In-Person Event |
Piper Alderman Offices
Level 26, Riparian Plaza,
71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaDoors open, Lunch and Networking from 12:30pm
SOLE LEGAL IN-HOUSE COUNSEL ROUNDTABLE SESSION
Piper Alderman, in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (Qld), invites you to an exclusive roundtable session designed for sole legal in-house counsel, navigating the complexities of high-responsibility roles without the support of a legal team.
This confidential, Chatham House-style discussion builds on the success of our previous Brisbane roundtable, offering a space for peer connection, shared challenges, and practical strategies.
Our session will include discussion on themes:
• Influencing executive decision-making without a legal team.
• Managing legal risk across employment, contracts, privacy, and more — solo.
• Building resilience and avoiding burnout in high-responsibility roles.
• Creating informal advisory networks and leveraging external counsel effectively.
Why Attend?
This session is tailored to the realities of sole legal in-house counsel and aligns with ACC’s commitment to supporting in-house professionals in small or solo roles. Expect a deeply relevant and supportive environment, rich with insights and connection.
We look forward to welcoming you to this important conversation.
There is a limit of 20 seats at the table for this event.
If you cannot attend after you have registered, we will reallocate the seat to another person and the seat is not transferable.
Once the attendee limit is reached, we will start a “wait list”.
Please RSVP by 13 August 2025 to secure a seat.
Speakers
Facilitator:
Paul Venus, Partner, Piper Alderman
Paul Venus is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and commercial law across Australia. With over 29 years of experience, he has acted in all levels of the Australian Court system, including the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Courts of Queensland and New South Wales. His expertise spans areas such as competition and consumer law, intellectual property protection, privacy, franchising, technology, defamation law, insolvency litigation, and banking litigation.
Paul is known for his responsiveness, clarity, and strong advocacy, serving clients ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs and high-net-worth individuals. He also has substantial experience in contract disputes, negligence cases, corporate law disputes, and shareholder disputes. In addition to his litigation expertise, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge in commercial and corporate law, gained from non-executive director roles in the electricity and health sectors, as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, a Masters of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, and a Certificate of Arbitration and Mediation from the University of Adelaide.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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