ACICA Professional Advisory Council

The ACICA Professional Advisory Council (PAC) is comprised of leading international commercial arbitration practitioners from Australia and around the world, and acts in a general advisory capacity with regard to ACICA initiatives and services under the ACICA Arbitration Rules and Expedited Arbitration Rules 2021 (and prior edition released in 2016). The ACICA PAC replaced the previous ACICA Council in December 2023.

Name External Position
Frank Bannon Partner, Clayton Utz,

Sydney, Australia

Diana Bowman Secretary-General, ACICA,

Sydney, Australia

John Beechey CBE Barrister & Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers

London, UK

Chad Catterwell Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer,

Melbourne, Australia

Jeremy Chenoweth

(Vice-Chair)

Partner, Ashurst

Brisbane, Australia

Rebecca Conoulty Managing Director, Sapere

Sydney, Australia

Jo Delaney

(Chair)

Partner, Holman, Fenwick & Willan

Sydney, Australia

Mark Dempsey SC Independent Arbitrator

Sydney, Australia and Singapore

Elliot Luke Counsel, Clifford Chance

Perth, Australia

Simon Greenberg Partner, Clifford Chance

Paris, France

Professor Doug Jones AO Independent Arbitrator &  International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court,

Sydney, Australia, Toronto, Canada, and chambers in London, UK.

Juliana Jorissen Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Perth, Australia

Gowri Kangeson Partner, DLA Piper

Melbourne, Australia

Dr Caroline Kenny KC Barrister & Arbitrator, Owen Dixon Chambers,

Victoria, Australia

Judith Levine Independent Arbitrator & President of ACICA

Sydney, Australia

Dylan McKimmie Partner and Head of Office, Norton Rose Fulbright,

Brisbane, Australia

Duncan Miller SC Barrister & Arbitrator, 7 Wentworth Selborne,

Sydney, Australia

Tim Nelson Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

New York, USA

Beverly Newbold Partner, Minter Ellison,

Sydney, Australia

Joshua Paffey Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Brisbane, Australia

Jenna Priestly Assistant Secretary, Commercial and Copyright Law Branch, Attorney-General’s Department

Canberra, Australia

Jeremy Quan-Sing Partner, Allens

Perth, Australia

Michelle Sindler Independent Arbitrator

Killara, Australia

Damian Sturzaker Partner, Marque Lawyers,

Sydney, Australia

Hiroyuki Tezuka Partner, Nishimura & Asahi

Tokyo, Japan