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About the 2025 summit

Held in May 2025, the Corporate Counsel Summit elevated the nation’s in-house community to new heights.

Australian businesses had been relying heavily on their in-house teams to respond to regulatory and technological interventions in the marketplace. With the nation’s peak regulatory bodies demonstrating interventionist intent and emerging technologies threatening long-standing operating models, the role of general counsel had never been so varied and valuable.

In its seventh year, the pre-eminent leadership forum for Australia’s in-house professionals brought together over 250 in-house counsel to hear from the nation’s leading legal minds.

Attendees explored an agenda curated in close consultation with industry leaders, equipping them with the latest tools and strategies emerging from the sector.

The Corporate Counsel Summit will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

The benchmark awards program for excellence in the corporate counsel sector returned

The Corporate Counsel Awards returned in 2025, once again delivering an unparalleled awards program that recognised the excellence of top-performing in-house legal professionals at a national level.

Year after year, the awards program had recognised those influencing the profession and propelling the industry forward.

Nominees took the first step toward national recognition and built a reputation for excellence. The awards were open to all eligible professionals and businesses operating across Australia.

The 2025 black-tie gala event brought together leaders from across the country to celebrate the achievements of the industry’s most successful in-house counsel.

Many seized the opportunity to win this coveted award and enjoy the benefits of a prestigious accolade.

The Corporate Counsel Awards will return in 2026. Register your interest to be the first to know when submissions open.

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Why enter the Corporate Counsel Awards 2026?

Gain national recognition and elevate yourself above your competitors in the legal industry and across Australia.

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STAND OUT IN A COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE

Securing a Corporate Counsel award will set you apart from your peers and strengthen your position in the profession by elevating your personal brand. Be recognised as one of Australia’s top counsel and gain the credibility to unlock new career opportunities.
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HIGHLIGHT YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Judged by a highly regarded panel, a Corporate Counsel award is peer-reviewed recognition of your capabilities and passion for driving the industry forward.
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KEEP CONNECTED WITH YOUR PEERS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS

Our new awards format will keep you connected during this time and bring the excitement back into the awards to maximise your networking opportunities.

What others say

"I've really been surprised about the quality of the conversation. I think what I've enjoyed the most, is how much the audience has been participating in asking questions. I think the session on working and scale-ups and start-ups was really, really quite interesting and the challenges they have to face. Also I think it was clear from the amount of audience participation that other people were really interested in that type of lawyering and that type of environment.   I think that really the hosting and the people here have been very open to have conversations and support each other. So, it's been really fantastic and relaxed, insightful and enjoyable."
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Joel Cranshaw, Director, Clearpoint Legal 
“I think I've enjoyed the fact that we're talking about issues that, you know, we face every day in the workplace, at my workplace, you know, resourcing, document management systems. We're talking about innovation and how we can show value as a team. And that's really being discussed here. And we're finding together, I think through these panel forums, how to respond to these issues and find collaborative solutions. And that's really beneficial for me and my co-workers.   I think there was probably one line in the first panel forum where you had the chief legal officer of Boral who said, it captured it really perfectly, that the legal team is sometimes used as the department of reading and writing. And I think that sort of just captures how legal teams can be seen as a crutch for the business to push all their problems onto.   But it also demonstrates how much value we can provide as lawyers to the business in terms of helping them with their commercial problems and finding solutions for everyday issues. So, definitely, it's a great event for corporate counsel and just lawyers in general."
Hareesh Makam, Legal Counsel, Perpetual Limited
"A fantastic event! A must for in-house practitioners."
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Andrew Goldstein, Cleveland & Co Associates Pty Limited
"Lawyers Weekly has done a wonderful job of reviving an appreciation and acknowledgement of the achievements, critical role and function of in-house corporate counsel in the navigation of risk, strategic orientation and commercial success businesses and other organisations in Australia. Thanks for the commitment in ensuring wider commercial, regulatory and strategic issues faced by corporate counsel are front of mind in the wider legal industry. Our team will certainly be attending the Corporate Counsel events again. "
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Ryan Zahrai, Head of Legal, Eucalyptus
"Once again Lawyers Weekly have delivered a fantastic awards event to celebrate the incredible initiatives, teams and performance of Australia's corporate counsel. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our clients and the broader in-house counsel community. Thank you for the opportunity to be involved."
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Anonymous
"Really excellent speakers and content and remarkable value for money."
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Event highlights

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 EVENT!

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