Presenters

Anthony Lo Surdo SC, 8 Wentworth Chambers
Anthony is a commercial silk specialising in banking, building and construction, contract, corporations, insolvency, professional negligence, property and sports law. He is an internationally accredited mediator (IMI) and accredited as a Leading Mediator (AMDRAS) and an Advanced Mediator (Resolution Institute). He has been ranked by Doyles Guide in 2018-2025 as a leading mediator. Anthony is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and registered in the Australian Register of Practising Arbitrators as a Grade 1 Arbitrator. He is also accredited as an arbitrator in Dubai and PNG and registered by the National Court of Justice of PNG as an international and domestic arbitrator. He was ranked by Doyles Guide in 2019-2025 as one of the country’s leading arbitration Silks. He is a panel member of many of the world’s leading international arbitral institutions and is regularly appointed as an arbitrator both domestically and internationally. Anthony has sat as both a sole and panel arbitrator including as Chair in over 100 domestic and international arbitrations involving complex commercial, disciplinary and governance disputes. Anthony is a leading, internationally recognised, sports law Silk and regularly sits as an arbitrator on international and domestic sport tribunals including the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Football Australia Appeal Panel and Disciplinary and Ethics Committee and the National Sports Tribunal. He was recognised in the Lexology Index, Australia & New Zealand, 2025 in the category, “Sports & Entertainment” and by the Lexology Global Index, 2025 in the category of “Sports.” Anthony is a part-time Senior Member of NCAT sitting on its Appeal Panel and in the Occupational Division. Further information about Anthony’s ADR expertise is available at: www.silkmediator.com.au.


Jessica Diep, Managing Partner, Maclarens Lawyers
Jessica is a Partner in Maclarens Lawyers Corporate and Commercial Team and has 20 years’ experience dealing with an extensive range of commercial and property law matters including; mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, commercial and retail leasing, leasing disputes and property procurement (including through options). Her passion for her work and her ability to protect her clients' interests, is reflected in the number of long-term clients Jessica has gained and the referrals she receives from her clients and colleagues. Jessica lectures at UTS with the Faculty of Law and has been a continuing legal education presenter for 4 years.