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Award Finalists Announced

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 Thursday 17, November 2022 from 6.00 -10.30 PM AEST.

So, join us at the glamorous Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards Ceremony and Dinner at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Award Finalists are:

General Counsel of the Year

Elisabeth Flett Luke W Barrett Michael Guilday
Elisabeth Flett

General Counsel

Cancer Council NSW

Luke Barrett

General Counsel

UniSuper
Michael Guilday

General Counsel & Head of Property

Sydney Fish Market

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

Ashurst Advance Reach

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Olimpia Pawlowski Edwina Stevenson Courtenay Zajicek Matti Mintz

Olimpia Pawlowski 

Senior Legal Counsel & Legal Manager 

Sympli

 

Edwina Stevenson 

Legal Manager - Corporate & Compliance

Pernod Ricard Winemakers
Courtenay Zajicek

Chief Counsel ANZ

Nando’s Australia



 
Matti Mintz

Senior Legal Counsel

Pilbara Ports Authority



 

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

LawVu

Sole Legal Officer of the Year

Jason Arnheim Annette O'Hara Jodi Palmer
Jason Arnheim

General Counsel

Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd

 
Annette O'Hara

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Shine Justice Ltd
Jodi Palmer

Vice President Legal & Compliance

Volvo Group Australia

 

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

Dovetail

New to In-house Lawyer of the Year

Molly Carr-Walsh Michael Chin Tayla Gee Chris Adamson
Molly Carr-Walsh

Legal Counsel, Insurance

Toll Group



 
Michael Chin

Senior Legal Counsel

National Australia Bank



 
Tayla Gee

Lawyer, Insurance, Operational & Claims Strategy

IAG
Christine Adamson

Acting General Counsel

Real Estate

QIC Limited

 

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

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Government Lawyer of the Year

Andrew Paloni Michael McLaws Marie Le Bras Square Colour
Andrew Paloni

Special Counsel – Major Projects

Australian Institute of Marine Science



Michael McLaws

Senior Manager Corporate Governance (Corporate Counsel)

Seqwater    
Marie Le Bras

General Counsel - Regional Development and Engagement

nbn Co Limited

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

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Cate Bennett Danielle Merlino Kiri-Ana Libesson
Cate Bennett

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Movember
Danielle Merlino

Legal Counsel

Cancer Council 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

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Environmental, Social and Governance Excellence

Olivia Perks Andrew Paloni Nicole Parker
Olivia Perks

General Counsel

University of Sydney

 
Andrew Paloni

Special Counsel – Major Projects

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Nicole Parker

General Counsel, Finance (Acting)

nbn Co Limited

 

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

HFW Consulting

Small Legal Team of the Year

Australian Institute of Marine Science PepsiCo ANZ Fitness Lifestyle Group
Australian Institute of Marine Science  PepsiCo ANZ Fitness Lifestyle Group

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

exigent

Large Legal Team of the Year

Services Australia Governance and Legal team within the Department of Planning and Environment IAG Legal and Company Secretariat (LCS) Team
The Legal Services Division of Services Australia

 
Governance and Legal team within the Department of Planning and Environment IAG Legal and Company Secretariat (LCS) Team

 

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

Greenfields

Legal Innovator of the Year

Bradley Holland QIC Telstra
Bradley Holland

Regional General Counsel, APAC

Juniper Networks
QIC Limited Legal Operations



 
The Legal Team

Telstra Corporation Ltd

 

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

Thomson Reuters

Huge congratulations to all the award finalists!

The winners will be announced at the glamorous Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards Ceremony and dinner at the ACC Australian In-house Legal National Conference, at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Thursday, 17 November 2022.

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