Australian ADR Awards 2022
– Winners

Under 30 ADR Practitioner of the Year
Simon Bourke, Allen & Overy

Under 40 ADR Practitioner of the Year
David Jenaway, Allen & Overy

Mediator of the Year
Julie Somerville, R3 Resolutions

Community Mediator of the Year
Sonia Brown, CatholicCare Toowoomba

Conflict Coach of the Year
Samantha Hardy, CCI Academy

ADR Innovation of the Year
Dispute Settlement Center of Victoria

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner of the Year
Jack Ellis, Sydney Dispute Resolution

Arbitrator of the Year
Gordon Smith, Gordon Smith Legal

Arbitration Practitioner of the Year
Julia Dreosti, Clifford Chance

ADR Practitioner of the Year
Peter Kassapidis, South Australian Employment Tribunal &
University of Adelaide

International ADR Practitioner of the Year
Sean Marriott, Clifford Chance

Expert Determiner of the Year
John Rundell, John Rundell & Co

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Practitioner of the Year
Anthony McAvoy SC, Frederick Jordan Chambers

ADR Academic of the Year
Rajesh Sharma, RMIT University

Arbitration Practice Group of the Year
Clifford Chance

ADR Practice Group of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons

ADR Chambers/List of the Year
Level Twenty Seven Chambers

Ombudsmen & Commissions ADR Group of the Year
Victorian Small Business Commission

Courts & Tribunals ADR Group of the Year
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

ADR Corporate Team of the Year
TAL Life Ltd

ADR Project of the Year
CatholicCare Toowoomba

The Hon. Tom Bathurst ADR Advocate of the Year
Nik Dragojlovic, Svenson Barristers

Congratulations to all finalists in 2022.

The standard of ADR work was outstanding!

Photos from the fabulous Gala Dinner can be viewed here. 

We look forward to seeing you at the Australian ADR Awards 2023!