Media release: Clayton Utz announces 1 July 2025 senior promotions

04 Jul 2025

We're pleased to announce the following senior promotions, effective 1 July 2025.

Chief Executive Partner Emma Covacevich said:

I'm proud to announce our senior legal promotions for 2025. These outstanding lawyers not only bring exceptional legal expertise, but also consistently demonstrate integrity, leadership, and innovation in all they do. The promotion of this cohort reflects the deep commitment each of these lawyers has to their practices.

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Justine Abel
Energy and Resources - Sydney

Drew Buckley
Litigation and Class Actions - Canberra

Akmal Chunara
Technology - Sydney

Tom Cottrell
Construction - Brisbane

Megan Duane
Environment and Sustainable Development - Brisbane

Joshua Kangisser
Litigation and Class Actions - Sydney

Melissa Molloy
Construction - Melbourne

Ian Napier
Litigation and Class Actions - Sydney

Grace Ness
Litigation and Class Actions - Melbourne

Daisy Oman
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Melbourne

Samuel Pullin
Corporate M&A - Sydney

Hannah Riall
Construction - Brisbane

Doug Thompson
Competition - Sydney

Lisa Tolhurst
Corporate M&A - Brisbane

Simon Vidovich
Litigation and Class Actions - Perth

Svetlana Zarucki
Banking and Finance - Sydney


SENIOR ASSOCIATES

Claudia Arbon
Construction - Brisbane

Nikki Argiriadis
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Perth

Isabella Armao
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Melbourne

Victoria Bandurski
Corporate M&A - Perth

Daniel Bartlett
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Sydney

Gabriel Bowes-Whitton
Corporate M&A - Sydney

Tamara Charlwood
Technology - Sydney

Ankita Choudhary
Competition - Sydney

Phillipa Cole
Construction - Melbourne

Adam Connolly
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety  - Brisbane

Anita Cukic
Construction - Brisbane

Caroline De Paoli
Competition - Sydney

Kate Deans
Restructuring and Insolvency - Brisbane

Sacha Fitzpatrick
Corporate M&A - Melbourne

Isabella Flanery
Litigation and Class Actions - Sydney

Elizabeth Furfaro
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Brisbane

Morgan Gabriel
Energy and Resources - Sydney

Dylan Glover
Real Estate - Canberra

Sophia Griffiths-Mark
Restructuring and Insolvency - Melbourne

Emily Harris
Real Estate - Sydney

Gabrielle Ho
Public Sector - Canberra

Olivia Hodgetts
Construction - Melbourne

Alex Hook
Banking and Finance - Sydney

Eric Jeffery
Energy and Resources - Brisbane

Cloe Jolly
Environment and Sustainable Development - Sydney

Jemma Keys
Litigation and Class Actions - Brisbane

Danielle La Malfa
Construction - Sydney

Tina Lau
Banking and Finance - Sydney

Jessie Layman
Pro Bono - Melbourne

Jessica Lighton
Environment and Sustainable Development - Sydney

Gabriella Lim
Litigation and Class Actions - Melbourne

Elyse Loughton
Environment and Sustainable Development - Perth

Jacinta MacGinley
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Sydney

Nick McConville
Construction - Melbourne

Jared Mintz
Public Sector - Melbourne

Monique Munro
Public Sector - Canberra

Taryn Murphy
Real Estate - Brisbane

Emil Obaid
Real Estate - Sydney

John Park
Litigation and Class Actions - Canberra

Claudia Plesums
Construction - Sydney

Sabina Prus-Wisniowski
Real Estate - Canberra

Christa Queern
Litigation and Class Actions  - Perth

Somya Rajawat
Litigation and Class Actions - Perth

Georgina Riley
Construction - Sydney

Rachel Rothfield
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Melbourne

Oscar Sach-Haber
Corporate M&A - Sydney

Rhian Soedarsono
Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Melbourne

Isabella Stubbs
Litigation and Class Actions - Melbourne

Chris Tippelt
Restructuring and Insolvency - Brisbane

Marionne Tolentino
Public Sector - Canberra

Marcus Vethecan
Litigation and Class Actions - Sydney

Lucy Walsh
Litigation and Class Actions - Melbourne

Antonia Wayne-Boyle
Intellectual Property - Sydney

Timothy Weller
Construction - Melbourne 

Chelsea White
Real Estate - Canberra

Bevan Willoughby
Construction - Melbourne

Ian Wilson
Construction - Perth



FORENSIC & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES MANAGER

Sharath Sasindran
Data Intelligence - eDiscovery - Sydney

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Clayton Utz communications are intended to provide commentary and general information. They should not be relied upon as legal advice. Formal legal advice should be sought in particular transactions or on matters of interest arising from this communication. Persons listed may not be admitted in all States and Territories.