Presenters

Rochelle Castro, Principal Lawyer, RC & Co Lawyers
Rochelle Castro is a strata, construction and conveyancing lawyer and owner of RC & Co Lawyers. Prior to practicing law, she was a university instructor before dedicating her service to law. Whilst working to further improve her legal skills, Rochelle saw that she could better serve her clients by not only advising and advocating for them, but also educating them. She works with her team at RC & Co Lawyers, through constant rigorous training, so that they could provide effective, resourceful and clear legal service to clients. Rochelle appears in tribunals and various court jurisdictions to advocate her clients’ rights. She presents papers on strata, construction and conveyancing in local and international forums. Rochelle is a committee member of a few organisations including Law Institute of Victoria Building and Construction committee and Property Law committee. She is also the current president of the diverse association Filipino Australia Lawyers Association. Rochelle is also active in social media to provide bite size tips to those who are in need of guidance about contract law and legal disputes. Rochelle believes that good practice of law requires effective communication and education to achieve for clients the best result.


Donnacha Egan, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Donnacha is an associate with Norton Rose Fulbright based in Melbourne, admitted to practice in Ireland, England and Wales. He has a particular focus on technology, AI, media, telecommunications, data privacy and intellectual property rights across a range of sectors. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright Donnacha worked in Ireland for Dentons and as legal counsel for PricewaterhouseCoopers. His work in the EU and now Australia gives him a unique insight into the different regulatory approaches taken to technology and in particular the adoption and implantation of AI.