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The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards recognise the highest standards in the delivery of in-house legal services within Australia.

The ACLA Ceremony will take place on Monday 8, November 2021 from 5.30 -7.30 PM AEDT.

So, join us from your lounge, office or boardroom for a couple of hours of celebration, entertainment and award giving.

The ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Award Finalists are:

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Ana Torpia Nathan Lanthois Julia Swift

Ana Torpia 
Senior Legal Counsel
Harvey Norman

Nathan Lanthois 
Chief Legal And Commercial Officer
Transdev Australasia
Julia Swift
General Counsel
McMahon Services

The In-house Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

LOD

General Counsel of the Year

Katrina Johnson Jodi Palmer Cathy Hoyle
Katrina Johnson
General Counsel
WiseTech Global
Jodi Palmer
Vice President Legal & Compliance
Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd
 
Cathy Hoyle
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Enero Group Limited

The General Counsel of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

Diligent

New to In-house Lawyer of the Year

Anna Colless Katrina Beavon Charlotte Weld-Blundell
Anna Colless
Legal & Business Affairs Manager
Global Creatures

 

Katrina Beavon
Legal Counsel And Company Secretary
Real Estate Institute Of Queensland
 
Charlotte Weld-Blundell
Legal Counsel
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
 

The New to In-house Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

DocuSign

Government Lawyer of the Year

Aditi Kogekar Tim Ffrench Angus Tye
Aditi Kogekar
Deputy General Counsel
icare

Tim Ffrench
General Counsel
Department of Education, Skills and Employment    
Angus Tye 
General Counsel
Australian Fisheries Management Authority

The Government Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

Sparke Helmore

Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year

Stacey Giovanelli Marina Yastreboff Kiri-Ana Libesson
Stacey Giovanelli
Senior Legal Counsel
Uniting Church In Australia

 

Marina Yastreboff
Legal Counsel
University of NSW

 

Kiri-Ana Libbesson
Senior Legal Counsel
Settlement Services International Limited
 

The Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Copyright Agency

Small Legal Team of the Year

enero LexisNexis Opal
Enero Group Limited LexisNexis Pacific Legal Team Opal Group's In-house Legal Team

The Small Legal Team of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

Josef Legal

Large Legal Team of the Year

Services Australia Department of Health logo Humm Legal
The Legal Services Division of Services Australia Commonwealth Department of Health - Legal and Assurance Division Legal Team humm Group Legal Team

The Large Legal Team of the Year category has been generously sponsored by 

Vario

Mentor of the Year

Karen Grumley Nadia Mansour
Karen Grumley
Lead Counsel - Corporate Governance & Compliance
Pacific National

Nadia Mansour
Chief Legal Counsel
HBF Health

The Mentor of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Orbit Legal

Mentee of the Year

Grace Tran Diana Nestorovska Bella Grieger

Grace Tran
Legal Counsel
ClearBridge Investments

Diana Nestorovska
General Counsel
New Aim Pty Ltd
Bella Grieger
Legal Counsel
CPL - Choice, Passion, Life

The Mentee of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Orbit Legal

Legal Innovator of the Year

Verity White Matt Duncan Jason Xu
Verity White
Legal Counsel
Telstra
 
Matt Duncan
Legal Operations Director
QIC
 
Jason Xu
Junior Corporate Counsel and Legal Operations Assistant
Veolia

The Legal Innovator of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Bird & Bird

Sole Legal Officer of the Year

Natalie Truong Jodi Palmer Michael Guilday Anna Kuperman
Natalie Truong
Legal Counsel
Penten

 

Jodi Palmer
Vice President Legal & Compliance
Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd
Michael Guilday
General Counsel
Sydney Fish Market

 

Anna Kuperman
General Counsel
Integria Healthcare

 

The Sole Legal Officer of the Year category has been generously sponsored by

Dovetail Legal Solutions

Huge congratulations to all the award finalists!

Winners will be announced at the 2021 Virtual Australian Corporate Lawyer Awards Ceremony on Monday 8 November.

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