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Enero Group Limited

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

Diligent

New to In-house Lawyer of the Year

Anna Colless Katrina Beavon Charlotte Weld-Blundell
Anna Colless

Legal & Business Affairs Manager

Global Creatures



 
Katrina Beavon

Legal Counsel And Company Secretary

Real Estate Institute Of Queensland

 
Charlotte Weld-Blundell

Legal Counsel

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

 

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

DocuSign

Government Lawyer of the Year

Aditi Kogekar Tim Ffrench Angus Tye
Aditi Kogekar

Deputy General Counsel

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Tim Ffrench

General Counsel

Department of Education, Skills and Employment    
Angus Tye 

General Counsel

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

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

Sparke Helmore

Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Stacey Giovanelli Marina Yastreboff Kiri-Ana Libesson
Stacey Giovanelli

Senior Legal Counsel

Uniting Church In Australia



 
Marina Yastreboff

Legal Counsel

University of NSW



 
Kiri-Ana Libbesson

Senior Legal Counsel

Settlement Services International Limited

 

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

Copyright Agency

Small Legal Team of the Year

enero LexisNexis Opal
Enero Group Limited LexisNexis Pacific Legal Team Opal Group's In-house Legal Team

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

Josef Legal

Large Legal Team of the Year

Services Australia Department of Health logo Humm Legal
The Legal Services Division of Services Australia Commonwealth Department of Health - Legal and Assurance Division Legal Team humm Group Legal Team

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

Vario

Mentor of the Year

Karen Grumley Nadia Mansour
Karen Grumley

Lead Counsel - Corporate Governance & Compliance

Pacific National

Nadia Mansour

Chief Legal Counsel

HBF Health

The Mentor of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Orbit Legal

Mentee of the Year

Grace Tran Diana Nestorovska Bella Grieger

Grace Tran

Legal Counsel

ClearBridge Investments

Diana Nestorovska

General Counsel

New Aim Pty Ltd
Bella Grieger

Legal Counsel

CPL - Choice, Passion, Life

The Mentee of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Orbit Legal

Legal Innovator of the Year

Verity White Matt Duncan Jason Xu
Verity White

Legal Counsel

Telstra

 
Matt Duncan

Legal Operations Director

QIC

 
Jason Xu

Junior Corporate Counsel and Legal Operations Assistant

Veolia

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

Bird & Bird

Sole Legal Officer of the Year

Natalie Truong Jodi Palmer Michael Guilday Anna Kuperman
Natalie Truong

Legal Counsel

Penten



 
Jodi Palmer

Vice President Legal & Compliance

Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd
Michael Guilday

General Counsel

Sydney Fish Market



 
Anna Kuperman

General Counsel

Integria Healthcare



 

The Sole Legal Officer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Dovetail Legal Solutions

Huge congratulations to all the award finalists!

Winners will be announced at the 2021 Virtual Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards Ceremony on Monday 8 November.

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