The 2026 listing of leading Australian In-House Intellectual Property & TMT Lawyers details in-house counsel practising within the areas of intellectual property, technology, media and telecommunications matters in all Australian legal markets who have been identified by Australia’s intellectual property technology, media and telecommunications lawyers working within private practice for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Rick Aarons, CSIRO
Larina Alick, Nine Entertainment
Merren Armour, AstraZeneca
Wendy Barker, Jonas Software
Jonathan Carter, APRA
Anne Christopher, Pfizer
Marcelo de Farias, Auto & General
Lauren Gore, Rio Tinto
Carmel Hancock, Eli Lilly
Amy Hope, BlueScope
Julia Jenkins, Novartis
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment
Jane Malloch, UniQuest
Grant McAvaney, News Corp Australia
Gina McWilliams, News Corp Australia
Zita Megyeri, Stryker
Kiah Officer, ABC
Anna Ryan, Commercial Radio & Audio
Shoshana Shields, Google
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Larina Alick, Nine
Jonathan Carter, APRA
Anne Christopher, Pfizer
Marcelo De Farais, Auto & General
Fiona Galbraith, BHP
Jesse Gleeson, NAB
Lauren Gore, RioTinto
Chris Govey, Google
Amy Hope, BlueScope
Angela Lin, Reckitt Benckiser
Bella Manias, The Lottery Corporation
Ray Marshall, Octopus Deploy
Grant McAvaney, News Corporation
Gina McWilliams, Nationwide News
Tanvi Mehta-Krensel, ByteDance
Kiah Officer, Nine
Julia Pyke, Sandoz
Anna Ryan, Commercial Radio & Audio
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear
Vesna Vinski, Qantas
2023 edition published August 2023
Jessica Baxter, Amazon
Trent Czinner, TPG
Anna Feros, QUT
Julie Freeman, University of Melbourne
Jesse Gleeson, NAB
Julia Jenkins, Novartis
Eunika Kurek, Unilever
Angela Lin, Renkitt Benkciser
Sophie Malloch, META
Bella Manias, The Lottery Corporation
Liam Nankervis, BHP
Gina McWilliams, Nationwide News
Kiah Officer, Nine
Tom Reid, CSL
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear
2022 edition published June 2022
Rick Aarons, CSIRO
Heather Croucher, SAHRMI
Kristen Dumitrescu, Lion
Anna Feros, QUT
Lauren Gore, Rio Tinto
Michael Helmer, Next DC
Bella Manias, The Lottery Corporation
Amy Mann, Bluescope
Kristy McCamley, Sandoz
Gina McWilliams, Nationwide News
Kiah Officer, Nine
Tom Reid, CSL
Evelyn Soud, LG Electronics
Rachel Stevenson, CSL
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear
Nicholas Wockel, Accolade Wines
2021 edition published May 2021
Rick Aarons, CSIRO
Diana Broadhurst, Amazon
Mike Clarke, University of Sydney
Trent Czinner, TPG Telecom
Anna Feros, QUT
Jesse Gleeson, NAB
Chris Govey, Google
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co
Daniel Murnane, ResMed
Nikki Linney, Cricket Australia
Sophie Malloch, Facebook
Liam Nankervis, BHP Billiton
Tom Reid, CSL
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear
2020 edition published May 2020
Rick Aarons, CSIRO
Mike Clarke, University of Sydney
Trent Czinner, Vodafone
Lili Dent, PepsiCo
Anna Feros, QUT
Jason Georgialis, Singtel Optus
Chris Govey, Google
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co
Sophie Malloch , Facebook
Liam Nankervis, BHP Billiton - Melbourne
Michael Reid, SAP
Rose Owen, News Ltd
Tom Reid, CSL
Samantha Scholtz, Pharmacare
Nadia Spiccia, Alphapharm
Alessandra Steele, Nine Radio
Ben Strong, Mushroom Group
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear
Jeremy Zwaigoft, NBL
2019 edition published August 2019
Christina Allen, Fox Sports - Sydney
Fiona Anderson, Tresury Wine Estates - Melbourne
Shanti Berggren, Optus - Sydney
Marcus Bourget, Optus - Sydney
Rajiv Cabraal, Data 61 - Sydney
Connie Carnabucci, ABC - Sydney
Mike Clarke, University of Sydney - Sydney
Trent Czinner, Vodafone - Sydney
Hayley Dunne, NBN Co - Sydney
Jonathan Friedrich, unilever - Sydney
Paul Green, ResMed - Sydney
Daniel Horschson, Cisco - Sydney
Mitchell Kelly, Amazon - Sydney
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co - Sydney
Sophie Malloch , Facebook - Sydney
Joseph McCarthy, University of Melbourne - Melbourne
Liam Nankervis, BHP Billiton - Melbourne
Tom Reid, CSL - Melbourne
Sabine Sand, University of Queensland - Brisbane
Nadia Spiccia, Alphapharm - Sydney
Alessandra Steele, Macquarie Media - Sydney
Ben Strong, Mushroom Group - Melbourne
Cecillia Suatan, Cochlear - Sydney
2018 edition published May 2018
Christina Allen, Fox Sports - Sydney
Marcus Bourget, Optus - Sydney
Rajiv Cabraal, CSIRO - Sydney
Mike Clarke, University of Sydney - Sydney
Trent Czinner, Vodafone - Sydney
Dawn de Cruz, Allergan - Sydney
Paul Green, ResMed - Sydney
Gail Hambly, Fairfax - Sydney
Michael Griffith, Telstra - Melbourne
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co - Sydney
Joseph McCarthy, University of Melbourne - Melbourne
Sarah McGill, Diageo - Sydney
Kate Messiter, Mundipharma, Sydney
Jane Perrier - Telstra - Melbourne
Anna Ryan, Foxtel - Sydney
Sabine Sand, University of Queensland - Brisbane
Nadia Spiccia, Alphapharm - Sydney
2017 edition published July 2017
Christina Allen, Fox Sports - Sydney
Sasha Bellamy, Department of Defence - Canberra
Marcus Bourget, Optus - Sydney
Jeremy Briscombe, Yahoo - Sydney
Michael Cameron, News Ltd - Sydney
Simon Clarke, Australian Football League - Melbourne
Warren Coatsworth, Seven - Sydney
Emma Cowdroy, AAP - Sydney
Trent Czinner, Vodafone - Sydney
Dawn de Cruz, Allergan - Sydney
Anna Gibson, Treasury Wine Estates - Melbourne
Michael Griffith, Telstra - Melbourne
Anna Kaplan, Transport for NSW - Sydney
Philip Kennedy, Village Roadshow - Melbourne
Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co - Sydney
Donna Lawler, Optus - Sydney
Rowan Neilson, Orica - Melbourne
Jane Perrier, Telstra - Melbourne
Tom Reid, Accenture - Melbourne
Nadia Spiccia, Alphapharm - Sydney
Michael Takeuchi, Google - Sydney
Punam Telford, Dell - Sydney