Presenters

Rani Narulla, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
Rani Narulla is dynamic Special Counsel with a breadth of experience in renewable energy, property and commercial disputes matters. Rani supports her clients to manage risk across the life cycle of their projects, from the initial negotiation and drafting of scope and terms, to implementation and operation of each stage, through to dispute avoidance and resolution. Building upon her property and commercial litigation expertise (Rani has been recognised since 2023 in the ‘Best Lawyers in Australia’ for her litigation skills), her practice has expanded to include bringing renewable energy land transactions to life. Working for market leading renewable energy companies, she works collaboratively with the owners of interests in land to create opportunities to build critical infrastructure. She continues to act for landlords, tenants, property owners and managers, investment and funds management groups in disputes arising from property conveyances, leasing disputes and other commercial property transactions. In her dispute avoidance practice she advises clients on complex leasing issues, such as failure to pay rent or outgoings, rights to terminate, valuation disputes, make good issues and problems arising from incorrect exercise of options or delivery of other notices.


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.