Presenters

Daniel Emmerig, Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers
Daniel accepts briefs to advise and appear in all areas of law, with a particular focus on commercial and corporate law. Prior to coming to the Bar, Daniel was an Associate in the Disputes and Investigations team at Allens. Daniel has experience in a range of areas including commercial law, class actions, corporations and insolvency, civil penalty proceedings, superannuation, and environment and planning law. Daniel also has experience acting in regulatory matters, including investigations and proceedings conducted by ASIC, APRA, ATO, the AFP and the former Department of Planning and Environment. Daniel is also currently studying a LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law at King's College London.


Lydia Kinda, Barrister & Mediator, Svenson Barristers
Lydia has practised at the Victorian Bar since 2004 mainly in the areas of commercial disputes, insolvency, and wills and estates. Accredited as a Mediator in 2004, AMDRAS Accredited Mediator in 2008, Lydia finds using her problem-solving skills in facilitating non-litigious outcomes as well as resolving litigation without recourse to a trial the most satisfying and is focussed on her Mediation practice. Prior to her legal career, Lydia managed various businesses. She served for several years on an Owners Corporation Committee and has acted as a member a Community Consultative Committee for a local statutory authority in determining the site for a waste-water facility. Since 2006 she has been a director of a not-for-profit board. She uses her financial literacy skills to manage both the erratic nature of Bar Practice and not-for profit boards. Lydia also has an interest in writing, history and languages, namely Czech, French and German and has recently taken up Greek and Latin.