Dear Members and Friends
The 2017 NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards Gala Presentation Dinner is just around the corner and tickets are selling out fast.
We look forward to recognising and celebrating the achievements of outstanding women lawyers, mentors and firms that have achieved excellence in their area of practice and helped create opportunities for women in the law. For full details of the categories and criteria for each of the 2017 NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards, please click here.
We are grateful for the support of the Law Society of NSW, the NSW Bar Association, the Department of Justice, the Association of Corporate Counsel, Australia and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency for the Awards this year. We also extend our special thanks to each of the Award Prize Sponsors, affiliated supporting organisations, the NSW Bar Association as our Major Awards Sponsor and Allygroup as Awards Media Sponsor for their generous contributions.
We have been absolutely blown away by the calibre of the Award nominees this year and announce the Finalists as follows:
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Change Champion of the Year, sponsored by The College of Law
Kate Eastman SC, Senior Counsel, 6 St James Hall Chambers
Katrina Rathie, Partner in Charge, Sydney, King & Wood Mallesons
Michelle Painter SC, Barrister, 9 Selborne Chambers
Rani Narulla, Senior Associate - Dispute Resolution, Baker McKenzie
Samantha Daly, Partner, McCullough Robertson
Sher Campbell, Lecturer, Newcastle Law School
Outstanding Law Firm of the Year, sponsored by Watts McCray Lawyers
Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
Clayton Utz
Dentons
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Perdriau Family Lawyers
McCabes
Mills Oakley
NLS Law
Source Legal
TressCox Lawyers
Woman Lawyer of the Year, sponsored by Thomson Reuters
Kristy Perdriau, Lawyer/Principal, Perdriau Family Lawyers
Kathryn Viegas, Director, Nomos Legal
Kylie Beckhouse, Director Family Law, Legal Aid NSW
Louise Massey, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Dentons
Michelle Painter SC, Barrister, 9 Selborne Chambers
Rebekah Giles, Partner, Kennedys
Teresa Nicoletti, Partner, Mills Oakley
Barrister of the Year, sponsored by Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Chrissa Loukas SC, Barrister, Public Defenders Chambers
Michelle Painter SC, Barrister, 9 Selborne Chambers
Rachel Francois, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers
Renée Bianchi, Barrister, 13th Floor, St. James Hall Chambers
Private Practice Lawyer of the Year, sponsored by the Law Society of NSW
Alison Michael Eid, Director/Principal, Legal One Services Pty Ltd
Amy Zhang, Senior Associate, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Fay Calderone, Partner, DibbsBarker
Fiona Newham, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal
Kate O'Grady, Partner, Watts McCray Lawyers
Kathryn Viegas, Director, Nomos Legal
Kristy Perdriau, Lawyer/Principal, Perdriau Family Lawyers
Miranda Nagy, Special Counsel, Maurice Blackburn
Nada Vujat, Partner, Emery Partners
Teresa Nicoletti, Partner, Mills Oakley
Corporate Counsel of the Year, sponsored by Thomson Reuters
Alex Rodoreda, Head of Dispute Resolutions, Westpac Banking Corporation
Anna-Athanasia Dervenis, Vice President Legal, Brookfield Property Partners
Cherry Siu-Ho, Senior Manager, Legal Services Unit, Governance & Legal Division, University of Wollongong
Lindy Hunt, Head of Legal, Audit, Risk & Compliance, Club Plus Superannuation
Community Lawyer or Academic of the Year, sponsored by Department of Justice
Alison Ryan, Senior Solicitor, Refugee Advice & Casework Service (Aust) Inc (RACS)
Amy Burton, Senior Associate, Salvos Legal
Bronwyn Ambrogetti, Managing Solicitor, Hunter Community Legal Centre
Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law
Sarah Hopkins, Chair of Just Reinvest NSW; Project Director, Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project; Managing Solicitor of Justice Projects, Aboriginal Legal Service ACT/NSW
Sher Campbell, Lecturer, Newcastle Law School
Ting Lim, Policy Lawyer, NSW Bar Association
Virginia Marshall, Principal Solicitor, Triple BL Legal
Mentor of the Year, sponsored by Bartier Perry Lawyers
Claire Bibby, Senior Vice President Legal & General Counsel, Brookfield
Emma Hodgman, Partner, DibbsBarker
Kristy Perdriau, Lawyer/Principal, Perdriau Family Lawyers
Michelle Painter SC, Barrister, 9 Selborne Chambers
Miranda Nagy, Special Counsel, Maurice Blackburn
Neisha Shepherd, Principal Solicitor, NLS Law
Rebekah Giles, Partner, Kennedys
Susan Frankham, Principal Solicitor, Frankham Family Lawyers
Rising Star of the Year, sponsored by UNSW Law – Continuing Legal Education
Amy Zhang, Senior Associate, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Claire Burke, Associate, Baker McKenzie
Elizabeth Blanch, Lawyer, Maddocks
Hannah Morris, Associate, Mills Oakley
Ingrid King, Barrister, 10 St James Hall Chambers
Kerrie Duong, Associate, Baker McKenzie
Marina Kofman, IAG Intern, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Priti Joshi, Corporate & Commercial Lawyer, Bartier Perry
Stefani Russo, Legal Counsel, IRESS Limited
Victoria Graves, Associate, Mills Oakley |
We cannot wait to announce the winners of each Award at the Awards Gala Presentation Dinner on Friday, 11 August 2017 at the Grand Ballroom, Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney where we will be joined by the Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC of the High Court of Australia as our guest speaker. In addition, a Life Achievement award will be presented and Life Membership honours announced.
As bookings for the Awards Gala Presentation Dinner are almost at capacity, online registrations have now closed. Please contact our office with any enquiries and click here to download the event flyer and registration form.
Kind regards
Holly Lam
President
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