Law School Staff
Melbourne Law School academic staff are recognised as leaders in their fields, both in Australia and around the world.
Our academics draw on their legal scholarship and professional engagements to deliver challenging and intellectually stimulating courses.
The Law School's commitment to quality teaching has been recognised by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council with five academics receiving citations in the 2011 awards.
Academic
Authorised by: Office of the DeanProfessors
Federation Fellows
| Professor David Studdert |
Associate Professors and Readers
| Associate Professor Sarah Biddulph |
| Associate Professor Kevin Jon Heller |
| Associate Professor Michael Lambiris |
| Associate Professor Martin Vranken |
Associate Professors
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
| Mr Brad Jessup |
| Ms Tanya Josev |
| Dr Chantal Morton |
| Ms Lisa Sarmas |
| Dr Amanda Whiting |
Principal Research Fellow
| Dr Chris Dent |
Research Fellows
Teaching Fellows
| Ms Roisin Burke |
| Ms Maria Elander |
| Mr Joseph Kikonyogo |
| Mr Dylan Lino |
| Ms Wendy Ng |
| Mr Josh Paine |
| Mr Darren Parker |
| Ms Elizabeth Southwood |
| Mr Adrian Storrier |
| Ms Corinne Tan |
| Mr Bruce Taylor |
Sessional Academics
Emeritus Professors
| Professor Emeritus Michael Bryan |
| Professor Sandford Clark |
| Professor David Lanham |
| Professor Harold Luntz |
Professorial Fellows
| Professor Ian Bailey SC |
| Professor Camille Cameron |
| Professor Martin Davies |
| The Honourable Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB |
| Professor Tony Duggan |
| Justice Paul Finn |
| Professor John Malcolm Fraser AC CH PC |
| Professor Raimond Gaita |
| Professor Francis Gurry |
| Professor James Hathaway |
| Professor Doug Jones AO |
| Professor Geoffrey Lindell |
| Professor Richard Mitchell |
| The Honourable Alastair Nicholson AO QC RFD |
| Professor Robert Nicholson AO |
| The Hon. Justice Tony Pagone |
| Professor Cameron Rider |
| Professor Robin Sharwood AM |
| The Rt Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE |
| Professor Michael Tilbury |
| Major General Ian Westwood AM |
| Professor Sarah Worthington |
Principal Fellows
Senior Fellows
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The Hon. Justice Bernard Bongiorno AO
Judge in Residence |
| Lt Colonel Paul Muggleton |
| Dr John Waugh |
Fellows
| Ms Georgina Fitzpatrick |
Senior Fellows (The Melbourne Law Masters)
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Mr Greg Ahern
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Leon Allen
Davies Collison Cave |
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Professor Owen Anderson
University of Oklahoma, United States |
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Ms Carol Andrades
Consultant, Ryan Carlisle Thomas |
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Professor Tanya Aplin
King’s College London, United Kingdom |
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Professor Douglas Arner
Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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Professor Brian Arnold
Canadian Tax Foundation, Canada |
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Mr John Baartz
Queensland Bar |
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Mr Simon Barrile
Racing Victoria |
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Mr Malcolm Bell
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick |
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Mr David Bennett QC
Formerly Victorian Bar |
| Ms Judy Bourke |
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Mr Richard Bridgart
Deloitte Private |
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Mr David Campbell-Williams
Legal Manager - Litigation, Legal Services Division, General Counsel and Governance, Rail Corporation of NSW |
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Professor David Caudill
Villanova University School of Law, United States |
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Professor Christina Cerna
Georgetown University, United States |
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Mr Michael Charles
Director, Corporate Tax, KPMG |
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Mr Barnaby Chessell
Victorian Bar |
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Professor Christine Chinkin
London School of Economics, United Kingdom |
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Professor Sujit Choudhry
New York University, United States |
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Dr Braedon Clark
Orica |
| Ms Karin Clark |
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Mr Matt Connock SC
Victorian Bar |
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Professor James Crawford SC, FBA
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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Mr Stephen Creese
Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs Newcrest Mining Ltd |
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Professor Breen Creighton
RMIT University |
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Associate Professor Wei Cui
China University of Political Science and Law, China |
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Professor Terence Daintith
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London |
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The Hon. Justice Jennifer Davies
Supreme Court of Victoria |
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Justice Dennis Davis
High Court of South Africa, South Africa |
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Mr Jan Job de Vries Robbé
Dutch Development Bank FMO, The Netherlands |
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Mr Andrew de Wijn
Victorian Bar |
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Mr John de Wijn QC
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Aldrin De Zilva
Deloitte Lawyers |
| Ms Sara Dehm |
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The Hon. Justice John Digby
Supreme Court of Victoria |
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Dr Albert Dinelli
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Stephen Donaghue SC
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Helen Durham
Australian Red Cross |
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Professor Neil Duxbury
London School of Economics, United Kingdom |
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Mr Michael Earwaker
Partner, Clayton Utz |
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Mr Luis Eslava
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany (Guest Researcher) |
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Mr Michael Evans
Taxsifu |
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Professor Keith Ewing
King’s College London, United Kingdom |
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Adjunct Professor Brent Fisse
University of Sydney |
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Mr Ben Fitzpatrick
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Kevin Fitzpatrick
Formerly Australian Taxation Office |
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Mr Michael Flynn
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Anita Foerster
Research Assistant (CREEL) |
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Mr Peter Fox
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Jonathan Gill
Partner, Carrick Gill Smyth |
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Mr Peter Gillies
Pitcher Partners |
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Mr Steven Gledhill
FB Rice |
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The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon
Federal Court of Australia |
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Professor Lawrence Gostin
Georgetown University, United States |
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Mr Tim Grace
Victorian Bar |
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Professor Ros Grady
Conjoint Professor and Chief Executive Officer Centre for International Finance and Regulation, UNSW |
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Mr Stewart Grieve
Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
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Ms Erica Grundell
Victorian Department of Health |
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Dr Peter Harris
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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The Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC
High Court of Australia |
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Dr Ian Heath
First Thoughts |
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Mr Ed Heerey
Victorian Bar |
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Ms Michelle Herring
JGL Investments Pty Ltd |
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Mr Graeme Hill
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Ray Hind
Davies Collison Cave |
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Mr Paul Hockridge
Deloitte Private |
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Mr Nick Hopkins SC
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Tony Horan
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Devika Hovell
London School of Economics, United Kingdom |
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Dr Robin Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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Professor Dan Hunter
Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School |
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The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob
University College London, United Kingdom |
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Professor Michael Jacobs
DePaul University, United States |
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Mr Sam Johnston
United Nations University, Japan |
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Professor Michael Karayanni
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
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Mr Nasos Kaskani
Victorian Bar |
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Ms Claire Kaylock
University of Notre Dame |
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Professor Karen Knop
University of Toronto, Canada |
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Professor Panos Koutrakos
City University London, United Kingdom |
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Professor Brian Langille
University of Toronto, Canada |
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Ms Alison Lansley
Company Director |
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Mr Rodd Levy
Herbert Smith Freehills |
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Dr Damien Lockie
Bond University |
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Professor John Lowe
Southern Methodist University (SMU), United States |
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Mr James Macky
Partner, KPMG |
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The Honourable Keith Mason AC QC
Formerly, NSW Court of Appeal |
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Dr Alana Maurushat
University of New South Wales |
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Professor David McLauchlan
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
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Professor Bryan Mercurio
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Dr Alexandra Merrett |
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Professor Matthew Mitten
Marquette University, United States |
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Lt Colonel (Ret) Dan Mori
Shine Lawyers (formerly Senior Military Judge, United States Marine Corps, United States) |
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Mr Peter Morrissey SC
Victorian Bar |
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Ms Debbie Mortimer SC
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Mark Moshinsky SC
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Stewart Motha
University of London, United Kingdom |
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The Hon. Justice Bernard Murphy
Federal Court of Australia |
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Mr Terry Murphy SC
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Tim Neilson
Director, Greenwoods & Freehills |
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Mr Donal Nolan
University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Dr Tania Obranovich
Davies Collison Cave |
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Ms Nadia Odorico
Griffith Hack |
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Mr Paul O'Grady
Victorian Bar |
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Mr Frank O'Loughlin
Victorian Bar |
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Professor Brian Opeskin
Macquarie University |
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Mr David Opperman
Herbert Smith Freehills |
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Mr Adrian O'Shannessy
Greenwoods & Freehills |
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Ms Alice Palmer
Law Institute of Victoria |
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Mr Nicholas Pane SC
Victorian Bar |
| Mr James Parker |
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Dr Thomas Poole
London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom |
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Assistant Professor Dan Puchniak
National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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Mr Bill Reid
Ashurst, Singapore |
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Mr Craig Richards
Chief Executive Officer, Bicycle Network |
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Professor David Rosenbloom
New York University, United States |
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Professor Stephen Ross
Penn State University, United States |
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Mr Peter Rozen
Victorian Bar |
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Dr Michael Rush
Victorian Bar |
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Professor Julian Savulescu
University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Dr Andrew Scott
London School of Economics, United Kingdom |
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Professor Colin Scott
University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Mr John Sharkey AM |
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Ms Karen Sinclair
Watermark |
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Ms Shannon Smit
Transfer Pricing Solutions |
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Professor Greg Smith
Australian Grants Commission |
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Professor Allen Snyder
University of San Diego, United States |
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Mr Timothy Spangler
Kaye Scholer, United States |
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Mr Ken Spence
Herbert Smith Freehills |
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Mr Andrew Stephenson
Clayton Utz |
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Professor Robert Stevens
University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Professor Bryan Stevenson
New York University, United States |
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Justice Margaret Stone
Melbourne Law School, formerly Federal Court of Australia |
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Mr William Swadling
University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Associate Professor Benny Tabalujan
Melbourne Business School |
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Mr David Tadgell
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick |
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Professor John Tasioulas
University College London, United Kingdom |
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Mr Trevor Thomas
Clayton Utz |
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Mr Michael Tuckfield
Clayton Utz |
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Professor Stefan Vogenauer
University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
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Mr Tony Ward
Griffith Hack |
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Mr David Webber
Patent Attorney Partner, Davies Collison Cave |
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Professor Lucie White
Harvard University, United States |
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Dr Ralph Wilde
University College London, United Kingdom |
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Mr Richard Wilkinson
Herbert Smith Freehills |
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Professor Mark Williams
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
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Dr Philip Williams
Executive Chairman, Frontier Economics |
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Ms Sue Williamson
Tax Partner, Ernst & Young |
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Mr Peter Wood
Minter Ellison |
Research Assistants
| Ms Anna Dziedzic |
| Ms Catherine Gascoigne |
| Ms Ingrid Landau |
| Ms Cosima McRae |
Administration
Authorised by: Office of the DeanPosition |
Name |
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES | |
|---|---|
| SERVICES | |
| ISS Reception and Administrative Assistant | Ms Rachel Walters |
OFFICE OF THE DEAN | |
| Faculty General Manager | Ms Leanne Taylor |
| Executive Assistant to the Deputy Dean | Ms Jill McFadyean |
| Executive Officer | Ms Lucy Quinn |
| Executive Assistant to the Dean | Ms Kate Steventon |
EXTERNAL RELATIONS UNIT | |
| Director, External Relations | Ms Fiona Dickson |
| Associate Director, External Relations Development | Ms Amy Harrington |
| Manager, Student Recruitment Melbourne JD | Ms Yvonne Au |
| Client Relationship Management Officer | Ms Su Jella |
| ADVANCEMENT | |
| Associate Director, Advancement | Ms Kate Barnett |
| Administration Officer (Advancement) | Ms Lisa Mamone |
| Advancement Officer (Scholarships and Awards) | Ms Jennifer Steadman |
| ALUMNI | |
| Associate Director, Alumni | Ms Hellen Blue |
| Associate Director, Alumni | Ms Mardi Richardson |
| Alumni Officer | Ms Jennifer McFadden |
| CAREERS OFFICE | |
| Associate Director, Careers | Ms Angela Edwards |
| Careers Programs Co-ordinator | Ms Helen Green |
| Careers Administrator | Ms Rachel Banks |
| Careers Office Administrator | Ms Claire Galofaro |
| Careers Consultant | Ms Valerie Wong |
| MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS | |
| Associate Director, Communications & Events | Ms Aoife O'Mahony |
| Events Officer | Ms Chiara Comodari |
| Project Officer (Communications) | Ms Lianne Hall |
| Project Officer, Communications and Media | Ms Jade Bonney |
| Events Coordinator | Ms Dianne Costello |
| Research Officer | Ms Marina Loane |
| Events Officer | Ms Joanna Trethowan |
HUMAN RESOURCES | |
| Senior Human Resources Advisor | Ms Jane Ploenges |
| HR Administrative Assistant | Ms Beth Warnock |
| Manager, HR | Ms Jackie Rosario |
| Senior Human Resources Officer | Ms Jennifer Cocks |
| Human Resources Officer | Ms Kate Smith |
FINANCE | |
| Manager, Finance and Planning | Mr John Hearn |
| Management Accountant | Mr Leon Ooi |
| Finance Officer | Ms Silvana Burrows |
| Finance Officer | Ms Yolanda Shaw |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
| Systems Developer | Mr Daniel Murray |
| Systems Developer | Mr Anthony Hodge |
| IT | |
| Manager, IT Service Delivery | Mr Colin Huxley |
FACILITIES | |
| Facility Manager | Mr Gene Hoffmann |
| Course Materials Officer | Ms Janet McPherson |
| Administrative Officer, ISS | Ms Loren Dawes |
| Senior Facilities and EHS Officer | Mr Travis Debar |
STUDENT CENTRE | |
| Admissions Coordinator | Ms Rutti Loh |
| Manager, Student Affairs | Ms Vanessa Shaw |
| Academic Programs Manager | Ms Christine Holmes |
| Academic Programs Manager, Student Centre | Ms Daniele Lambert |
| Marketing and Admissions Officer | Ms Mary Wee |
| Admissions Manager | Ms Angela Rickey |
| Teaching Resources Coordinator | Ms Brenda Masters |
| Student Communications Coordinator | Mr Tom Hewitt - McManus |
| Study Abroad and Exchange Advisor | Ms Charmaine Micallef |
| Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre | Ms Debra Pinder |
| Academic Programs Administrator, Student Centre | Ms Katherine Gray |
| Results and Assessment Coordinator, Student Centre | Ms Kate Bartlett |
| Administration Officer (Student Centre) | Ms Carla Boxsell |
| Student Enrichment Manager, Student Centre | Ms Ragn Hannah |
| Study Abroad and Exchange Advisor | Mr Matt Healey |
| Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre | Ms Dina Mittas |
| Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre | Mr Roy Ridgway |
| Academic Programs Coordinator | Mr Andrew Sage |
| Enrolments Coordinator, Student Centre | Mrs Dianne Stolfa |
| Student Wellbeing Coordinator | Ms Kate van Hooft |
| Admissions Officer | Ms Alice Wang |
| Student & Subject Administrator, Student Centre | Ms Joanne Warwick |
| Admissions Officer | Ms Hayley Rawhiti |
| ADVOCACY PROGRAM | |
| Assistant to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate) and Advocacy Program Coordinator | Ms Christina Clayton |
| ASSOCIATE DEAN (JD) | |
| Assistant to the Associate Dean (JD), Coordinator for the Transactional Law Initiative | Ms Kelly McDermott |
MASTERS ADMINISTRATION | |
| Program Manager, Melbourne Law Masters | Ms Kaye Nankervis |
| Admissions and Enrolment Co-ordinator | Mr Mark Falconer |
| Academic Resources Co-ordinator | Ms Sophie Hill |
| Student Administration Assistant | Ms Meredith Poolen |
| Teaching and Academic Resources Manager | Ms Tessa Dermody |
| Course Administration and Assessment Officer | Ms Jenny Elmes |
| Web and Communications Officer | Ms Jessica Lindsay |
| Marketing Manager | Ms Amy Little |
| Student Administration Assistant | Ms Cassie Paterson |
| Student Administration Assistant, MLM | Ms Lai Sim Woon |
RESEARCH | |
| Manager Research | Dr Katrin Steinack |
| Senior Research Support Officer | Ms Mas Generis |
| Project Officer | Ms Angela Hendley-Boys |
| Office Administrator (Research) | Ms Meghan Bergamin |
| Research Administration Officer | Mr Domingo Cordoba |
| Research Support Officer | Dr Madeline Grey |
OFFICE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING | |
| Legal Research Skills Adviser | Ms Natalie Wieland |
RESEARCH CENTRES AND INSTITUTES | |
| ASIAN LAW CENTRE | |
| Manager, ALC & CILS | Ms Kathryn Taylor |
| Administrator (Centre Operations) | Ms Vicky Aikman |
| Centre Administrator (ALC, CILS & ARC FF) | Ms Tessa Shaw |
| ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRE FOR MILITARY LAW | |
| Administrator, APCML | Ms Cathy Hutton |
| CENTRE FOR COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES | |
| Administrator, CCCS & ERRN | Ms Jeanette Goh |
| CENTRE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS LAW | |
| Centre Coordinator (CELRL & Tax Group) | Ms Bridget Hannan |
| CENTRE FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LAW | |
| Centre Administrator | Ms Clarissa Terry |
| CENTRE FOR RESOURCES, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | |
| Administrator, ASU (CREEL) | Ms Jennifer O'Connell |
| CIVIL JUSTICE RESEARCH GROUP | |
| Centre Coordinator (Obligations Group, Civil Justice Group and Competition Law & Economics Network) | Ms Suzanne Grogan |
| INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE HUMANITIES | |
| Administrator, IILAH | Ms Vesna Stefanovski |
LAW LIBRARY | |
| Law Librarian | Ms Carole Hinchcliff |
| Electronic Services Librarian | Mr Bernard Lyons |
| Information Librarian | Ms Lois Nichol |
| Law Research Service Adviser | Ms Louise Ellis |
| Law Research Service Manager | Ms Robin Gardner |