LUKE GEARY Managing partner SALVOS LEGAL Luke Geary is a law firm leader dedicated to helping those less fortunate. In 2015, Salvos Legal Humanitarian acted in over 3,000 pro bono cases, bringing the total number to more than 14,000 in the five years since Luke founded the firm. The firm provides free services to the disadvantaged and marginalised throughout Australia, without government funding. Geary has an ambitious plan to provide over $25m worth of free legal services annually by 2020, and is on track to do so, with numerous major ASX 200 companies and government clients flocking to be paying clients of the firm.
DARREN FITTLER Partner GILBERT + TOBIN Widely acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading charity lawyers, Darren Fittler heads up Gilbert + Tobin’s Third Sector Advisory Group, which he has developed into a first-rate legal service provider for charities and not-for-profits. Fittler was the recipient of the 2014 Human Rights Commission Law Award, which recognised his long-term commitment to assisting not-for-profits. He is a strong advocate for disability rights and was involved in the development of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations. He is passionate about empowering organisations to do what they do, better.
SIMONE WHETTON Partner COLIN BIGGERS & PAISLEY
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In addition to mentoring a number of women and advising others starting out in their careers, Simone Whetton is a Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation ambassador and sits on the boards of two theatre companies – as member of the board of Griffin Theatre, supporting new Australian playwrights, and chair of Legs on the Wall. A Senate-appointed director of the University of Sydney Union, Whetton guides and mentors students. She is also a board member of the German Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and vice president of the Society for Australian-German Student Exchange. Her fluent German and keen interest in German business are appreciated by her German clients.
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