2026 Winners & finalists

Agribusiness Lawyer of the Year

Theo Kapodistrias, Stacked Farm

Katherine-Anne Waldron, Hewitt

Construction and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Kripi Bhatt, Lendlease Construction
Melissa Da Silva, BESIX Watpac

Kirrilly Gordon, SEE Civil

Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group
Ramya Kumar, Mirvac
Francis Maxwell, British Solar Renewables
Shira Saks, Wilson Parking Australia
Esther Smyth, NEXTDC

Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year

Kate Friedrich, Qantas Group

Ellen Howard, Canva
Ray Marshall, Octopus Deploy
Mina Shoukry, Tenable

Defence and Security Lawyer of the Year

Kathryn Ellis, Leidos Australia

Edwina Storer, BAE Systems Australia

Energy and Resources Lawyer of the Year

Rebecca Dulhunty, Energy Queensland

Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Sam Gillis, Gold Fields
Yule Guttenbeil, Attune Legal
Thomas Hill, Hitachi Energy Australia
Eliza Hoffman, EG Australia
Adrian Hutchinson, Aurora Energy
Jin Su Jung, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Greta Koshy, Jemena
Francis Maxwell, British Solar Renewables

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Lawyer of the Year

Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Georgio Platias, Woolworths Group
Kate Sherburn, Who Gives A Crap

Rosie Thomas, PepsiCo

Financial Services Lawyer of the Year

Gary Chau, UniSuper
Constantinos Korkofigas, ASX
Johannes Norel, TAL

Magali Robinson, Teachers Mutual Bank

Kristyn Verrall, Beyond Bank Australia

Government Lawyer of the Year

Oliver Cox, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria
Rebecca Dulhunty, Energy Queensland

Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)

Adrian Hutchinson, Aurora Energy
Jin Su Jung, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Peter Le, City of Swan
Mary Macken, Blacktown City Council
Danielle Nicholson, Energy Safe Victoria
Emma Schulz, Portable Long Service Authority
Bronwyn Tolhurst, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year

Charlene (Charlie) Barriga, Aspen Medical
Jessica Campbell, Cabrini Health
Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
William Daymond, Galderma
Sarah Lang, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne)
Lona Naoum, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
Katrin O’Sullivan, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Bronwyn Tolhurst, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing Lawyer of the Year

Grace Feehan, Kia Australia
Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group
Mun Lai, Bridgestone Australia and New Zealand
Mitchell Murray, Crown Equipment

Emma Wolfenden, Varley Group

Infrastructure and Utilities Lawyer of the Year

Rebecca Dulhunty, Energy Queensland
Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Kirrilly Gordon, SEE Civil
Yule Guttenbeil, Attune Legal

David Hand, Spark North East Link

Jin Su Jung, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Greta Koshy, Jemena
Francis Maxwell, British Solar Renewables
Lyle Swithenbank, Alinta Energy
Pouyan Yazdani, Vertiv Australia

Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Sharan Gill, Law Mutual (WA)
Fiona Holdsworth, Acenda
Nicole Nott, CBHS Health Fund

Lucinda Stormont-Sainsbury, HDI Global SE

April Wong, TAL

Legal Operations Professional of the Year

Olivia Blackburn, Transport for NSW

Rebecca Grant, Crown Resorts
Wendy Pickering, Arcadis Australia Pacific
Emma Snell, Alinta Energy
Ryan Wong, Dahua Group Australia

Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year

Jason Georgallis, Optus
Chris Morrow, Nine Entertainment Co.

Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group

New General Counsel of the Year

Clarisse Dacion, Industry Fund Services
Amy Dunphy, Gladstone Area Water Board
Grace Feehan, Kia Australia
Sharan Gill, Law Mutual (WA)
Ajinkya Jain, PhysicsWallah
Beena Jasani, The EML Group

Caitlin McCombe, Sportsbet

Emma Soactar, Gold Corporation

Not-For-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Genevieve Howe, Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)
Kristie Mellor, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
Katrin O’Sullivan, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Ian Richardson, St George Community Housing

Professional Services Lawyer of the Year

Stephen Barr, Deloitte Global
Andrew Bautovich, DWF Group

Haley Graydon, EY

Sole Legal Counsel of the Year

William Daymond, Galderma
Chelsea Donoghue, Unified Music Group
Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group

Andrew Jaworski, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

Francis Maxwell, British Solar Renewables
Cordilia Thomas, Dormakaba Australia
Emma Wolfenden, Varley Group

Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year

Chelsea Donoghue, Unified Music Group

Justin Ghattas, Sportsbet
Charlotte Landy, Racing Victoria
Chris Morrow, Nine Entertainment Co.
Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group
Michelle Wong, Werner Film Productions

Technology Lawyer of the Year

Lena Chapple, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Ray Marshall, Octopus Deploy
Jessica Newman, Mastercard
Erin Scarrow, Accenture
Alice Wang, Samsung Electronics Australia
Gihan Wijeratne, Ingenico (Apollo portfolio company)

Transport and Logistics Lawyer of the Year

Marina Jury, Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific
Nathan Lanthois, Transdev Australasia

Mitchell Murray, Crown Equipment

Shira Saks, Wilson Parking Australia

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year

Angie Coleman, Minor Hotels Australasia

Anthony Ursino, Pro-invest Group