Presenters

Laura Young, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
Laura Young specialises in on a broad range of commercial matters ranging from strategic transactions (acquisitions & disposals, joint ventures, restructures, partnerships and shareholders arrangements) to all aspects of daily commercial operations (with a focus on the preparation, interpretation and negotiation of a broad range of commercial contracts such as confidentiality arrangements, tenders, subcontractor arrangements, heads of agreement, supply & procurement arrangements, sponsorships, consultancy agreements, terms & conditions / credit applications, manufacturing and distribution arrangements). Laura is also a member of the firms' Competition and Consumer team and has a particular interest & expertise in the Australian Consumer Law, including advising on consumer guarantees, the unfair contract term regime, misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct. She also has a great deal of experience advising on corporate governance matters, particularly for private and not-for-profit entities. Laura has been placed on a number of secondments with major firm clients, including a long-term appointment as Acting General Counsel of a major ASX listed client. Her time in-house played a key role in the development of both her legal skills as well as her practice style. Laura credits her ability to provide her clients with practical solution based advice with a view of achieving a satisfactory commercial outcome to her time in-house.


Lizia Lim, Principal, Aitken Lawyers
Lizia Lim is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates, a Doyles Guide ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in both Wills & Estates (estate planning) and Estate Litigation and a member of the global Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She practices exclusively in the area of Wills and Estates incorporating estate and trust litigation, estate planning, probate and estate administration, superannuation planning and disputes, and VCAT Guardianship List disputes regarding the financial and personal affairs of a living person who has lost capacity, such as disputes over powers of attorney, financial administration and accommodation/care of the person.