Carina Zeccola

Managing Director

Practice Areas Carina is the Managing Director and Government Team Leader at Griffin Legal. As Managing Director, Carina leads the execution of the firm’s strategic direction, by working closely with our team and clients to achieve the firm’s goals and vision, which is to remain a leading innovative legal and advisory firm. As Government Team …
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Claire

Claire Carton

Executive Director

Practice Areas Claire is founding partner and Executive Director at Griffin Legal and is our Not-for-Profit Team Leader. Now in her third decade of legal practice, Claire is known for her focused and strategic delivery of client outcomes. Having started her legal career in banking and finance, Claire has continued to practice broadly in corporate …
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Nicole Platt

Partner

Practice Areas Nicole is a Partner at Griffin Legal,  who specialises in the areas of probity and procurement, as well as overseeing the firm’s wills and estates practice. Nicole is a subject matter expert on running defensible and compliant procurement processes, with a particular interest on ensuring probity in the process. Nicole is an experienced …
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Damien

Damien Brazel

Partner

Practice Areas Damien is a Partner at Griffin Legal, and his main areas of practice are administrative law, litigation, procurement and information law. Damien has advised on a numerous Australian Government policies and programs, and the legislative frameworks that underpins them. Damien delivers solution-orientated legal advice based on over 15 years’ experience advising many different …
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Jodie Bateup

Partner

Jodie is a Partner at Griffin Legal who specialises in Employment Law and Corporate Governance. Jodie has extensive experience assisting government and not-for-profit clients with complex employment matters, including contracts, enterprise agreements and navigating termination. Jodie has extensive experience providing governance advice and support to not-for-profit organisations. Jodie has gained trust from colleagues and clients …
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William Ward

Partner

Will is a Partner at Griffin Legal who is one of only four lawyers in Canberra who are accredited by the NSW Law Society as a specialist in employment and industrial relations law. Will is an employment law subject matter expert with over 20 years’ experience in employment law and workplace relations. Will has advised …
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Melinda Twyford

Special Counsel

Melinda is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Property Team and Wills & Estates practice. Melinda is an experienced retail and commercial property lawyer providing quality advice on high profile land and business sales and purchases. Melinda has expertise in negotiating complex leases for prominent retail and commercial landlords …
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Fiona Jolly

Special Counsel

Fiona is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Governance Team. Fiona assists clients by providing the most innovative and up to date advice on corporate governance, and government reform and decision-making. Fiona is an experienced CEO, Company Director and legal practitioner with a diverse executive career with the federal …
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Melinda Smith

Special Counsel

Melinda is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Privacy Team. Melinda has broad experience in both the private and public sectors across legal and policy roles, within IT teams, and as a lecturer in Privacy Law at ANU. Melinda works closely with a number of Griffin Legal clients on …
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Kelly Bush

Conveyancing Manager

Kelly Bush is the Conveyancing Manager at Griffin Legal and assists our clients with purchases and sales in the ACT and NSW and property transfers in accordance with Estates and Family Law orders. Kelly has worked in Conveyancing for over 12 years and understands that open communication and attention to detail are key factors in …
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