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A probity specialist has joined Maddocks’ Canberra office as special counsel, further strengthening the firm’s probity, procurement, and Commonwealth government advisory capabilities.
Maddocks has appointed Vanessa Flowers as special counsel in the firm’s specialist probity team in Canberra, providing strategic probity, process, governance and assurance services to government agencies undertaking complex procurement, procurements and grants – and to private sector organisations.
With over two decades of experience in the profession, Flowers joins Maddocks from a four-year tenure at McInnes Wilson Lawyers, where she was a principal.
The move comes after Roberts Crosbie Mortensen poached a special counsel and head of litigation from Maddocks earlier this month.
Flowers’ experience includes advising a wide range of Commonwealth and ACT government agencies, regulators, and private-sector clients on complex governance, probity, procurement, and integrity matters.
Throughout her career, Flowers has been the probity adviser on some of the Commonwealth’s most significant procurement processes.
Her expertise covers the full procurement life cycle, from drafting probity and procurement plans, advising on conflicts of interest, and delivering probity briefings to evaluation panels, through to reviewing evaluation reports.
Speaking on the appointment, Commonwealth government sector leader and founding partner of Maddocks’ Canberra office, Simonetta Astolfi, recognised Flowers’ track record as a reputable adviser in her respective field.
“Vanessa’s track record of trusted adviser to government agencies, her probity expertise, and her broad commercial experience expands our capacity to deliver pragmatic and responsive services to our clients,” Astolfi said.
Flowers highlighted Maddocks’ strong track record as a factor in joining the firm.
“Maddocks’ outstanding reputation for delivering strategic and commercially focused advice at scale is what attracted me to the firm, and I look forward to supporting government and private sector clients on complex governance, probity, procurement, and commercial matters,” Flowers said.
The arrival of Flowers looks to further strengthen the firm’s market-leading capability and commitment to assisting government clients in delivering programs and projects in an increasingly complex and highly scrutinised environment.
