All your 10 CPD units. All your legal updates. All in one day. No stress. No planning. Just show up and get it done.

For busy practitioners, finding time for CPD is one thing. Finding CPD that is genuinely worth your time is another.

The 10 CPD Units in One Day Legal Summit brings both together.

In one intensive day, gain 6 substantive law updates covering timely legal developments and practical issues, plus sessions across Ethics, Practice Management, Professional Skills and Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment.

Hear from experienced practitioners as they unpack the cases, reforms, risks and emerging issues you need on your radar for 2027, with practical insights you can take straight back to your practice.

It’s everything you need to stay compliant and current. One day. One place. All sorted.

One date in your diary. One program. Your CPD sorted.

Make 18 March the day you get ahead, get current and get your CPD done

 

Presenters

Marissa Mackie, Barrister Mitchell Chambers
Marissa is a barrister at Anthony Mason Chambers, having being called to the Bar in July 2020 after practising as a lawyer for over ten years. She has extensive experience in taxation, banking and finance, bankruptcy and corporate insolvency, administrative law and regulatory litigation. She has also completed a Master of Laws specialising in Corporate, Commercial and Taxation law. Prior to coming to the Bar she was selected as the participant of the Step up to the Bar program in 2019/2020. She has worked in both private and public practice and spent a number of years working as a litigator at both the ATO and ASIC dealing in a number of areas including tax fraud, misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, breaches of consumer credit legislation and directors duties. Marissa is also the President of the Women Lawyers Association of South Australia, Chair of the Women Lawyers Committee of the Law Society of South Australia and an Executive member of the Council of the Law Society of South Australia and a member of the South Australian Bar Association. She is also a facilitator of the University of Adelaide’s GDLP Banking and Finance, Commercial Law and Consumer Law courses.


Christopher Brohier, Barrister, Elizabeth Mews
Christopher Brohier was admitted as a practitioner of the Supreme Court of SA and the High Court in 1981. He joined the Independent Bar in 1993. In his 27 years at the Independent Bar he has appeared in complex matters in the High Court, Supreme Court, Federal Court and District Court. He has appeared in complex testamentary matters such as removing an executor, forcing the distribution of an estate, challenges to wills on the grounds of want of testamentary capacity and many claims under the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1972. He has been in numerous difficult and successful mediations in estate and other commercial and civil matters. Christopher is a nationally accredited mediator.


Christian Juebner KC, Queen Street Chambers and Anthony Mason Chambers
Christian is an experienced barrister and a former partner of one of Australia's pre-eminent commercial law firms (now Norton Rose Fulbright). Christian was recognised in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Doyles in Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution. Christian has over 25 years' experience representing clients involved in a variety of disputes. Christian is also a nationally accredited mediator and is regularly briefed to mediate commercial disputes. In addition to his commercial practice, Christian is recognised as an expert in proceeds of crime litigation. He regularly appears in proceeds of crime proceedings in various courts throughout Australia, publishes newsletters to practitioners with an interest in proceeds of crime litigation and is a member of the Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List Users' Group of the Supreme Court of Victoria.


Rose Cocchiaro, Founding Partner and Executive Director, Resolve Divorce
Rose Cocchiaro is the Founder and Executive Director of Resolve Divorce, and one of South Australia’s leading voices in modern family law. An Accredited Specialist in Family Law, Rose has built her career on a simple conviction: families deserve better than the traditional, adversarial approach to separation. Rose established Resolve to redefine what family law could be. Strategic, human, and anchored in clarity rather than conflict. Under her leadership, the firm has grown into a recognised category leader, combining accredited legal expertise with deep insight into people, behaviour, and complex family dynamics. As Executive Director, Rose now leads the strategic vision of the firm. She guides Resolve’s long-term direction, shapes its culture, and ensures every part of the business stays aligned with its mission to deliver strong outcomes with calm, human clarity. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, strategy, and purpose, steering the firm into its next chapter with a focus on innovation, community impact, and sustainable growth. She is a steady advocate for modernising family law, elevating industry standards, and ensuring separating families receive the support they need to rebuild with dignity. Her leadership continues to attract values-driven professionals who want to practise law differently and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Through her guidance, Resolve is not only growing as a business but it is shaping the future of family law and contributing to healthier outcomes for families and the wider community.


Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomsons
Bronwyn Furse is a commercial lawyer with specialist expertise in the areas of privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, and intellectual property amongst others. Her practice traverses public and private industry sectors including financial services, government, health, health tech and other technology providers, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, health, manufacturing, energy and resources, from start-ups through to multinational groups. Working with multinational groups means Bronwyn's work involves complex cross border work, and understanding of relationships between various local and offshore privacy regimes. In relation to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity she routinely provides advisory services, manages data breaches, complaints and investigations, assists with contractual negotiations, develops compliance frameworks, undertakes audits, conducts privacy impact assessments, and delivers tailored training. Bronwyn is on the Australia and New Zealand advisory board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as the Licensing Executives Society. She is routinely recognised by her peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the areas of Privacy and Data Security Law, Intellectual Property Law and Franchise Law, and in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer in the areas of Intellectual Property and in Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.


Emily Slaytor, Special Counsel, Piper Alderman
Emily joined Piper Alderman as a Special Counsel in 2021, after having relocated to Adelaide from Sydney where she worked for a specialist employment law firm. She has around 10 years’ experience practicing as an employment and industrial relations lawyer, assisting and advising employers on how to manage their legal obligations and risks, and navigate employment-related issues. Emily has acted for a diverse range of employers across both the private and public sector, at a national level. She has conducted numerous investigations for clients in relation to bullying and harassment matters and internal employment disputes, and regularly assists clients in the areas of managing long and short term injured workers, difficult workers compensation claims, performance management and disciplinary issues, discrimination and harassment, as well as unfair dismissal and general protections claims.


Michael Stannard, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley
Michael has extensive experience advising on significant acquisitions and disposals, complex development and construction projects, and commercial, retail and industrial leasing transactions. Michael also advises on renewable energy, telecommunications and infrastructure projects, including land access, tenure and related property arrangements. Clients value Michael’s responsiveness, commercial judgement and ability to deliver clear, strategic and commercially focused advice on complex property matters.


Shaun Berg, Barrister, New Technology Chambers
Shaun Berg has worked as a lawyer in area of technology law for the last ten years. He has completed national and international transactions in the areas of biotechnology and software. His experience includes commercialisation of FDA Approved Drug for Marataux Lamy Disease to US Pharmaceutical Company - market exceeding $2B, commercialisation of FDA Approved Drug for Hunter Disease to US Pharmaceutical Company - market exceeding $3B, commercialisation of new-born screening techniques to a US based institution, including consideration of IP issues, structuring of the licensing deal and supporting documentation - market exceeding $50M per year, management of patent portfolio for major public sector research hospital, including decisions to patent, shaping and structuring claims, prosecution and maintenance - number of patents exceeding 100, negotiation and Drafting of Production Investment Agreement, Completion Guarantee and other documents for the film 'Wolf Creek', commercialisation of security application with Symantec including negotiation of term sheet, licensing arrangements and associated contractual arrangements. Shaun Berg currently teaches 'Legal Issues in the Commercialisation of Technology' within the Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation Program at the University of Adelaide. This course is focused upon the creation of holistic strategies for control and use of Intellectual Property including Patents, Designs, Copyright, Trademarks and Trade Secrets.


Allie Umoff, Principal, LK Law
Allie has experience across a wide range of commercial disputes, involving issues of insolvency, professional negligence, directors’ duties, contract and construction defects. In over fifteen years of practice she has represented clients in disputes in the United States, Australia and Europe, ranging from large corporates to small business owners. Her experience includes working across a range of industries, including construction, transport, agribusiness, finance, insolvency and the resources sector. She regularly writes and speaks on topics including ethics, AI and the use of technology in legal practice.

Matt Simpson, Director, Flinders Legal Centre , Flinders Law School
Matt is a proud Flinders Law alumni and is pleased to return as Director of Flinders Legal Centre. Matt has most recently been a Principal at LK Law, a dispute resolution specialist firm. He has wide-ranging experience in civil and commercial disputes in Australia and internationally, involving regulatory and misconduct investigations, human rights, joint ventures, complex contracts, intellectual property and directors’ duties. He has also advised on risk mitigation, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Matt’s clients have included public authorities, large and small corporate entities, educational institutions, indigenous bodies, sports governing bodies and liquidators. Doyles Guide recognised Matt as a leading South Australian lawyer in the area of Administrative, Public Law and Judicial Review for 2024. Matt’s deep commitment to access to justice and legal education is demonstrated by his lead role in conceiving and establishing the Accessible Justice Project, a pro bono collaboration between LK and the University of Adelaide Law School. He has been a director and managing solicitor of that practice. Matt has also been has been an Associate Teacher in Civil Procedure and Evidence and chaired the Adelaide Law School Advisory Board.


Lucia Talotta, Special Counsel/ AML/CTF Compliance Officer, Wallmans Lawyers
Lucia is a qualified lawyer and anti-money laundering specialist with over 15 years’ experience across financial services, fintech and consulting in Australia and the UK. As the AML/CTF Compliance Officer at Wallmans, Lucia’s role encompasses building, implementing and maintaining the anti-money laundering and counter terrorism compliance program to ensure the firm is Tranche 2 compliant. Previously, Lucia has built and implemented AML and financial crime programs for both Australian and UK organisations, including leading KYC uplift and AML remediation projects at Morgan Stanley and designing new compliance frameworks for fintech and wealth businesses. Lucia has worked as a regulatory compliance officer and senior lawyer at Westpac, advising the private wealth businesses including Westpac Share Trading and Global Investment Services. She is also a qualified financial counsellor and has had her own consulting business. Active in the industry, Lucia is a member of the South Australian ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) working group. Her background as a solicitor, combined with extensive regulatory advisory and program-build experience, positions her as a strong, commercially aware Compliance Officer and an asset for Wallmans Lawyers.


Antonia Li, Principal, Piper Alderman
Antonia is a property and real estate lawyer with more than 10 years of experience advising on complex property transactions across the commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural sectors. Her expertise includes property developments, renewable energy projects, leasing, subdivisions, land acquisitions and disposals, community and strata titling, and property due diligence. Antonia has acted extensively on wind farm and solar farm projects, retail and commercial leasing and residential developments, including greenfield developments around greater Adelaide and mixed use off‑the‑plan projects in the City of Adelaide and Bowden, advising from site acquisition through to settlement. She works with a broad range of clients, including private developers, overseas investors, State Government agencies and renewable energy proponents. Her experience includes advising clients on land acquisitions for residential, social and affordable housing projects, acting for major commercial landlords on high‑profile leasing transactions, and supporting large‑scale renewable energy developments. Antonia also regularly advises major Australian banks and lenders on the property aspects of secured recoveries. Antonia is known for her strong commercial focus, technical precision and ability to manage complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders. Clients value her practical approach and her ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives. She is actively involved in the property industry through her roles with the Property Council of Australia and the Land Titling Advisory Group, contributing to industry reform and stakeholder engagement.


Chanel Martin, Managing Director, Resolve Divorce
Chanel Martin is the Managing Director of Resolve, a leading family law and dispute resolution practice. An Accredited Specialist in Family Law, Collaborative Practitioner, Nationally Accredited Mediator, and Certified Divorce Coach, Chanel is recognized for her strategic leadership and client-focused approach. She specializes in complex financial and parenting matters, guiding families toward practical, positive outcomes. Passionate about innovation, collaboration, and professional excellence, Chanel leads the Resolve team in delivering compassionate, effective support while driving growth and positive change across the family law sector.


Ben Wilson, Managing Director, CCK Lawyers
Ben is the Managing Partner with CCK Lawyers. He was admitted to practice law in 2001 and appointed a partner in 2008. He is a member of the Law Society of South Australia and a fellow of the Tax Institute. He is a former state chair of the Tax Institute, and its South Australian Professional Development Committee. Ben is an excellent lawyer, highly regarded in tax circles and an experienced adviser on corporate and commercial transactions and private wealth and estate planning matters. He advises on all aspects of taxation and revenue law, including in the context of sales of businesses, restructures, business succession and other corporate transactions. Ben also assists clients with putting in place comprehensive shareholders agreements, partnership agreements and associated buy-sell agreements. Ben has led countless business sales and acquisitions, restructures and corporate governance matters ranging from small family business transactions to multimillion dollar corporate deals.