Presenters

Adam Smyth, Barrister, 13th Floor St James Hall
Adam maintains a broad-based civil and commercial practice. Whilst he takes a special interest in company law, trusts, succession & probate and regulatory compliance across the building & construction industry, he appears in and advises on a more general variety of matters before the courts & tribunals in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions, both at first instance and on appeal. Before he came to the Bar, Adam gained a solicitor's formative experience in overseas practice with a number of international law firms, advising on corporate governance, anti-money laundering, competition law and financial services regulatory compliance issues, with a focus on the (re-)insurance industry. In particular, Adam practised for several years as a registered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong. Having worked with Chinese counsel on a variety of matters during that time, he boasts fluency in Mandarin, and enjoys applying his language skills to the task at hand.

Kerrie E. Leotta, Barrister at Law, Arbitrator & Mediator, Beecroft Chambers
Kerrie Leotta was admitted as a barrister on 21 July 2007 and practices in the areas of building & construction, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration/Mediation/Evaluation), commercial, equity, family and professional negligence,. She is the past president and treasurer of the Women's Lawyers Association of NSW, and has served as Past Treasurer Women's' Barristers Forum, Convener Australian Construction Law Discussion Group, Past Deputy Chair Law Council Business Construction (NSW) Chapter, Lecturer in Dispute Resolution in Construction Industry at UTS, Past Judicial Member Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (CTTT) and Accredited mediator and Arbitrator . Life member of WLA (NSW) ,Gymnastics NSW and NSW Gymnastics WAG Judges Assembly.