Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards 2023 | Momentum Media Australia | 24 February 2023 | Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61 101 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

The Corporate Counsel Awards is back for 2023 and is once again bringing you an unparalleled awards program that recognises excellence for top-performing in-house legal professionals at a national level.

The awards program is known as the benchmark for excellence around Australia for in-house counsel, and year after year recognises those influencing the profession, propelling the industry forward.
Take the first step to being recognised at a national level and build a reputation for excellence. The awards are open to all eligible professionals and businesses operating across Australia.

Get ready to celebrate in style with the 2023 black-tie gala event that will bring together leaders to celebrate the achievements and excellence of the industry’s most successful in-house counsel.

Categories

Individual
• Academia, Training and Education Lawyer of the Year
• Agribusiness Lawyer of the Year
• Construction and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
• Consultancy Lawyer of the Year
• Defence, Security and/or Cyber Lawyer of the Year
• Financial Services Lawyer of the Year
• FMCG Lawyer of the Year
• Government Lawyer of the Year
• Healthcare Lawyer of the Year
• Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing Lawyer of the Year
• Infrastructure, Utilities and Energy Lawyer of the Year
• Insurance Lawyer of the Year
• Legal Operations Professional of the Year
• Not-for-profit Lawyer of the Year
• Professional Services Lawyer of the Year
• Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year
• Transport and Logistics Lawyer of the Year
• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year
• Wellness Initiative of the Year

Group
• Construction and Real Estate Team of the Year
• Consultancy Team of the Year
• Defence, Security and/or Cyber Team of the Year
• Financial Services Team of the Year
• FMCG Team of the Year
• Government Team of the Year
• Healthcare Team of the Year
• Infrastructure, Utilities and Energy Team of the Year
• Insurance Team of the Year
• Not-for-profit Team of the Year
• Professional Services Team of the Year
• Sports and Entertainment Team of the Year
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team of the Year
• Transport and Logistics Team of the Year
• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Team of the Year

2022 Winners

Individual

Academia, Training and Education Lawyer of the Year
• Marina Yastreboff, UNSW Sydney

Construction and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
• Nicole Graham, NSW Land Registry Services

Defence Lawyer of the Year
• Katherine Stapels, DroneShield

FMCG Lawyer of the Year
• Danielle Keyes, Guzman y Gomez

Healthcare Lawyer of the Year
• Penne Carter, Bristol Myers Squibb

Infrastructure, Utilities and Energy Lawyer of the Year
• Clare Baxter, Intellihub

Legal Operations Professional of the Year
• Michael Chin, National Australia Bank (formerly eftpos Payments Australia)

Sports and Entertainment Lawyer of the Year
• Calli Tsipidis, Foxtel Group

Transport and Logistics Lawyer of the Year
• Nathan Lanthois, Transdev Australasia

Wellness Initiative of the Year
• Gaelle Ferrari, Decathlon

Agribusiness Lawyer of the Year
• Dean Katz, New Edge Microbials

Consultancy Lawyer of the Year
• Freddie Gollan, Nous Group

Financial Services Lawyer of the Year
• Michael Chin, National Australia Bank (formerly eftpos Payments Australia)

Government Lawyer of the Year
• Elizabeth Tsitsikronis, Department of Planning and Environment

Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing Lawyer of the Year
• David Stott, Nepean Group of Companies

Insurance Lawyer of the Year
• Oshini Jinasena, TAL

Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year
• Simone Tierney, Australian Financial Crimes Exchange

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year
• Rachael Zavodnyik, Infosys

Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year
• Anthony Ursino, Pro-invest Group

Group

Construction and Real Estate Team of the Year
• Laing O'Rourke Australia

Financial Services Team of the Year
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Government Team of the Year
• NSW Treasury

Infrastructure, Utilities and Energy Team of the Year
• IFM Investors

Sports and Entertainment Team of the Year
• Foxtel Group

Defence Team of the Year
• Serco Asia Pacific

FMCG Team of the Year
• Noumi

Healthcare Team of the Year
• Eucalyptus

Not-for-profit Team of the Year
• UnitingCare

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team of the Year
• ASX