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We can help you with legal advice, support, and customised training.
As one of the leading providers of legal services to the Commonwealth, we have assisted the Australian Government with some of its most complex and high-profile legal matters.
Not only do we have an extraordinary depth of legal talent, we also offer lawyers who understand risk and reality, and who will solve your problems. Our legal teams are made up of advisors who have experience in the public and private sector, and who understand the regulatory and policy framework which governments and regulated industries operate in.
Skills & expertise
SPA Australia, formerly Proximity, has assisted the Australian Government with some of its most complex and high-profile legal matters including:
- Multi-billion dollar capital acquisition and sustainment projects
- Large scale information and communication technology projects
- Sensitive litigation and dispute resolution matters
- Major legislative programs and policy initiatives.
We have a range of experience in our team from Senior General Counsel level to paralegals, and all our lawyers have experience in major legal firms, or highly regarded in-house legal teams. They understand the need to provide advice that is practical, risk-informed, and capable of being understood by a broad range of stakeholders.
Government Team of the Year
Employer of Choice
Corporate Citizen of the Year
State Finalist ACT – Building Communities
Diversity Law Firm of the Year
NewLaw Firm of the Year
People
Zoe Lynam
Managing Director
National Lead – Legal
Bruce Brown
Expert Advisor
David Mahony
Expert Advisor
Dwayne Currie
Expert Advisor
Felicity Cooper
Expert Advisor
James Lavery
Expert Advisor
Kimberley Baillie
Expert Advisor
Leo Hardiman PSM KC
Expert Advisor
Melissa Randall
Expert Advisor
Team Lead – Public Law
Michael Stone
Expert Advisor
Richard Monteleone
Expert Advisor
Robin Creyke
Expert Advisor
Russell Bayliss
Expert Advisor
Ted Bilton
Expert Advisor
Caitlin Morgan
Special Advisor
Catherine Saunders
Special Advisor
Celia Torres-Villanueva
Special Advisor
Daniel Furolo
Special Advisor
Declan Norrie
Special Advisor
Team Lead – Regulatory Development and Reform
Hannah von Forell
Special Advisor
Team Lead – Enforcement, Litigation and Regulatory Law
Ian Ung
Special Advisor
Ingrid Bremers
Special Advisor
Jasmin Douglas
Special Advisor
Loretta Houlahan
Special Advisor
Natalie Kok
Special Advisor
Rob Gibson
Special Advisor
Team Lead (A/g) – Commercial Law
Su-Ann Tan Burke
Special Advisor
Thomas McBride
Special Advisor
Kyle Wood
Senior Advisor
Sharon Reay
Senior Advisor
Tracy Russell
Senior Advisor
Mashiat Mustaq
Advisor
Nashatha Hengodage
Advisor
Subi Ramesh
Advisor
Zehra Kazmi
Advisor
Fergus Pandy
Assistant Advisor
Zainab Naleemudeen
Assistant Advisor
