2024 Winners and finalists
Banking and Finance
Hameeda Anwar, PetSure (Australia)
Bobby Chen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Chong, King & Wood Mallesons
Chloe Clarkson, Cornwalls
Michael Damevski, Clayton Utz
Brittany Graham, Dentons
Hannah Guest, Wallmans Lawyers
Angelica Huang, Hall & Wilcox
Leon Huynh, Madison Marcus
Shaneeza Shah, Dentons
Barrister
Caitlin Angus, Two Wentworth Chambers
Jason Wang, Queensland Bar
Angelika Yianoulatos, Victorian Bar
Commercial
Rachel Barclay, Gilbert + Tobin (Formerly Steinepreis Paganin)
Emma Berry, Kinrise
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Maddison Hunter, McTaggart Grant Lawyers
Jasmine Kench, Maddocks
Lauren O'Loughlin, Coulter Legal
Ruth Ong, Gladwin Legal
Marcel Salloum, Francom Group
Clarissa Sempel, Our Lawyers
Megan Duignan, Clayton Utz
Competition, Trade and Regulation
Andrew Attard, Baker McKenzie
Alicia Gormly, Ashurst
Anjali Goyal, Moulis Legal
Lachlan Green, Gilbert + Tobin
Ben Hartsuyker, Ashurst
Katie Haywood, King & Wood Mallesons
Yun Jin Lee, Moulis Legal
Derick Luong, MinterEllison, University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales
Maxine Richard, Norton Rose Fulbright
Tess Waldron, Norton Rose Fulbright
Construction and Infrastructure
Craig Clements, Addisons
Karanveer Dhaliwal, ARUP
Callum Ernikiolis, KCL Law
Jason Hooper, Clayton Utz
Greta Koshy, Sydney Metro
Alice Mason, MinterEllison
Declan Peacock, Maddocks
Paul Posadas, JJ Ryan Consulting
Jessica Srour, Lendlease (Formerly CPB Contractors)
Emily Taylor, Helix Legal
Corporate Counsel (Large Business)
Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Mark Koorey, PepsiCo ANZ
Greta Koshy, Sydney Metro
Siobhan Lane, Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
Justin Leung, Colliers International
Aleksandra Nikolic White, Telstra Limited
Anastasia Porshkova, Roche Products / Stryker South Pacific
Chanelle Sleiman, American Express Australia
Jessica Srour, Lendlease (Formerly CPB Contractors)
Natalie Zomaya, PepsiCo ANZ
Corporate Counsel (SME)
Alison Chong, Ascott International Management (Australia) / Quest Apartment Hotels
Kirsty Khristo, Vision Infrastructure
Bethany Lo Russo, Dovetail
Daniel Moradian, Stake
Marianne Phan, Housing Choices Australia
Paul Posadas, JJ Ryan Consulting
Ema Stefanovic Boin, Ascott International Management (Australia) & Quest Apartment Hotels
Lucy Thompson, hipages Group
Vijhai Utheyan, Yellow Canary
Jennifer Zhan, Lightsource bp Australia
Criminal
Cade Banditt, Donnelly Law Group
Francis Caesar Devine, Conditsis Lawyers
Ashli Gouzvaris, North Herring Lawyers
Sitara Grey, Timpano Legal
William Martyr, Green & Associates
Kayla Nielsen, Conditsis Lawyers
Sarah Pascoe, Fuller and White Solicitors
Candace Prince, Prince Legal
Alex Somers, Nyst Legal
Rhygan Werrett, RMB Lawyers
Cyber Security
Matthew Caldow, King & Wood Mallesons
Tara Dhanushkoti, Maddocks
Thomas Hill, Ethan Global / Ethan Indigenous
Annabelle L'Estrange, Clyde & Co
Hannah Stacey, Clyde & Co
Emily Wood, Clyde & Co
Jessica Yazbek, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Brittany Brancatella, Sanicki Lawyers
Isabella Cecere, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Thomas Coltrona, Bennett
David De Mestre, Bartier Perry
Callum Ernikiolis, KCL Law
Gigi (Gersande) Lockhart, DLA Piper
Shanon Mirels, McDonald Murholme
Alexander Sparrow, Allen & Overy
Carolyn Tran, Mills Oakley
Madison Walsh, Hicksons Lawyers
Employment and Workplace Relations, Health and Safety
Lauren Brouwer-French, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Grace Cue, Law Squared
Lucy Halliday, Herbert Smith Freehills
Zoe Kalimeris, MKI Legal
Aimee Lanyon, RMB Lawyers
Jennifer Moran, Dentons (formerly Kennedys Law)
Ashleigh O'Connor, DWF (Australia)
Keeley Press, SLF Lawyers
Stefania Silvestro, Pinsent Masons
Peter Watkins, Dentons
Family Law
Savanna Bull, Orbell Family Lawyers
Maurizio Capkovic, Russell Kennedy Lawyers
Danielle Galvin, Your Online Legal Group
Jenna Georgopoulos, Mills Oakley
Sonia Haidamous, SLF Lawyers
Grace Hurley, Lander & Rogers
Olivia Melville, Coote Family Lawyers
Emily Ownsworth, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Jack Semmens, Andersons Solicitors
Jonty Simmons, Melbourne Law Studio
Financial Services
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Adam Holliday, QBE
Alex Hutchinson, Ashurst Australia
Olivia Irvine, Hazelbrook Legal
Siobhan Lane, Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
Nikita Malhotra, Herbert Smith Freehills
Daniel Moradian, Stake
Nicholas Pavouris, Hamilton Locke
Juliette Schembri, EY
Michael Tangonan, AMP
Government
Joy Du, Australian Taxation Office
Nick Faulks, Aldermane
Amelia French, Maddocks
Lilyanne Jones, NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Legal)
Greta Koshy, Sydney Metro
Mimi Lee, NSW Treasury
Pranamie Mandalawatta, Australian Red Cross
Erin Mifsud, IP Australia
Derek Smith, Aldermane
Emma Stephenson, NSW Department of Planning and Environment
Health, Medical and Personal Injury
Morgan Barnsby, Panetta McGrath Lawyers
Kalyna Becker, MinterEllison
Alexandra Begg, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Heather Kerley, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Aimee Lanyon, RMB Lawyers
Samantha Moon, Acorn Lawyers
Emily Priddle, Redlich's Work Injury Lawyers
Samantha Ryan, Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Mallika Uppal, Longton Compensation Lawyers
Insolvency
Belinda Aoude, Kerrs
Seamus Brand, Wallmans Lawyers
Elleni Criticos, Cornwalls
David De Mestre, Bartier Perry
Barbara Dimovska, Baker McKenzie
Luke Hyland, Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers
Richard McGilvray, McGilvray
Raymond Pantalleresco, Cornwalls
Sean Tang, Dentons
Ariane Thierry, Hamilton Locke
Insurance
Ashley Anand, Barry Nilsson Lawyers
Alexandria Batakin, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Laura Charlton, Hicksons Lawyers
Gabriella Crow, DWF (Australia)
Bailey Neate, Wotton + Kearney
Dulan Perera, Holman Webb Lawyers
Samantha Ryan, Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Daniel Simpson, Hall & Wilcox
Sofia Tsagalis, DLA Piper
Maddison Williams, McCabes Lawyers
Intellectual Property
Emma Berry, Kinrise
Rohit Dighe, Davies Collison Cave Law
Chelsea Donoghue, Sanicki Lawyers
Annabelle Klimt, Gilbert + Tobin
Talia Le Couteur Scott, K&L Gates
Chloe Tutt, Maddocks
Rob Vienet, Allens
Corinne Whelan, LegalVision
Jordan Woolley, Macpherson Kelley
Natalie Zomaya, PepsiCo ANZ
Legal Operations
Frances Bowen, Sunstate Conveyancing
Emily Egan, British American Tobacco Australia (Formerly MinterEllison)
Michael Fielding, Cooper Grace Ward
Thomas Hill, Ethan Global/Ethan Indigenous
Natalia Hutchison, Best Wilson Buckely Family Law
Mackenzie Janes, Clayton Utz
Michelle Kallmyr, Ethos Migration Lawyers
Derick Luong, MinterEllison, University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales
Chelsea Parker, Ethos Migration Lawyers
Media and Telecommunications
Breannan Bowman, Cornwalls
Frances Coyne, NOVA Entertainment
David De Mestre, Bartier Perry
Isabelle Gwinner, Thomson Geer
Thomas Hill, Ethan Global/Ethan Inidigenous
Melanie Shaw, Cornwalls
Megan Duignan, Clayton Utz
Emily Wood, Clyde & Co
Mergers and Acquisitions
Piero Craney, King & Wood Mallesons
Nicholas Di Savia, Talbot Sayer Lawyers
Jake Erman-Keogh, Cornwalls
Natalie Harvell, Kardos Scanlan
Declan High, Macpherson Kelley
Kaylah Kopsaftis, CXT Legal
Joseph Nguyen, Ashurst
Zane O'Neill, Hamilton Locke
Sara Scudieri, Pinsent Masons
Ben Walker, Allen & Overy
Migration
Ko Ko Aung, Albert Arthur Lawyers
Alyce Boemia, Top End Women's Legal Service
Amit Maharaj, EY
Janice Preeya Mahesan, Maison Chen Law Group
Rosa Nobarani, Zest Legal
Munashe Rusamo, Estrin Saul Lawyers
Sarvashree Singh, Mullins Lawyers
Tony Tran, WLW Migration Lawyers
Stephanie Vejar, Women's Legal Service Victoria
Thuy Vu, Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers
Planning and Environment
Reade Allison, MPS Law
Serafina Carrington, Hones Lawyers
Ella Hooper, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Cloe Jolly, Clayton Utz
Savannah Kuylaars, McCullough Robertson
Anthony Landro, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Ulani Powell, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Bribie Stansfield, Holding Redlich
Michael Tangonan, AMP
John Tullio, Environment Protection Authority
Pro Bono/Community Lawyer
Clare Ashley, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Andrew Banks, Hall & Wilcox
Alyce Boemia, Top End Women's Legal Service
Lucy Carroll, Marrickville Legal Centre
Pearl Chen, Gadens
Sophie Cusworth, Women With Disabilities Australia
Taylah McCarthy, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Verity Smith, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Shakti Srikanth, Gilchrist Connell
Madison Williams, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Projects, Energy and Resources
Zoe Caldwell, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Daniel Corban, Pinsent Masons
Piero Craney, King & Wood Mallesons
William Gordon, Allens
James Morgan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Paul Posadas, JJ Ryan Consulting
William Ryan, Hamilton Locke
Sara Scudieri, Pinsent Masons
Derek Smith, Aldermane
Jennifer Zhan, Lightsource bp Australia
Real Estate
Vada Chant, MinterEllison
Zoe Christodoulou, Gadens
Danica Colli, Ashurst
Annabelle Efstathis, Mullins Lawyers
Nicola Ellis, Nyst Legal
Marija Gurlica, KPL Lawyers
Philipp Kreutzer, Kollosche
John Krinis, Adco Legal
Georgia Macri, Hall & Wilcox
Callum Ritchie, DMAW Lawyers
Sports and Entertainment
Frances Coyne, NOVA Entertainment
Miet Engelhardt, Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth Lawyers
Nicole Gdanski, SLF Lawyers
Chris Grant, Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Matt Krog, Hope Earle Lawyers
Charlotte Olsen, NRL
Mitchell Scott, Moulis Legal
Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group
Taxation
Marina Antonellis, KPMG Law
Mudassar Kahloon, KPMG Law
Ellen Karakoussis, Cornwalls
Lin (Rosalind) Li, Velocity Legal
Hugh Riisfeldt, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Samuel Romano, Deloitte
Nikhil Sachdev, Dentons
Bradley White, Hall & Wilcox
Technology
Harrison Chen, Woolworths Group
Jarred Gerson, Ashurst
Krish Gosai, Gosai Law
Alexander Gulli, Bird & Bird
Ty Haberland, Stirling & Rose
Michael Jefferies, Hamilton Locke
Bethany Lo Russo, Dovetail
Emily Ryan, Johnson Winter Slattery
Derek Smith, Aldermane
Emily Wood, Clyde & Co
Wills and Estates
Ashleigh Blewitt, Chamberlains Law Firm
Jessica Calleja, Willis & Bowring
Laura Corbett, Andersons Solicitors
Camille Evans, Southern Waters Legal
Brad Harvey, Andersons Solicitors
Caitlin Littleton, Shine Lawyers
Taylor Murphy, Keypoint Law
Jessica Rea, Whitelaw McDonald Lawyers (Formerly Catherine Henry Lawyers)
Lauren Solomonson, Coulter Legal (Formerly Safewill Legal)
Rhygan Werrett, RMB Lawyers