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, Resolve Advisors

Arbitration Practice Group of the Year
Norton Rose Fulbright

Arbitration Practitioner of the Year
Sean Marriott, HFW

Arbitrator of the Year
The Hon. James Allsop AC, Atkin Chambers

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ADR Practitioner of the Year
Agnes Alice, Aboriginal Liaison Officer NTPF

Community Mediator of the Year
Madhu Panthee, Once Pacific Dispute Resolution

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner of the Year
Susan Hamilton-Green, Creative Family Law Solutions

ADR Student Team of the Year
University of Sydney

Under 30 ADR Practitioner of the Year
Georgios Palassis, A&O Shearman

Under 40 ADR Practitioner of the Year
Anna Grunseit, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

ADR Practitioner of the Year
Julie Robb, Resolve Advisors

International ADR Practitioner of the Year
Nathan Eastwood, Watson Farley & Williams

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, 5 Selborne Chambers

Academic of the Year
Prof. Rajesh Sharma, RMIT