Firm Leadership
DLA Phillips Fox is an Asia Pacific winner of the Top Companies for Leaders 2007 award and is the only professional services winner in the region.
Selected from a global field of over 550 participants the award recognises that leadership is an essential part of our business plan and culture.
The firm has a progressive, corporatised management approach with an Executive and Board. This makes for effective and efficient decision making, promotes an innovative and egalitarian environment and enables a better understanding of how our clients operate.
Members of the Executive are:
Chief Executive - Tony Crawford
Managing Director - Russell Adams
Managing Director - Malcolm Shelton-Agar
Finance Director - Bruce Gardiner
Corporate Services Director - Mark Hornsby
Human Resources Director - Jan Roberts
Members of the Partnership Board of DLA Phillips Fox are:
Chairman - Martin Wiseman
Chief Executive - Tony Crawford
Non-Executive - Kathleen Conlon
Non-Executive- Margaret Gibson
Partner - Philip Byrnes
Partner - David East
Partner - Richard Moshinsky
Partner - Craig Stevens
Our legal service areas are organised under seven core practice groups and each is led by a partner. The role of the practice group leaders is to ensure we deliver on our commitment to client service and operational efficiency. Our practice group leaders are:
Australian Government - Anthony Willis
Corporate - David Morris
Financial Services & Revenue - Bill Chapman
Insurance & Commercial Dispute Resolution - Adrian Mitchell
Property, Infrastructure & Development - Chris Edquist
Technology, Media & Commercial - Tony Conaghan
Workplace Relations & Employment - Nick Ruskin
Our firm structure also includes a local office leader. While their responsibilities vary in each office, their role is to ensure alignment between local and firm-wide initiatives. Our local office leaders are:
Adelaide - Joe DeRuvo
Auckland - John Hannan
Brisbane - Tony Conaghan
Canberra - Anthony Willis
Melbourne - Peter Rashleigh
Perth - Allan Drake-Brockman
Sydney - Claire Tait
Wellington - Alasdair McBeth