We are pleased to announce six senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2026

Con­grat­u­la­tions:

  • Emma Nichelsen — Spe­cial Counsel

  • Julianne Con­ce­icao — Senior Associate 

  • Kathryn Schultz — Senior Associate

  • Alexan­der Leong — Associate

  • Emma Van Klav­eren — Associate

  • Mol­ly Boland — Asso­ciate 

I am delight­ed to announce the pro­mo­tions of Emma Nichelsen, Julianne Con­ce­icao, Kathryn Schultz, Alexan­der Leong, Emma Van Klav­eren and Mol­ly Boland. Their pro­fes­sion­al­ism, insight and strong com­mit­ment to client care have been inte­gral to the firm’s con­tin­ued growth. We look for­ward to their ongo­ing con­tri­bu­tion and lead­er­ship as we strive for excel­lence in deliv­er­ing out­stand­ing val­ue and ser­vice, under­pinned by our hall­mark Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it and our com­mit­ment to liv­ing the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner, 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

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When…

A Short Sto­ry about Bullying

In the recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion deci­sion of Appli­ca­tion by Gary Whitham [2026] FWC 3322, Deputy Pres­i­dent Col­man gave short…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Media Bub­ble pod­cast episode, Big Events, Big Ads, Big Atten­tion”, to dis­cuss the court pro­ceed­ings between Karl Ste­fanovic and his busi­ness part­ner and the lat­est on the Jack­ie O’ Hen­der­son v ARN case, on 17 Sept 2026

This dis­cus­sion exam­ines the NSW Supreme Court pro­ceed­ings between Ste­fanovic and his for­mer pod­cast busi­ness part­ner, Kesh­nee IbrahimMichael Byrnes appeared on…

Con­grat­u­la­tions Angela Har­vey for being recog­nised in 2026 Doyle’s Guide Rankings

We’re proud to announce that Angela Har­vey has been recog­nised in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide as a:Rec­om­mend­ed Lead­ing Suc­ces­sion Plan­ning Lawyer…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the ABC Radio Nation­al Law Report episode, The rapid rise of AI use in employ­ment law dis­putes”, on 15 Sep­tem­ber 2026.

What are the con­cerns over the rapid rise in the use of AI by self-rep­re­sent­ed lit­i­gants in employ­ment law disputes.Michael Byrnes…

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