The 2018 Women Lawyers Award winners with guest speaker Tracey Spicer and judges

2022 ACT Women Lawyers Awards

The Women Lawyers Association of the ACT congratulates the finalists for the 2022 ACT Women Lawyers Awards.

The winners of the 2022 ACT Women Lawyers Awards will be announced at our Gala Dinner, with keynote speaker Louise Milligan.

2022 act women lawyers awards Gala Dinner Event Details

Location: National Museum of Australia

Date: 21 October 2022, 6:30pm arrival time

Dress code: Formal dress

Tickets are essential for this event and ticket sales have now closed.

FINALISTS:  2022 ACT WOMEN LAWYERS AWARDS

FIRM / ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Briggs Law

Griffin Legal

Parker Coles Curtis

Women’s Legal Centre ACT

 

WOMAN BARRISTER OF THE YEAR

Dr Sage Leslie, Blackburn Chambers

Katie McCann, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT)

Katrina Musgrove, Key Chambers

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Tara Booth, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sarah Milson-Mahy, Women’s Legal Centre ACT

Debra Parker, Parker Coles Curtis

Petrina Schiavi, University of Canberra

Liana Westcott, Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Heidi Yates, ACT Human Rights Commission

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR – ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER / CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE

Veena Bedekar, Maddocks

Tahlia Drumgold, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT)

Kerstin Glomb, KJB Law

Divya Kaliyaperumal, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR – GOVERNMENT

Tara Booth, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sonja Gasser, ACT Government Solicitor

Petrina Schiavi, University of Canberra

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR – COMMUNITY OR ACADEMIC

Tiffany Long, Leo Cussen Centre for Law

Sarah Milson-Mahy, Women’s Legal Centre ACT

Petrina Schiavi, University of Canberra

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR – EARLY CAREER

Molly Campbell, Sparke Helmore

Imogen Francis, King & Wood Mallesons

Lauren Hargrave, Clayton Utz

Divya Kaliyaperumal, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Eveline Kuang, King & Wood Mallesons

Sarah Pain, Clayton Utz

 

WOMAN LAWYER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE

Georgia Briggs, Briggs Law

Jo Twible, KJB Law

Liana Westcott, Sparke Helmore

Jennifer Wyborn, Clayton Utz

Carina Zeccola, Griffin Legal