Winners

Australian ADR Awards 2026

Mediator of the Year
Miriam Ziegler

Facilitator of the Year
Thomas Stodulka AM

Conflict Coach of the Year
Lynora Brooke

Arbitration Practice Group of the Year
Norton Rose Fulbright

Arbitration Practitioner of the Year
Sean Marriott

Arbitrator of the Year
The Hon. James Allsop AC

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ADR Practitioner of the Year
Agnes Alice

Community Mediator of the Year
Madhu Panthee

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner of the Year
Susan Hamilton-Green

ADR Student Team of the Year
University of Sydney

Under 30 ADR Practitioner of the Year
Georgios Palassis

Under 40 ADR Practitioner of the Year
Anna Grunseit

ADR Practitioner of the Year
Julie Robb

International ADR Practitioner of the Year
Nathan Eastwood

Law Firms ADR Practice Group of the Year
Watson Farley & Williams Pty Ltd

Ombudsmen and Commissions ADR Group of the Year
Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria

ADR Corporate Team of the Year
TAFE NSW

Courts & Tribunals ADR Group of the Year
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

ADR Project of the Year
Enliven Housing Pty Ltd

ADR Innovation of the Year
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

Government ADR Practice Group of the Year
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (Justice Health NSW)

Expert Firms ADR Practice Group of the Year
FTI Consulting

ADR Chambers/List of the Year
Svenson Barristers

The Hon. Tom Bathurst ADR Advocate of the Year Award
Ruwan Prabath Wathukarage

Academic of the Year
Prof. Rajesh Sharma