Our People
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Tidball
Michael Tidball commenced his position as Chief Executive Officer of The Law Council of Australia on 1 August 2020. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of New South Wales, which, under his leadership, became one of the largest, resilient, and successful voluntary direct membership regulating Law Societies internationally. He served concurrently as Secretary General of LAWASIA.
Mr Tidball has worked in both the government and business sectors in Australia, foremostly in senior management and strategy policy roles. Previously serving as a Director of LawCover Insurance Pty Ltd and LawCover Pty Ltd as well as of LAWASIA Holdings, he was also on the Board of Management of Quality in the Law and is a member of the Council of the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History.
Mr Tidball has recently completed post graduate studies at the Saïd Business School at The University of Oxford and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Margery Nicoll
Corporate Services Division
- John Cattle, Director, Finance and Corporate Services
Finance
- Bojana Bizumic, Senior Accountant
- Ying Cai, Senior Accountant
- Lai Mui, Sections Accounting Officer
- Luke Andrews, Accounts Payable Officer
Administration
- Daniel Sybaczynskyj, General Manager, Corporate Governance
- Michelle Roach, Executive Assistant
- Arion Moreno, Manager, Operations and Information Systems
- Elliot Brown, Corporate Support Officer
Public Affairs and Communications Division
- Krystal James, Digital and Marketing Advisor
- Kristen Connell (Media)
T. 0400 054 227
E. kristen@talkforcemedia.com.au - Anil Lambert (Media)
T, 0416 426 722
E. anil@hortonadvisory.com.au
International Division
- Margery Nicoll, Director of International and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Charlotte Stubbs, Senior Policy Lawyer
- Tarryn Gaffney, Senior Policy Lawyer, Major Projects
- Doris Wimmler, Executive Officer & Manager, Database, International Division
Legal Policy Division
- Dr Natasha Molt, Director of Policy
- Leonie Campbell, Deputy Director of Policy
- Nathan MacDonald, Principal Policy Lawyer
- John Farrell, Senior Policy Lawyer
- Christina Raymond, Senior Policy Lawyer
- Matthew Wood, Senior Policy Lawyer
- Myles Gillard, Policy Lawyer
- Alex Kershaw, Policy Lawyer
Regulatory Policy and Research Division
- Murray Hawkins, Director
Law Council Sections
Business Law Section
- Jessica Morrow
Section Administrator
T. 02 6246 3737
E. adminbls@lawcouncil.asn.au - Kay Barney, Administrative Assistant
Family Law Section
- Michael Walters, Director, Family Law Section
- Rene Wentzel, Administrative Coordinator
- Tara Willoughby, Membership & Communications Coordinator
- For all enquiries please contact mail@familylawsection.org.au or phone 02 6246 3761.
Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section
- Chelsea De Silva
Section Administrator
T. 02 6246 3722
E. chelsea.desilva@lawcouncil.asn.au
International Law Section
- Doris Wimmler
Executive Officer & Manager, Database, International Division
T. 02 6246 3758
E. ils@lawcouncil.asn.au
Legal Practice Section
- Chelsea De Silva
Section Administrator
T. 02 6246 3722
E. chelsea.desilva@lawcouncil.asn.au
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