Portrait photograph of Mary Digiglio
Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
Portrait photograph of Marc Baddams
Marc Baddams
Partner
Portrait photograph of James Skelton
James Skelton
Partner

We are thrilled to be host­ing the 2024 Mer­i­tas ANZ Region­al Meet­ing! Sona Pan­choly, Pres­i­dent of Mer­i­tas, deliv­ered an engag­ing pre­sen­ta­tion to the Swaab team, high­light­ing the ser­vices and pro­grams that empow­er mem­ber firms like ours to com­pete, grow, and excel in client ser­vice. Sona also shared an insight­ful update on Mer­i­tas’ finan­cial per­for­mance, future out­look, and key ele­ments of the strate­gic plan. To cap off the ses­sion, Sona answered ques­tions from the room and we shared inspir­ing client suc­cess stories.

Mer­i­tas Mem­ber Con­tacts & Emerg­ing Leader: Mar­ry Digiglio, Marc Bad­dams & James Skelton 

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

Employ­ers Ban­ning AI Smart Glass­es from the Workplace

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

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…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Tim Web­ster on 2SM on 22 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:24:00 to 1:28:30)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es in the work­place? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy gains trac­tion, organ­i­sa­tions must bal­ance inno­va­tion with…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 19 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:06:35 to 1:10:10)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

Press Release | New Spe­cial Coun­sel Appoint­ment — Suzy Whitty

With over ten years’ expe­ri­ence as a prac­tis­ing lawyer and a pri­or career in the Roy­al Aus­tralian Navy, Suzy is recog­nised for…

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