Biography:

Suzanne is a high profile international corporate lawyer with previous roles as an executive, general counsel, corporate secretary, and board member. With Masters level qualifications in Law, and a former Queensland Telstra Business Women of the Year finalist, Suzanne is also recognised for her academic and professional success around Australia. She has received many prestigious awards including the Agnes McWhinney Award for Outstanding Contribution by a female solicitor to the Community, 2011; and the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA) inaugural Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year Award for "Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility", 2010.

As an active member of ACLA, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Executive Committee of LawAsia, and a Council member of the Queensland Law Society, Suzanne is highly respected by her peers in the legal community as well as, professionals working in other fields. Suzanne's legal background and extensive experience in working in member-based organisations, make her the perfect choice for CEO of Australia's leading alternative dispute resolution provider since 1975, the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia.

Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Andrew has acted in a substantial number of successful complex litigious matters in various State and Federal Courts and he has acted for and advised clients across a wide range of industries and professions including building and construction, engineering, defence and professional practice. Andrew advises clients strategically about their dispute and how best to achieve the outcome they seek. He regularly appears in Court as counsel on behalf of his clients. 

Andrew is skilled in achieving client outcomes through mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He advises clients regarding the advantages and disadvantages on using ADR. Where ADR is used he often appears as counsel on behalf of his clients. Andrew is qualified in mediation and arbitration (domestic and international), was a National Councillor and National Treasurer of the Institute of Arbitrator and Mediators and was the Treasurer of the South Australian Chapter.

Awards and Recognition
Doyle’s Guide – Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyers – South Australia, since 2015 edition

Memberships
Nationally Accredited Mediator (NMAS) 
Grade 1 arbitrator (Resolution Institute) 
Fellow, CPA Australia 
Fellow, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration 
Fellow, Resolution Institute 
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 
Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution 
Fellow, Philippines Institute of Arbitrators 
Chair, International Legal Practice Committee – Law Society of South Australia 
Member, ADR Committee – Law Society of South Australia 
Member, LAWASIA ADR and Litigation Committee 
Founder & National Chair, Society of Construction Law Australia 
Member, Construction and Infrastructure Committee – Law Council of Australia 

Speaking Engagements
IPSANZ: 07/08/2024 - Perspectives from an advocate and an arbitrator 
Resolution Institute: 22/10/2024 - Will Arbitration Survive Two Momentous Decisions? 
Law Society of South Australia: 22/11/2024 – The High Court and Arbitration 

Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy
• Technology & Innovation

Biography:

Nick has worked in financial services since 1996, beginning in insurance with Canada Life before moving to asset management with Morgan Grenfell in London. Nick moved to Australia in 2002 working for Deutsche Asset Management as a portfolio manager, eventually becoming Director, Head of Australian Fixed Income with Aberdeen Standard Investments in Sydney. After 5 years in that role, Nick spent a year with Gresham Partners as Managing Director, Head of Corporate Credit, seeking to start a direct lending business within Gresham. Nick co-founded Bishop & Fang Capital Advisory in 2020, and NotCentralised, a venture studio, in  2022.

Nick focuses on capital structuring and capital raising across instruments and business sizes, in emerging technology and Web3. Nick has a wide network of contacts across institutional and high-net-worth investors and consultants.

Nick enjoys life near the ocean on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with his wife, two beautiful daughters and two dogs.

Professional Organisations & Memberships

• Notcentralised
• https://www.notcentralised.com/
• Chartered Financial Analyst - The CFA Institute

Professional Contact

Email: bish@notcentralised.com

Phone: +61 455 438 881

Modules:

• Property

Biography:

Andrew is recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a leading Australian tax barrister specialising in tax litigation and dispute resolution. Andrew also advises on Australia-wide taxes, including stamp duties, land tax and payroll tax.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Andrew was an Associate to Justice Michael Kirby and a Solicitor.

Andrew lectures in taxation law at the University of Sydney Law School, judges mooting competitions for the University of NSW and previously lectured in taxation law at the University of Technology, Sydney. Andrew also edits the leading stamp duty publication “Australian Stamp Duties Law”.

Andrew is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Examiner with The Tax Institute and a member of the Tax Institute/Revenue NSW Liaison Committee and Dispute Resolution Technical Committee. Andrew is also a member of the NCAT Revenue List Consultative Forum.

Professional Organisations

• Level 22 Chambers

Biography:

Taylah is a Victorian barrister with a broad commercial and property law practice. She is regularly briefed to appear (led and unled), provide advice, draw pleadings and prepare urgent applications. Her commercial practice includes disputes in relation to contracts, domestic building work, Corporations Act matters (e.g. oppression and breach of directors' duties), Australian Consumer Law matters, loans and sale of businesses. Her property law practice includes retail and commercial leasing, residential tenancies, sale of land, caveats, owners corporations, fencing, adverse possession and trusts. Taylah also has extensive experience teaching law. She is the Chief Examiner and Lecturer of Evidence Law at Swinburne University. She has also tutored Property Law at Monash University and Australian Catholic University. Taylah holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University.

Year admitted

Date of Admission: 7 October 2021
Bar Roll: 19 October 2023

Publications and Editorial Contacts

• Court Forms, Precedents and Pleadings Victoria (CFV)

Professional Organisation

Victorian Bar

Professional Contact

Email: taylah.stretton@vicbar.com.au
Taylah Stretton | Victorian Bar
Taylah Stretton | GreensList

Modules:

• Personal Injury NSW

Biography:

Dr Tim Channon has been invited to write a topic in the new Practical Guidance Personal Injury NSW module, as he is a highly experienced advisor and litigator . He has appeared in many matters across the full spectrum of insurance disputes.

He is a partner of Hicksons in the insurance group and acts primarily for insurers in all sectors, including the areas of construction, manufacturing and mining industries, small businesses and householders.

Biography:

James has 16 years experience advising clients on their commercial development contracts, contracts of sale, and leases. James' experience includes:

• Accredited specialist in property law by the Law Society of NSW
• Acting for the Charter Hall/CBus Property joint venture the development of 171 Collins St, the first premium office constructed in Melbourne in the last 20 years, and the new BHP Billiton headquarters.
• Acting for Charter Hall in relation to the development of the commercial office building at 685 LaTrobe Street Melbourne.
• Acting for Lend Lease in relation to a strata office development in Collins Street.
• Acting for Grocon on the development of the Carlton Brewery apartments.
• Acting for the developer of the 27 Little Collins Street apartments, and the new Sheraton Hotel.
• Acting for Industry Superannuation Property Trust in relation to the development and leasing of 740 Bourke Street, Docklands, 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth, and 447 Collins Street, Melbourne.
• Acting for Metcash on a range of its Victorian property projects.
• Acting for AMP as landlord in relation to its leasing of 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne and 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
• Acting for GPT in relation to its leasing of 530 Collins Street, Melbourne and Melbourne Central Tower.
• Generally, acting for both tenants and landlords of many industrial, commercial and retail premises.
• Acting for institutional investors and listed property trusts in the purchase of major office buildings including 565 and 569 Collins Street, 222 Exhibition Street, 200 Queen Street, 11 Exhibition Street, 436 St Kilda Road, and the Telstra Office portfolio, valued at over $570 million
• Acting for AMP in relation to the purchase of Ocean Keys Shopping Centre ( a major regional centre in WA) from Coles Myer.
• Acting for the institutional investors and listed property trusts in the sale of buildings including 500 Collins Street, 133 Collins Street, 580 St Kilda Road.
• Acting for Brambles in relation to the purchase and leasing of industrial land throughout Australia including all environmental and contamination aspects.

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Vincent is a partner in the firm, conducting a general practice in the Camden, Picton and Campbelltown areas on the south west outskirts of Sydney. He has been in practice for over 35 years and his principal areas are wills and estates, commercial law, criminal law and property law.

He is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates.

Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy

Biography:

Viva is a lawyer specialising in privacy, cyber, technology, intellectual property and consumer law as part of a broad commercial contracting and regulatory compliance practice.

She provides strategic and commercial advice to clients on managing privacy compliance, cyber security and data governance. She also assists clients to navigate data breaches, privacy complaints and workplace privacy obligations.

Her clients include high-profile Australian and global corporates and organisations.

Publications

• Privacy Law Bulletin – various articles

Biography:

Jennifer has over 12+ years of experience as a lawyer working in firms such as Piper Alderman and DibbsBarker before becoming a director of Axia Litigation Lawyers. She started her career in commercial litigation and insolvency before specialising in construction law. She has experience acting in a wide range of construction matters including delay, variation and prolongation claims, defective building work claims, drafting construction agreements, regulatory compliance and security for payment claims. Jennifer has acted for local governments, developers and mid-tier contractors.

Contact

Jennifer.raphael@lexisnexis.com.au

Modules:

• Governance

Biography:

William is a corporate lawyer and the former Company Secretary at Origin Energy, an integrated energy company listed on the ASX and operating in Australia and New Zealand.

He has had extensive experience in the mining and resources industry, having been Secretary of Placer Pacific and Kidston Gold Mines Limited for over ten years from 1987. He was subsequently Secretary of the iconic Australian manufacturer Email Limited from 1997 to its takeover in 2001.

William has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce UNSW, (LLB, B.Com) and a Diploma of Corporate Management CSAust (Dip CM). He was admitted as Solicitor and is a Member of Law Society of NSW.

William is a Fellow member of Governance Institute of Australia and is a past Chairman of the NSW State Council and a former Governance Institute Board Member.

He is the current Course Director for the Corporate Accountability, Meetings and Disclosure.

He is currently on the board of Kidston North Pty Ltd.

Modules:

• Criminal

Biography:

Kristina has worked exclusively in the area of Criminal Defence since her admission. She regularly appears on behalf of clients in the Magistrates Court, Children’s Court, and the County Court.

Kristina is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist, and has completed specialist training in Youth Crime. She became a Partner at Doogue O’Brien George in 2014.

Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy

Biography:

Mary T. Costigan is a principal with Jackson Lewis, P.C. and a member of the firm’s Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity practice group. She is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional, holding US and EU designations.

Mary has broad experience advising clients of all sizes on U.S. and global privacy and security regulations including the California Consumer Privacy Act, the DOJ Bulk Data Transfer Rule, HIPAA/HITECH, and CAN-SPAM as well as matters relating to AI governance and biometric data collection. For multinational clients, she helps operationalize compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the EU e-Privacy Directive and U.K. PECR, the EU AI Act, and cross border transfers of data.

Leveraging her extensive experience as a data breach coach, Mary provides strategic counsel to clients navigating cybersecurity incidents and responding to related regulatory inquiries.

Mary serves as co-chair of the National Association of Women Lawyers Privacy and Cybersecurity affinity group and is a member of the IAPP Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board. She is recognized for her work by The Best Lawyers in America^©, “Employment Law – Management” (2024-present), The Best Lawyers in America^©, “Privacy and Data Security Law” (2025-present), and the Lexology Index, “Client Choice Award” (2026).

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America©, “Employment Law – Management” (2024-present)
• The Best Lawyers in America©, “Privacy and Data Security Law” (2025-present)
• the Lexology Index, “Client Choice Award” (2026).

Memberships

• International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp) (CIPP certifications – EU, US)
• National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) 

Speaking Engagements

• Jackson Lewis, PC; webinar: “India’s Digital Personal Protection Act 2023”, March 2025 (panelist)
• National Home Delivery Association Forum; Technology Roundtable panel: “Enhancing Cybersecurity in Final Mile Operations”, July 2025 (speaker, moderator)
• National Association of Women Layers; webinar: “Cyber Claims and Insurance”, October 2025 (speaker) 
• Association of Corporate Counsel (U.S.): webinar, “Ransomware Attacks: What every in-house counsel should know.” December 11, 2025 (panelist, moderator)

Modules:

• Technology & Innovation

Biography:

Jordan is a privacy and AI expert with extensive experience working for State and Federal regulators as well as in the private sector. Jordan works with organisations of all sizes to unlock innovation through responsible governance. That means building privacy and AI governance programs, develop training and establishing risk management frameworks that are practical and integrate into existing organisational structures without re-inventing the wheel. Prior to elevenM, he was Assistant Commissioner for Operational Privacy and Assurance at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. Jordan also co-hosts the popular podcast This Week in Digital Trust, a regular conversation about tech policy, AI, privacy and cyber security.

Memberships

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Modules:

• Personal Injury VIC

Biography:

Molly has predominantly practiced in personal injury civil litigation her entire legal career, with a particular focus on institutional abuse.   

Molly commenced her legal practice as a defendant practitioner before transitioning to a plaintiff practitioner as an Associate in the Abuse Law team at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.  

Molly also completed a Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) at RMIT University in 2020.  

Molly has experience working with diverse communities and vulnerable clients in both legal and social work settings. 

Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Owen is a specialist strategic legal adviser on infrastructure and construction projects.

Owen has advised on many of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects, across all infrastructure sectors. He has advised all participant categories including government, sponsors, contractors, operators, subcontractors, suppliers, certifiers, equity investors, debt financiers and special purpose project companies.

As a former partner of top-tier Australian and international firms, Owen has graduated from the BigLaw scene. His firm – Infralegal – is specifically geared to providing top-tier strategic legal and commercial advice based on Owen’s lifetime of legal experience without the overheads and other baggage of a BigLaw firm.

Owen is also an acknowledged thought leader on privately financed PPPs and the infrastructure sector. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne where he teaches a course on PPPs as part of the Master of Laws Program.

Memberships

• Chair, National Construction and Infrastructure Committee, Law Council of Australia
• Board Member, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Region 3 (Australia and NZ)
• Australian Council Member, IPFA

Speaking Engagements

Owen is a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne where he teaches a course on PPPs as part of the Master of Laws Program.

Owen is also regularly invited to lecture at the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales and University of Technology, Sydney.

Modules:

• Intellectual Property

Biography:

Patricia is a Wuthathi, Mabuiag Islander and Ghanaian woman from Warrane/ Sydney. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Law from UNSW and is the First Nations Arts and Culture Director for Creative Australia (formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts). Previously, Patricia was the Indigenous engagement manager at the Copyright Agency l Viscopy. She is also a 2018 Churchill fellowship recipient, investigating the practical application of laws in the USA and Panama that protect Indigenous cultural rights.

Patricia has worked on developing the Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts. Patricia has served on the City of Sydney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory panel and has been a Board member of the Contemporary Pacific Arts Festival and the Moogahlin Performing Arts Board. She is currently on the RAP advisory committees for Beyond Blue and Intrepid Travel. She is an advisory member of the Sunshine Coast Arts Committee. She is also a published author and has also written several articles and a chapter on Indigenous cultural intellectual property rights.

In 2010, Patricia worked at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva as the 2010 Indigenous Intellectual Property Law Fellow. This position provided valuable insight into the traditional knowledge division’s work that is being done as the Secretariat for the international normative process on the draft international instruments on Traditional knowledge. Trish also previously worked as a lawyer at the Arts Law Centre of Australia and National Indigenous TV. She is also a published author, having written several articles and a chapter on Indigenous cultural intellectual property rights.

Awards & Recognition

Churchill Fellowship Medallion for research in Indigenous cultural rights

Professional Organisations & Memberships

• Creative Australia (formerly known as Australia Council for the Arts)

Modules:

• Criminal

Biography:

Terry was admitted as a solicitor in 1994 and is a partner of the law firm Arthur Browne & Associates in Townsville. He is an accredited specialist in criminal law. During his career he has been involved in virtually all aspects of criminal law, including representation in numerous complex and high profile matters throughout regional Queensland. He was previously a member of the Queensland Law Society Criminal Law Committee and a current member of the Criminal Law Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee.

He is a previous member of the Access to Justice and Pro-Bono committee and has served as a board member of Legal Aid Queensland. Terry is also an experienced lecturer at the James Cook University School of Law in the subjects of conveyancing and drafting, trust accounts, advocacy and criminal sentencing.