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  • Business Leaders Luncheon with special guest The Hon Bill Shorten  Business Leaders Luncheon with special guest The Hon Bill Shorten
    Posted on: 8 May, 2013 
    On 8 May 2013, we continued our series of Business Leaders Luncheons with special guest speaker The Hon Bill Shorten, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Financial Services and Superannuation.
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  • Business Leaders Luncheon with guest speaker Mohan Jesudason  Business Leaders Luncheon with guest speaker Mohan Jesudason
    Posted on: 15 Apr, 2013 
    On 15 April we held another successful networking event as part of our ongoing series of Business Leaders Luncheons with guest speaker Mohan Jesudason, former Managing Director Gaming and Group Marketing at Tabcorp Holdings
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  • Steve Carey addresses Cornwall Stodart's first Business Leaders Luncheon for 2013  Steve Carey addresses Cornwall Stodart's first Business Leaders Luncheon for 2013
    Posted on: 27 Feb, 2013 
    Today, Cornwall Stodart re-launched its successful series of monthly Business Leaders Luncheons introduced last year, with its first of the series for 2013. The lunch featured a keynote address by Steve Carey, Senior News Executive of the Seven Network, who was joined by 21 other senior business representatives from a range of corporate and government sectors.
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  • Lesley Naik has article published in the Journal of Law and Medicine  Lesley Naik has article published in the Journal of Law and Medicine
    Posted on: 30 Jan, 2013 
    We are delighted to announce that Cornwall Stodart Trainee Lesley Naik has authored an article that has been published in the latest edition of the Journal of Law and Medicine (December 2012, 20 JLM 453).
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  • InFocus article on Melissa Falcone  InFocus article on Melissa Falcone
    Posted on: 12 Dec, 2012 
    We are delighted to announce that Melissa Falcone, Cornwall Stodart's Director of People, was the subject of a recent InFocus article. InFocus is an HR magazine with a wide readership.
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  • Kirk Edwards addresses Cornwall Stodart's final Business Leaders Luncheon for 2012  Kirk Edwards addresses Cornwall Stodart's final Business Leaders Luncheon for 2012
    Posted on: 5 Dec, 2012 
    On 4 December, Cornwall Stodart concluded for the year its series of monthly Business Leader Luncheons. The lunch featured a keynote address by Mr Kirk Edwards, CEO of Village Cinemas Australia, who was joined by other senior business representatives from the retail, construction, recruitment and other corporate sectors.
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  • Tanya Nguyen, Appointment to Executive Committee of Victorian Women Lawyers Association  Tanya Nguyen, Appointment to Executive Committee of Victorian Women Lawyers Association
    Posted on: 5 Dec, 2012 
    Cornwall Stodart would like to congratulate Tanya Nguyen, a Lawyer at our firm, on her recent election to the Executive Committee of the Victorian Women Lawyers Association.
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  • YBP Celebrates End of Year Gagnam Style  YBP Celebrates End of Year Gagnam Style
    Posted on: 4 Dec, 2012 
    On 29 November, Cornwall Stodart held its Young Business People (YBP) End of Year Celebration, 'CORNY 2012' at Charlton's Karaoke Bar.
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  • Lachlan Currie, Appointment to Courts Practice Committee  Lachlan Currie, Appointment to Courts Practice Committee
    Posted on: 23 Nov, 2012 
    Cornwall Stodart would like to congratulate Lachlan Currie, a Lawyer at our firm, on his recent election to the Courts Practice Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria (Committee). The appointment was voted on 2 November 2012.
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  • Cornwall Stodart runs for fun   Cornwall Stodart runs for fun
    Posted on: 13 Nov, 2012 
    Last night, Cornwall Stodart staff took part in the annual LIV Fun Run.
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  • Rena Solominidis co-authors article published in Young Lawyers Journal  Rena Solomonidis re-appointed as Co-Chair of the LIV Editorial Committee & co-authors article published in Young Lawyers Journal
    Posted on: 9 Nov, 2012 
    In her role as Co-chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s (LIV) Young Lawyers Section Editorial Committee (Committee), Rena Solomonidis, a Lawyer at our firm, has recently co-authored another article that has been published in the Young Lawyers Journal (YLJ).
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  • Dean Katz appointed Co-chair of YBP  Dean Katz appointed Co-chair of YBP
    Posted on: 1 Nov, 2012 
    Congratulations to Dean Katz, Senior Associate, who has been appointed as the new Co-chair of Cornwall Stodart’s Young Business People (YBP) program. Dean joins Jarrod Munro in this role and they are set to take YBP to a whole new level!
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  • Media Release - Lesley Naik has article published in the Alternative Law Journal  Lesley Naik has article published in the Alternative Law Journal
    Posted on: 9 Oct, 2012 
    We are delighted to announce that Cornwall Stodart Trainee Lesley Naik has authored an article that has been published in the latest edition of the Alternative Law Journal.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner 2012  Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner 2012
    Posted on: 6 Sep, 2012 
    On Wednesday 5 September, more than 200 key clients and stakeholders joined Cornwall Stodart partners and staff for our 2012 Annual Dinner.
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  • Tanya Nguyen appointed to Business Law Committee  Tanya Nguyen appointed to Business Law Committee
    Posted on: 16 Jul, 2012 
    Cornwall Stodart would like to congratulate Tanya Nguyen, a Lawyer at our firm, on her recent election to the Business Law Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.
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  • Dean Katz promoted to Senior Associate  Dean Katz promoted to Senior Associate
    Posted on: 29 Jun, 2012 
    Cornwall Stodart is delighted to announce that the partnership has promoted Antony Chung and Dean Katz to Senior Associate, effective 1 July 2012.
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  • Lesley Naik awarded Supreme Court Prize  Lesley Naik awarded Supreme Court Prize
    Posted on: 25 Jun, 2012 
    We are delighted to announce that Cornwall Stodart Trainee Lesley Naik has been awarded the Supreme Court Prize for the top law student at La Trobe University.
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  • Women’s Achievement Awards  Women's Achievement Awards
    Posted on: 31 May, 2012 
    On 30 May, one of our clients, Dominique Saunders (General Counsel of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) won the award for excellence in the in-house/government category at the biannual Victorian Women Lawyers and Women’s Barrister Association Women’s Achievement Awards.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Partner Leneen Forde quoted in madison magazine  Cornwall Stodart Partner Leneen Forde quoted in madison magazine
    Posted on: 23 Apr, 2012 
    Partner Leneen Forde was quoted in the April edition of madison magazine, in an article entitled ‘Will you regret it?’.
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  • Moroccan Ambassador addresses Jewish Forum at Cornwall Stodart   Moroccan Ambassador addresses Jewish Forum at Cornwall Stodart
    Posted on: 2 Apr, 2012 
    On Friday 30 March, Cornwall Stodart was honoured to host a lunch with His Excellency Mohamed Mael-Ainin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Australia.
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  • Keeping the Easter Eggs in the ‘Family’  Keeping the Easter Eggs in the 'Family'
    Posted on: 29 Mar, 2012 
    Cornwall Stodart is proudly sponsoring this year’s Peninsula Family Easter Picnic.
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  • Peter Watson addresses Cornwall Stodart’s Business Leaders Luncheon  Peter Watson addresses Cornwall Stodart's Business Leaders Luncheon
    Posted on: 22 Mar, 2012 
    On Wednesday 21 March, Cornwall Stodart continued its series of monthly Business Leader Luncheons hosted by the firm in its boardroom. The lunch featured a keynote address by Mr Peter Watson, Chairman of the Victoria Regional Rail Link Authority, who was joined by 20 other senior business representatives from the government and corporate sectors.
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  • Cornwall Stodart and Peter McMullin host lunch for East Timor's Prime Minister   Cornwall Stodart and Peter McMullin host lunch for East Timor's Prime Minister
    Posted on: 22 Feb, 2012 
    On 22 February, Cornwall Stodart hosted and sponsored a lunch with the East Timor Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, and 20 other VIPs in our boardroom.
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  • Cornwall Stodart helps change the face of men's health  Cornwall Stodart helps change the face of men's health
    Posted on: 1 Dec, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart's the Hairy Corn raises more than $6,000 for the Movember cause.
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  • Cornwall Stodart invited to update Lexis Nexis text  Cornwall Stodart invited to update LexisNexis text
    Posted on: 24 Nov, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart has recently become responsible for reviewing and updating the LexisNexis Australian Corporation Law – Principles & Practice (External Administration) loose-leaf volume on a quarterly basis.
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  • Rena Solomonidis, Election as Co-chair of LIV Committee  Rena Solomonidis, Election as Co-chair of LIV Committee
    Posted on: 18 Nov, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart would like to congratulate Rena Solomonidis, a Lawyer at our firm, on her recent election as Co-chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Young Lawyers Section Editorial Committee.
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  • Cornwall Stodart runs for fun  Cornwall Stodart runs for fun
    Posted on: 8 Nov, 2011 
    Yesterday, 7 November 2011, over 25 Cornwall Stodart runners and walkers took part in the annual LIV Fun Run.
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  • Cornwall Stodart hosts exclusive Halloween Spook Party  Cornwall Stodart hosts exclusive Halloween Spook Party
    Posted on: 28 Oct, 2011 
    On Thursday 27 October 2011, Cornwall Stodart hosted an exlusive Halloween Spook Party. Over 700 friends and families of clients and staff of Cornwall Stodart attended this unique themed event, held at the Docklands.
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  • David Moore appointed to INTA committee  David Moore appointed to INTA committee
    Posted on: 29 Sep, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart is delighted to announce that David Moore has been appointed to the East Asia & Pacific Subcommittee of the Famous & Well-Known Marks Committee.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner Raises $40,000 for Mercy Health Foundation  Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner Raises $40,000 for Mercy Health Foundation
    Posted on: 9 Sep, 2011 
    On Thursday 8 September 2011, more than 200 key clients and stakeholders joined Cornwall Stodart partners and staff for our 2011 Annual Dinner.
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  • Cornwall Stodart - Recent Admissions (1)  Cornwall Stodart - Recent Admissions
    Posted on: 24 Aug, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart is delighted to announce the recent admissions of Matthew Southwell, Sally Bast and Jane Bion.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Official Legal Partner of MIFF  Cornwall Stodart Official Legal Partner of MIFF
    Posted on: 20 Jul, 2011 
    We are pleased to announce that Cornwall Stodart is sponsoring the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) for the second year running. The festival’s operators have also appointed us as their official legal partner.
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  • Michael Kohn promoted to Partner   Michael Kohn promoted to Partner
    Posted on: 1 Jul, 2011 
    We are delighted to announce that Michael Kohn has been promoted to a Partner of Cornwall Stodart.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Competes in Million Dollar Memo Competition  Cornwall Stodart Competes in Million Dollar Memo Competition
    Posted on: 27 May, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart has submitted a video entry to Tourism Queensland's Million Dollar Memo competition. Aiming for the $1 million prize, the video demonstrates why Cornwall Stodart is a great place to work and why Queensland is the ultimate reward destination.
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  • Courting disaster and how to avoid it  Courting disaster and how to avoid it
    Posted on: 29 Apr, 2011 
    Some easy tips to help young lawyers turn a court appearance from fearsome to exhilarating.
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  • Cornwall Stodart - Recent admissions  Cornwall Stodart - Recent admissions
    Posted on: 28 Apr, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart is delighted to announce the recent admissions of Vanessa Hardley, Tanya Nguyen, Jane O’Brien and Alexandra Doig.
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  • Gino Potenza appointed to LIV Commercial Litigation Law Advisory Committee  Gino Potenza appointed to LIV Commercial Litigation Law Advisory Committee
    Posted on: 29 Mar, 2011 
    Cornwall Stodart would like to congratulate Gino Potenza, Partner, on his appointment as a member of the Law Institute of Victoria’s (LIV) Commercial Litigation Law Advisory Committee for Commercial Litigation Specialists (Committee).
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  • Melissa Falcone returns to Cornwall Stodart  Melissa Falcone returns to Cornwall Stodart
    Posted on: 7 Mar, 2011 
    We are delighted to announce that Melissa Falcone has returned to us this week as a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial group, and as the Head of our Retail team.
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  • Gideon Meltzer and David Moore join Cornwall Stodart  Gideon Meltzer and David Moore join Cornwall Stodart
    Posted on: 21 Feb, 2011 
    This month David Moore and Gideon Meltzer joined our firm.
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  • Cornwall Stodart named as Construction Law Firm of the Year 2010 by Corporate INTL  Cornwall Stodart named as Construction Law Firm of the Year 2010 by Corporate INTL
    Posted on: 28 Jan, 2011 
    We are delighted to announce that Cornwall Stodart has won the Corporate INTL Magazine 2010 Legal Award for Construction Law Firm of the Year in Australia.
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  • Peter McMullin elected President of VECCI  Peter McMullin elected President of VECCI
    Posted on: 1 Dec, 2010 
    We would like to congratulate Peter McMullin, a Consultant of our firm, on his election as the new President of the Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI).
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  • 2010 Annual Cornwall Stodart Carnival  2010 Annual Cornwall Stodart Carnival
    Posted on: 15 Nov, 2010 
    Our fourth annual Carnival Day was held yesterday at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Once again, Cornwall Stodart staff, clients and their families celebrated another fantastic year and enjoyed entertainment for both children and adults, including live music, a children’s stage show, roving entertainers, activities, exhibitions and much more.
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  • Social Media - Essential Business Development Tools  Cornwall Stodart YBP Breakfast Seminar: Social Media – Essential Business Development Tools
    Posted on: 8 Oct, 2010 
    On Thursday 7 October we held a breakfast seminar on social media for our YBP program.
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  • Gardens House Dinner  Gardens House Dinner
    Posted on: 10 Sep, 2010 
    In conjunction with McLeod Rail, on Thursday 9 September 2010 Cornwall Stodart hosted a dinner for our infrastructure clients. Our guest speakers were Tony Arnel and Merv Hughes. We all had a fantastic night.
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  • Our firm and our people named among the nation's best  Our firm and our people named among the nation's best
    Posted on: 3 Sep, 2010 
    Articles appearing in The Australian, today 3 September 2010, name Cornwall Stodart and four of our lawyers as among the nation's best.
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  • Golden Gavel Competition - Yvette Zegenhagen  Golden Gavel Competition - Yvette Zegenhagen
    Posted on: 19 Aug, 2010 
    Last night, Yvette Zegenhagen competed in the Golden Gavel Competition run by the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Law Institute of Victoria. Yvette was provided with her topic – ‘What not to wear on casual Friday’ – and had just 24 hours to prepare her presentation.
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  • Reflections - Issue 14  Relections
    Posted on: 31 Jul, 2010 
    It has been another busy year so far at Cornwall Stodart and we have much news to share with you. This is the first issue of our "new look" Reflections, which we have developed along with our re-branding initiative and new website. We hope you find the changes useful.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Award - BRW's 50 Best Places to Work 2010  Cornwall Stodart Award - BRW's 50 Best Places to Work 2010
    Posted on: 24 Jun, 2010 
    We are proud to announce that Cornwall Stodart has once again been named as one of BRW’s 50 Best Places to Work. This year we achieved a ranking of 34, an improvement on last year’s result.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner 2010  Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner 2010
    Posted on: 28 May, 2010 
    Last night we held our sixth Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner. The night was a huge success, with 150 Cornwall Stodart staff and clients joining us for a three course meal and charity auction at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club.
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  • Cornwall Stodart’s New Website and Re-branding Initiative  Cornwall Stodart's New Website and Re-branding Initiative
    Posted on: 1 Mar, 2010 
    We are pleased to announce the launch of our re-branding initiative and new website, operational from 1 March 2010. These measures have been designed to encapsulate our focus on Enhancing Success, which has been developed to steer the growth of Our Firm, Our Clients, Our People and Our Community.
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  • Lunch with the Honourable Tim Pallas MP  Lunch with the Honourable Tim Pallas MP
    Posted on: 8 Oct, 2009 
    Cornwall Stodart today hosted a lunch for the Minister for Roads and Ports, the Honourable Tim Pallas MP. Minister Pallas presented to our Transport & Logistics team, as well as a number of our clients in the industry. His central theme was the Government’s Victoria Transport Plan.
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  • Super and ‘Ordinary Time Earnings’  Super and 'Ordinary Time Earnings'
    Posted on: 1 Jun, 2009 
    In November 2008, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) issued a Draft Ruling that proposed to change the well-established and accepted definition of ‘ordinary time earnings’ (OTE) on which compulsory employer superannuation contributions must be paid to include any earnings paid for ‘regular, usual, customary or normal’ working hours.
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  • BRW’s Best 50 Companies to Work For 2009  BRW's Best 50 Companies to Work For 2009
    Posted on: 30 Apr, 2009 
    We are proud to announce that Cornwall Stodart achieved 36th place in BRW’s Best 50 Companies to Work For 2009. The list is based on the results of the Great Place to Work Institute’s (Institute) survey, which included employee and management questionnaires.
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  • Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner helps Bush Fire Appeal   Cornwall Stodart Annual Dinner helps Bush Fire Appeal
    Posted on: 13 Feb, 2009 
    Last night, more than 200 key clients and stakeholders joined Cornwall Stodart partners and staff for our Annual Dinner. The night was a great success. We raised more than $30,000 on behalf of Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services. Michael Yore of Good Shepherd, however, redirected the funds to The Red Cross for the Black Saturday Bushfire Appeal.
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  • John Date reaches 50 years' service with Cornwall Stodart  John Date reaches 50 years' service with Cornwall Stodart
    Posted on: 4 Feb, 2009 
    We would like to congratulate John Date on reaching 50 years’ service with the firm. A fantastic achievement!
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