Justice Bromberg is the President of the ALRC and was appointed on 10 July 2023 for a term of five years.
Justice Bromberg was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia in 2009 after a long career as a barrister at the Victorian Bar and a shorter career as a solicitor working in Melbourne, London and Hong Kong. He was also an occasional consultant to the International Labour Organisation.
Some 14 years and over 500 judgments after his Honour’s appointment to the Federal Court, he was appointed President of the Australian Law Reform Commission in July 2023 but continues as a part-time Judge of the Federal Court. Justice Bromberg presided over many of the most important cases in the areas of law in which he practiced. His Honour led the Federal Court’s Employment and Industrial Relations National Practice Area, and his Honour’s wide-ranging practice and experience included Administrative Law, Native Title Law, Migration Law, Human Rights and Constitutional Law.
To date, Justice Bromberg has led the following ALRC inquiries:
Justice Bromberg is the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, University of Melbourne, is a former President of the International Commission of Jurists (Victoria) and the former founding President of theAustralian Institute of Employment Rights.
Renee Roumanos is the Principal Solicitor and founder of Renee Roumanos Legal, a boutique firm that was built in the thick of COVID and has grown rapidly over the past three years. What started as a solo practice in the spare room of her home has become a thriving firm of seven, servicing clients across Australia in property, commercial and estate planning law.
With a strong belief in doing law differently, Renee set out to build a firm grounded in compassion, clarity and client connection—proving that kindness and professionalism can, and should, go hand-in-hand in legal practice.
Renee is also a vocal advocate for flexible working, legal tech and sustainable business growth. As a working mum and business owner, she knows the unique pressures boutique firms face—and is passionate about helping small firms not just survive, but lead with purpose.
Mitch is a Lead Legal Counsel at Virgin Australia Group and has extensive experience across the technology, media, telecommunications, and transportation sectors. Mitch advises on complex matters spanning cyber security, artificial intelligence, competition and consumer law, financial products and services, digital transformation, and privacy and data protection.
With dual degrees in Business and Laws, a Master of Laws, and a deep interest in social impact and emerging technologies, Mitch brings a strategic, solutions-focused mindset to his work. He is particularly passionate about the legal and ethical dimensions of AI adoption, and how in-house teams can lead confidently through disruption.
Mitch combines commercial insight with technical fluency and is a strong advocate for innovation, inclusion, and smarter ways of working.
Aaron is the head of the employment & reward practice for Pinsent Masons in APAC. He has a deep understanding of the intense pressures that employers face in the ever-changing Australian market.
Aaron specialises in matters involving complex and business-critical workforce management, disputes and investigations. He supports global and local employers to continuously address the evolving risks and shifting regulatory sands in all kinds of people-related legal matters. Aaron is experienced in all areas of employment and safety law; and works with clients to develop and implement strategic human resources, employee, industrial relations and workplace management objectives.
Clients regularly instruct Aaron in areas such as workforce restructuring, business protection (including restraints of trade enforcement), industrial relations, employee fraud, workplace and regulatory investigations (including whistleblowing), managing challenging employee issues, privacy, modern slavery, and workplace incident and crisis management response. Aaron regularly represents and advises clients on highly sensitive, litigious matters and helps to defend employee claims and prevent litigation.
Adam Butt is a Barrister based in Sydney who specializes in international arbitration, commercial litigation and human rights law. Prior to joining the New South Wales Bar he practiced as a solicitor at Allens Linklaters and as a senior associate in the international arbitration team at Clayton Utz.
Adam has acted on numerous international investment and commercial arbitrations with seats in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and the Caribbean, including several matters as assistant to Hon James Spigelman AC. He acts on complex commercial and human rights cases and regularly leads teams in Federal and state Supreme Courts, in cases both for and against the Crown. He has also appeared successfully in the High Court. Adam has won major native title and Aboriginal land claim disputes across Australia, in addition to significant claims brought under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
During 2020 to 2024, Adam was a finalist each year in Australia’s Lawyers Weekly Barrister of the Year Award, including winning the Award in 2021.
Adam has postgraduate degrees in law and politics from New York University and Cambridge where he placed first in several subjects, and has been a visiting scholar in negotiation at Harvard. He is also admitted as an attorney in New York. Previously, Adam worked with the judges at the ICTY in The Hague, on the trial of Slobodan Milošević, and as a permanent part time assistant to two eminent international arbitrators.
Adam is a current member of the NSW Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee and its International Committee. He regularly publishes and presents in Australia and overseas on ADR, expert evidence, contract and civil procedure. He has been a board member of several international ADR bodies in Australia and overseas.
Anna Sparkes is the Chief People Officer at Gilbert + Tobin, where she leads the firm’s people, culture, and capability strategy. She brings a wealth of experience from senior HR leadership roles at CBA, NAB, and Westpac, underpinned by a strong early career in advisory, corporate finance, and investment banking at Chase JP Morgan and Ernst & Young.
Anna is passionate about building high-performance cultures that challenge the status quo — creating environments where people are supported and empowered to perform at their best. She brings a strategic, future-focused approach to leadership, always aiming to align people outcomes with business success.
Outside her role at G+T, Anna is a board member of HRMinds, where she collaborates with peers to advance HR practices across the legal sector.
Con is the Co-Head of the MinterEllison M&A/Capital Markets Team and specialises in Public and Private M&A and Corporate Advisory.
Con has significant experience working on M&A transactions across many sectors, with a focus on working for strategic clients – in particular, those listed on the ASX.
Con has a unique understanding of the key challenges facing Boards and C-Suite of ASX listed companies in these transactions, including with respect to managing legal and reputational risks.
Con regularly advises ASX listed companies and their directors on a broad range of corporate advisory matters (including Annual General meetings, continuous disclosure, insider trading and directors’ duties).
Con was this year reappointed for another 3 year term in his role as a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel, where he joins a small and illustrious group of respected Public M&A practitioners on the Panel. He is ranked as a leading M&A lawyer in Chambers, Best Lawyers, IFLR1000 and Legal 500 and is a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Corporation Committee. In 2025, Con was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian M&A Partner of the Year Award and is frequently nominated and shortlisted for various Dealmaker of the Year awards, including as a finalist in the 2024 Lawyers Weekly Australian M&A Partner of the Year Awards and as a 2024 winner in the Australasian Law Awards M&A Dealmaker of the Year Awards.
Chambers and Partners client testimonial state:
"Con is great to work with on deals because he’s easy to talk to and sound on key issues and always has a commercial lens…..He knows what is market, and what's important in a deal and what's not."
Drew is an experienced employment lawyer who works strategically and empathetically with clients to achieve their people related objectives
Drew has a wealth of experience working with clients on individual and collective employment issues in Australia and across the globe and leads our NSW industrial relations practice. In addition, Drew is known for his workplace conduct experience, taking a people-centric approach to resolving complex workplace issues. Drew is the Managing Partner of our Sydney office.
Michael Ziegelaar is Co-Head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian Equity Capital Markets Group and is one of Australia’s most sought-after lawyers for equity capital market and M&A transactions.
Michael specialises in fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions, restructures, funds management and corporate governance. He is focused on delivering strong outcomes for clients and has worked on some of Australia’s largest corporate transactions.
Clients praise Michael as having a reputation for being “always available, flexible, focused on outcomes for the client and able to cut to the heart of any issue in any negotiation… [combining] strong emotional sense with exceptional technical knowledge” (Chambers Global).
Michael was awarded the 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions Partner of the Year (Lawyers Weekly), 2024 Dealmaker of the Year (Lawyers Weekly) and the 2024 Partner of the Year Excellence Award (Lawyers Weekly), an award given to the highest-scoring partner of the Lawyers Weekly award finalists. He also won the 2024 Australasian Lawyer’s Dealmakers of the Year award.
Michael was also named in the Top 10 M&A Lawyers for APAC in Datasite’s 2023 Dealmakers League report and as a Leading Corporate Lawyer in Doyles Guide 2023.
Murali Baddula is the Chief Digital Officer at Law In Order and has more than 20 years experience in litigation support services. He has also created Law In Order’s Innovation Labs with a group of our internal consulting and development experts who are enthusiastic and think outside the box.
Naomi is a seasoned litigator with over 20 years of experience in complex commercial disputes, class actions, and regulatory investigations across sectors. She has acted on matters in the Federal Court, Supreme Courts of NSW and Victoria, and the UK’s Queen’s Bench Division.
With in-house experience at a global bank and a wealth management firm, Naomi trained as a legal project manager and now regularly integrates legal technology into project delivery to drive efficiency and innovation. She chairs the firm’s APAC Innovation & Best Delivery Committee and co-chairs the firm’s global Class Actions and Group Litigation Group.
Recognised by Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in 2023 and 2024, Naomi is valued for her technical acumen and courtroom capability. She holds an MBA from Warwick Business School, an LLM from UNSW, and degrees in Law (Hons) and Science from the University of Newcastle.
Representing corporations regionally and internationally, Rebecca’s clients include companies involved in the construction, infrastructure, finance, industrial, technology, transport, general trading, education, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors. She is a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of England and Wales with rights of audience in the DIFC.
Rebecca's practice focuses on resolving international litigation and arbitration, and crisis management for clients exposed to internal and external investigations.
She manages complex cross-border arbitration, representing parties involved in arbitrations through the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC); and the International Court of Arbitration – International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Rebecca also advises public and private corporations on corporate governance and regulatory compliance. She counsels clients involved in regional and international criminal and quasi-criminal investigations and prosecutions. She also conducts fraud investigations, and files international criminal and civil proceedings to recover misappropriated assets worldwide. Rebecca advises companies on how to address and comply with anti–money laundering, anti-corruption, and bribery legislation. These include the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act 2010. She also advises clients on corporate governance, confidentiality, document retention, and employee and employer obligations.
Federal and local governments often seek Rebecca’s advice when drafting legislation across a range of legal issues. She routinely develops regulatory compliance manuals for corporate clients that cover a range of jurisdiction-specific legal obligations. She also conducts personalised training for the international boards addressing compliance, ESG and risk management strategies.
Actively involved in law reform in the region, Rebecca advises clients on Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) obligations and legal challenges in the UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC ). She has one of the only dedicated OSH practices in the Middle East and was appointed to the UAE’s Federal Ministry of Labour Technical Committee responsible for the development of the UAE building and construction sector’s OSH legislation.
Rebecca is recognised as a leading disputes and corporate investigations lawyer and has been ranked in Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and the Global Investigations Review.
Sharon Kermath is a tireless advocate and highly experienced barrister with over 21 years of practice across multiple jurisdictions. Her principal areas of expertise include Children’s Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Violence matters, and Tribunal work.
She appears regularly in the Magistrates’ Court, the Children’s Court, the County Court, and in various Civil and Administrative Tribunals, both in Victoria and interstate. Sharon accepts briefs in a wide range of matters, including summary and indictable offences, bail applications, County Court hearings, pleas, committals, direction hearings, sentencing, contests, applications and mentions.
Renowned for her unwavering commitment to her clients, Sharon is driven by a deep sense of justice and determination to assist those in need. She is known for her compassionate approach and tenacity in advocating for the best possible outcome in every case.
Sharon’s dedication and skill have been recognised through multiple consecutive finalist nominations in the Barrister of the Year category at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards and the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. These repeated nominations reflect the respect she has earned from clients, peers, and the wider legal community.
She is a member of the Tasmanian Bar and the Western Australian Bar, as well as the Victorian Women’s Bar Association.
Outside of her legal practice, Sharon is a passionate supporter of animal rights and welfare, and a supporter of the Carlton Football Club.
Steven specialises in financial services and fintech regulation, with deep expertise in digital assets, regulatory investigations and cross-border disputes. He regularly advises major financial institutions, fintechs, digital currency exchanges, startups, and venture capital firms on navigating complex legal frameworks and emerging technologies. Steven combines 14 years of experience as a litigation specialist and startup founder, giving him a rare commercial perspective that spans law, entrepreneurship and innovation.
With a global practice background, Steven has advised on investigations and enforcement matters involving ASIC, DOJ, CFTC, MAS, HKMA, SFC and the FCA. His work spans fraud and insider trading investigations, market manipulation, cyber frauds and asset recovery, AML/CTF compliance, governance and directors’ duties. He has acted in litigation before the UK Supreme Court and across the Australian and Hong Kong courts and regularly advises on international arbitration and enforcement proceedings.
Steven trained at a Magic Circle law firm in London and has practised in Australia, Hong Kong, and the UK. His career includes senior roles in top-tier disputes practices, as well as founding and leading a US-based public benefit tech company. His breadth of experience and cross-border insight position him at the forefront of legal innovation and regulatory change.
Yogesh joined InfoTrack as the Head of Litigation & Compliance for Australia in November 2023.
He now leads our newly formed Family and Estate Law Divisions, where he is responsible for the strategic direction of products which include Process Serving, Family Court Services, and Financial Disclosure. His goal is to bring Family and Estate specific and adjacent products together in a cohesive manner, which makes navigating Family and Estate matters easier for practitioners.
With a diverse career in law, venture capital, and product management, Yogesh brings a deep understanding of the complexities involved in providing a superior customer experience. His unique blend of expertise allows him to effectively create technology solutions tailored for legal professionals.
Outside of work, Yogesh stays busy chasing after his twin toddlers and fresh newborn, and, as a proud Kiwi, avidly following the All Blacks.
