2025 Winners & finalists

Agribusiness Lawyer of the Year

Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Michael Guilday, Sydney Fish Market
Jake Johnson, JBS Australia
Tina Savona, Nutrien Ag Solutions

Cheryl Toh, Cargill

Wilson Twist, Hewitt

Construction and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Joshua Caeiro, Rio Tinto

Melissa Da Silva, BESIX Watpac
Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group
Thomas Lai, Mirvac
Siddhant Mehta, Maatrum Techonoligies
Julian Pryde, CPB Contractors
Annabell Ram, Keyton
Alexander Rowe, Cubico Sustainable Investments
Kyle Trattler, FK Gardner & Sons

Consultancy Lawyer of the Year

Freddie Gollan, Satellite Office

Yule Guttenbeil, Attune Legal
Tia Anna Konczak, AtkinsRéalis
Janelle Moody, RSL Queensland

Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year

Mel Cheng, Darktrace

Robert Davis, Mastercard

Ray Marshall, Octopus Deploy
Mina Shoukry, Tenable
Bianca Xerri, Thales Australia

Defence and Security Lawyer of the Year

Mel Cheng, Darktrace

Kathryn Ellis, Leidos Australia

Janelle Moody, RSL Queensland
Katherine Stapels, Thales Australia

Energy and Resources Lawyer of the Year

Joshua Caeiro, Rio Tinto
Rebecca Dulhunty, Energy Queensland

Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)

Craig Holland, Wärtsilä Energy
Greta Koshy, Jemena
Chathuri Samarasinghe, Peabody Energy

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Lawyer of the Year

Emma Berry, Kinrise
Kristen Bovery-Spencer, Coles Group
James Brown, Asahi Global Procurement
Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Jake Johnson, JBS Australia
Mark Koorey, PepsiCo ANZ

Meisha Luo, Chemist Warehouse

Lavinia Ribeiro, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Kate Sherburn, Who Gives A Crap
Nina Stephens, Coles Group

Financial Services Lawyer of the Year

Julian Cassian, Griffin Group
Demetria Chelepy, Sharesies Australia

Michael Chin, National Australia Bank

Gopikrishna Giritharan, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)
Kelvin Liew, Westpac
Kathryn Morgan, Zai
Andrew Selim, HMC Capital
Stephanie Terrance, Newcastle Greater Mutual Group
Melysha Turnbull, Westpac

Government Lawyer of the Year

Oliver Cox, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Gwyn Jones, Transport for NSW
Samantha Karpes, Department of Customer Service
Ninawa Milner, Legal Services Department - Victoria Police
Katina Tiliakos, Sydney Metro

Nikkita Venville, WorkSafe Victoria

Jo Verity, Victorian Rail Track (VicTrack)
Philip Ware, Stanwell
Joseph Yeung, Portable Long Service Authority

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year

Laura Hartmann, Grampians Health

Sarah Lang, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne)
Meisha Luo, Chemist Warehouse
Richard McNamee, Baxter Healthcare
Christopher Miers, National Heart Foundation of Australia
Shiara Michelle Mutukisna, Gilead Sciences
Lona Naoum, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
Anastasia Porshkova, Roche
Awash Prasad, Northern Health
Bronwyn Tolhurst, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing Lawyer of the Year

Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group

Michael Napoli, Subaru Australia

Infrastructure and Utilities Lawyer of the Year

Bianca Batista, Transgrid
Kirsty Champion, Western Power
Nicole Derry, Suez
Rebecca Dulhunty, Energy Queensland
Jacqui Fetchet, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)

Craig Holland, Wärtsilä Energy

Jin Su Jung, Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo)
Tia Anna Konczak, AtkinsRéalis
Bryce Paterson, Equis Development
Pouyan Yazdani, Vertiv (Australia)

Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Andrew Bautovich, DWF Group

Lisa Gulikers, Coles Group

Adam Holliday, QBE
Nicole Scott, PetSure (Australia)

Legal Operations Professional of the Year

Amela Barisic, Adelaide University
Olivia Blackburn, Transport for NSW

Joshua Caeiro, Rio Tinto

Michael Chin, National Australia Bank
Jason Clark, Department of Treasury and Finance
Mark Koorey, PepsiCo ANZ
Alyssa McKay, NGM Group
Jess Stone, Queensland Building and Construction Commission

Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year

Lana Kelly, Telstra Group
Ivana Kovacevic, Formerly Tabcorp

Catherine Lee, Fetch TV

Chris Morrow, Nine Entertainment Co.
Mitchell Willocks, Virgin Australia

New General Counsel of the Year

Julie Abdalla, The Tax Institute

Jessica Cunning, Titles Queensland

Teresa Howard, Powerlink Queensland
Graeme Miller, Crown Sydney
Chathuri Samarasinghe, Peabody Energy

Not-For-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Gretel Emerson, Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)
Tia Anna Konczak, AtkinsRéalis (formerly Cancer Council Queensland)
Christopher Miers, National Heart Foundation of Australia
Janelle Moody, RSL Queensland

Katrin O’Sullivan, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Simon Playford, National Heart Foundation of Australia

Professional Services Lawyer of the Year

Andrew Bautovich, DWF Group
Freddie Gollan, Satellite Office
Rejinay (Rej) Singh, Marsh McLennan

Adrian Turner, Citation Group

Sole Legal Counsel of the Year

James Brown, Asahi Global Procurement
Julian Cassian, Griffin Group
David Elston, FCC Construction Australia
Gaelle Ferrari, Decathlon
Freddie Gollan, Satellite Office
Rosemary Hanna, Atlas Copco Group

Catherine Lee, Fetch TV

Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year

Adam Bennett, Entain Group
Ivana Kovacevic, Formerly Tabcorp
Chris Morrow, Nine Entertainment Co.
Rebekah O’Sullivan, Tri-beth Group
Georgio Platias, TEG

Maddalena Rinaldi, Racing Victoria

Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group
Michelle Wong, Werner Film Productions

Technology Lawyer of the Year

Harbani Bawa, NEXTDC
Olivia Byron, Acusensus
Harry Chen, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
Mel Cheng, Darktrace

Jacqui Davy, Canva

Ivana Kovacevic, Formerly Tabcorp
Tara Lewis, Mastercard
Ray Marshall, Octopus Deploy
Olimpia Pawlowski, Nearmap
Gulley Shimeld, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Transport and Logistics Lawyer of the Year

Catherine Adsett, Toll Group

Karen Grumley, Pacific National
Tia Anna Konczak, AtkinsRéalis
Nathan Lanthois, Transdev

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year

Angie Coleman, Minor Hotels

Rebekah O’Sullivan, Tri-beth Group
Mitchell Willocks, Virgin Australia

Wellness Initiative of the Year

Matthew Karakoulakis, AMK Law

Katarina Smolcic, Telstra Corporation