Honours lists recognise alumni achievements
Officer (AO) in the General Division
The Honourable Justice Alan Michael Blow (BA ’71 LLB ’74)
For distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, to legal education and professional standards, and to the community.
Emeritus Professor Michael David Coper (BA ’67 LLB ’70)
For distinguished service to legal education, and to the law, as an academic, author and administrator through advisory roles and to safety standards in the transport industry.
Mr Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC (BA ’67 LLB ’70 LLD ’06)
For distinguished service to the law and the legal profession as an international human rights lawyer and advocate for global civil liberties, and to legal education as an academic and publisher.
Ms Christine Anne Ronalds (LLB ’73)
For distinguished service to the law and the legal profession particularly in supporting, mentoring and developing the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lawyers and law students.
Major General Ian Denis Westwood (LLB ’78)
For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force as Chief Military Judge of the Australian Military Court and Chief Judge Advocate of the superior disciplinary tribunal system.
Member (AM) in the General Division
Mr Peter Humfry Henchman (LLB ’61 BA ’63)
For service to conservation and the environment.
Mr Peter Joseph Janssen (BEc ’77 LLB ’79)
For service to conservation and the environment.
Member (AM) in the General Division
The Honourable Judge John Hatzistergos (BEc ’82 LLM ’94)
For significant service to the law and the judiciary, and to the people and Parliament of New South Wales through a range of ministerial roles.
Professor Colin Houston Thomson (BA ’63 LLB ’66 LLM ’72)
For significant service to medical research, particularly to research ethics, education, and professional organisations.
Congratulations to our five alumni and Master of Laws student who were announced as winners in the 2018 annual Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards. This year there were 15 categories, covering a range of different practice areas, with two winners per category.
- Matthew De Cataldo (LLB ’15 BCom ’13)
Associate (Corporate Markets), Baker McKenzie
Category: Mergers and Acquisitions - Mary Hu (BCom ’10 LLB ’12)
Senior Associate, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Category: Taxation - Nicholas Kraegen (BA (Media & Comm) ’12 LLB ’14)
Associate, Baker McKenzie
Category: Technology, Media and Telecommunications - Hannah Morris (JD ’14)
Property & Real Estate Lawyer, Mills Oakley
Category: Construction and Real Estate - Ranjani Sundar, Master of Laws student
Senior Associate, HFW Australia
Category: Dispute Resolution - Jackson Wherrett (BA (Media & Comm) ’12 LLB(Hons) ’14)
BCL candidate at the University of Oxford
Category: Government
Congratulations to alumni Rebecca Dunn and Daniel Gilbert from Gilbert + Tobin on their success at this year’s Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.
Rebecca Dunn received the Managing Partner of the Year award while Daniel Gilbert earned the Special Counsel of the Year award.
The Australian Law Awards reward outstanding work across major legal practice areas, brilliance at the bar, legal in-house powerhouses, innovators and various firm-led pro bono programs.