Mariam-zamiri-veiszadeh

Leading the change

Social justice advocate Mariam Zamiri Veiszadeh uses social media to fight Islamophobia. She talks about how September 11 changed her life – and why she…

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Larissa Behrendt

The power of storytelling

Professor Larissa Behrendt talks about her support for the Bowraville families, her approach to research with Aboriginal communities, and why storytelling is central to law…

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Sue Higginson

Extinction busters

When Professor Tim Flannery spoke at an April fundraising dinner for the NSW EDO (Environmental Defenders Office), his description of the rate of extinctions in…

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Adrienne Cahalan

Constellation of successes

Ocean racer and navigator Adrienne Cahalan has honed winning teams on the water and uses the lessons learned in her law practice.

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Michelle Dixon

The atypical CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Partner of Maddocks Michelle Dixon is different to the leaders of most major firms in several notable ways. Despite her…

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Stuart Clark

A fiery litigator

Stuart Clark is a Member of the Order of Australia, the 2016 President of the Law Council of Australia, and a partner in the Clayton…

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Besmellah Rezaee

A passion for change

NSW Young Lawyers’ 2015 Young Lawyer of the Year is Besmellah Rezaee 29. He arrived in Australia with his family at the age of 18…

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Murray Fahey

Straddling two worlds

A new film about a cross-cultural love affair is a passion project of two Sydney lawyers.

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Glenn Kolomeitz

Shaking up the RSL

A lawyer with experience in the army, air force and police force has stepped up to revitalise the Returned and Services League.

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Tim Griffiths

A test of endurance

For litigation lawyer and arbitrator Tim Griffiths, penning his first novel about legendary Australian photographer Frank Hurley was an exercise in patience, creativity and passion.

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