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Our people have gone on to achieve amazing things in a variety of fields. Meet KWM alumni around the world and hear their stories.

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Carmel Mulhern

Carmel Mulhern began her career at King & Wood Mallesons before moving to Telstra after a year-long secondment. At the beginning of this year Carmel moved to the Commonwealth Bank as their Group General Counsel and Group Executive, Group Governance. Carmel talks to KWM about her time with some of Australia’s most prominent organisations and what in her career she is most proud of.

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Hugh de Kretser, Executive Director at Human Rights Law Centre

Hugh de Kretser began his legal career at KWM before moving into community based legal practice after taking a secondment to the Brimbank Community Legal Centre. Hugh is now the Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Centre and he talks to us about the relationship his organisation has with KWM and how we can all make an impact.

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Alex Feldman, General Counsel and Head of Strategy at Amaysim

We spoke to Alex Feldman about life as the General Counsel and Head of Strategy at Amaysim.

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Mike Chambers, Executive Manager, Commercial Services, NAB

From managing the NAB account at KWM to managing the bank’s commercial services team in-house, Mike Chambers has maintained a close relationship with KWM - now working for a valued client of the firm.

We spoke to Mike about what it’s like being on the other side of the fence and how his KWM training set him up to work at one of Australia’s biggest banks.

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Romilly Madew, CEO at Infrastructure Australia

Romilly Madew is CEO at Infrastructure Australia and prior to that was the CEO at Green Building Australia for 13 years. Romilly is a renowned leader in the property and construction industry and is skilled in strategy, governance and policy development. Romilly started her career as one of the first law firm marketers at King & Wood Mallesons. We hear how Romilly’s career was shaped by her time at KWM and the relationship she still has with the firm.

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Spotlight on | Emma Rolley, Legal Counsel at Spell & The Gypsy Collective

It's been a joy working in-house at Spell & the Gypsy Collective (SPELL) since 2018. It was a steep learning curve starting back in the fashion industry and returning to in-house legal counsel after a period of time out of the law, running my own digital marketing business in Brisbane and Byron, and raising three children.

21 July 2020

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Spotlight on | Ilana Atlas, Chairman at Coca-Cola Amatil

Ilana was at King & Wood Mallesons for 16 years, making significant career strides in that time, including running the firm's New York office and as a managing partner. We spoke to Ilana about the diverse opportunities she embraced throughout her career and why it's important to pursue work what you are passionate about.

02 March 2020

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Spotlight on | Matthew Robinson, Consultant at Bain & Company

Matthew Robinson is based in Chicago and is a Consultant for Bain & Company after leaving KWM to relocate to the US to complete an MBA in Economics and Strategic Management. We chatted with Matt about his career at one of the world's top management consulting firms.

31 July 2019

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Spotlight on | Tom Brunskill, Co-founder at InsideSherpa

Tom Brunskill is one of two founders of virtual work experience company, InsideSherpa, a platform that allows students to ready themselves for the workplace by experiencing real challenges set by organisations around the world.

31 July 2019

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