We are delight­ed to announce the appoint­ment of Isabel­la Machin as an Asso­ciate in our Com­mer­cial Finance team

With a dual back­ground in account­ing and law, Isabel­la brings a depth of com­mer­cial insight and exper­tise to the firm across a wide spec­trum of prac­tice areas. Her expe­ri­ence spans com­mer­cial trans­ac­tions, restruc­tur­ing, cor­po­rate gov­er­nance and com­pli­ance, reg­u­la­to­ry advi­so­ry, and dis­pute res­o­lu­tion. Isabella’s unique com­mer­cial acu­men and client-cen­tric approach make her a strong asset to the team and an ide­al fit for this new­ly cre­at­ed role.

Our firm con­tin­ues to grow in align­ment with our strate­gic vision. Isabella’s appoint­ment enhances our abil­i­ty to respond to evolv­ing client needs while con­tin­u­ing to deliv­er the excep­tion­al val­ue and ser­vice that define the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice and our Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner at Swaab.

If you would like to repub­lish this arti­cle, it is gen­er­al­ly approved, but pri­or to doing so please con­tact the Mar­ket­ing team at marketing@​swaab.​com.​au. This arti­cle is not legal advice and the views and com­ments are of a gen­er­al nature only. This arti­cle is not to be relied upon in sub­sti­tu­tion for detailed legal advice.

Publications

Decen­ni­al insur­ance for new apart­ment buildings

The New South Wales Gov­ern­ment con­tin­ues to address the lack of con­fi­dence in the build­ing indus­try, par­tic­u­lar­ly in rela­tion to…

More AI Slop in the Fair Work Juris­dic­tion: The Fight Back

In two recent cas­es both the Fair Work Com­mis­sion (FWC) and Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia (FCF­CoA) have…

NSW Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 Pass­es Parliament

The Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 (the Bill) passed through Par­lia­ment on Tues­day after­noon 4 August 2026. The Bill is…

In the News

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle A per­ma­nent change: casu­al choice for employ­ees under the recent Fair Work Act amend­ments ”, was pub­lished on the NSW Law Soci­ety Jour­nal web­site on 4 Sep­tem­ber 2026

This arti­cle exam­ines recent amend­ments to Aus­trali­a’s Fair Work Act and their impli­ca­tions for casu­al employ­ment, employ­ee choice, work­place rights…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Mum­brel­la­cast pod­cast with Tim Bur­rowes and Irene Hulme on 3 Sep­tem­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN

Mum­brel­la’s Tim Bur­rowes and Irene Hulme take a deep dive into the legal morass of the ARN/​Jackie Hen­der­son law­suit with lawyer…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 2 Sep­tem­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 11:25 to 35:50)

Kyle Sandi­lands called as a wit­ness in Jack­ie O Henderson’s case against ARN, Michael Byrnes appears on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night…

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