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Professor Rita Shackel

Interim Head of School and Dean / Professor of Law and Ethics

Professor Rita Shackel is a graduate of the University of Sydney holding undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in law, science, psychology and education.

She has worked as a lawyer, advocate, policy adviser, researcher, academic and consultant in a range of settings including in academe, government and in non-governmental organisations. She has served on numerous government, institutional and professional committees, and delivered professional and continuing education programs to legal practitioners, judicial officers, police, and health and welfare professionals nationally and internationally.

Read the Interim Dean's welcome message.

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Professor Jason Harris

Interim Deputy Head of School and Dean

Professor Jason Harris teaches and researches in the areas of Corporate Law, Insolvency Law, Commercial Law and Contracts.

Jason's research is focused on the public and private regulation of financially distressed companies, including debt restructuring, voluntary administration, corporate governance and directors’ duties during financial distress and the regulation of corporate groups.

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Associate Deans and Program Directors

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Louisa Johnson
School General Manager

Jane Kelly
Law Dean’s Executive Assistant

Peter Finneran
Head of External Engagement

Natasha de Zilva
Education Manager

Anna Slowiak
Senior Finance Manager

Lotus Lui
Associate Finance Manager

Lana Kolta
Education Support Manager

Shazly Sayed
Senior Administrative Officer

Jacky Feng
Senior Operations Officer

Ivana Glavas
Professional Law Programs Manager

Sue Ng
Postgraduate Law Programs Manager (Masters, Graduate Diplomas & HDR)

Julia Robertson
Research Manager

Lilla Wendoloski
Publishing Manager

Carla Viola
External Engagement Manager

Emeritus professors
  • Patricia Apps MED (Yale) PhD (Camb)
  • Hilary Astor BTech (Law) PhD Brunel
  • Ben Boer LLB BA (Hons) LLM Melbourne
  • Peter Butt BA LLM LLD Sydney
  • Terry Carney AO LLB (Hons) Dip Crim Melbourne PhD Monash
  • John Carter BA LLB Sydney PhD Camb
  • Graeme Cooper BA LLB LLM DipJur (Sydney) LLM (Ill) LLM JSD (Col)
  • Reg Graycar LLB (Hons) Adelaide LLM Harvard
  • Jennifer Hill BA LLB (Hons) Sydney BCL Oxford
  • Helen Irving BA (Hons) Melbourne MPhil Camb LLB (Hons) PhD Sydney 
  • Gail Mason LLB (UQ) DipCrim (Melbourne) MA (SUNJ) PhD (La Trobe)
  • Ron McCallum AO, BJuris LLB (Hons) Monash LLM UQ
  • Barbara McDonald, BA LLB Sydney LLM Lond
  • Colin Phegan BA LLB LLM Sydney LLM Mich
  • Joellen Riley Munton BA MA LLB  Sydney BCL Oxford PhD Sydney
  • The Hon Justice Elisabeth Peden BA (first class Hons) LLB (first class Hons and University Medal) (Sydney) PhD (Cantab)
  • Simon Rice, BA (UNSW) LLB (UNSW) MEd (UNSW) OAM
  • Gillian Triggs LLB Melbourne LLM SMU PhD Melbourne
  • Anne Twomey BA LLB (Hons) Melbourne LLM ANU PhD UNSW
  • Richard Vann BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) (UQ) BCL (Oxf)
  • David Weisbrot AM, BA (Hons) Queens NY JD UCLA
Challis lecturers
  • The Hon Chief Justice James Allsop AO, BA LLB Sydney, Challis Lecturer in Maritime Law
  • The Hon Robert Austin BA LLM Sydney DPhil Oxon, Challis Lecturer in Corporate Law
  • The Hon Justice Mark Leeming SC, BA LLB PhD Sydney, Challis Lecturer in Equity
Honorary titles
  • Ross Anderson, LLB (Hons) (Sydney) LLM (Lond), Honorary Senior Lecturer
  • Her Excellency The Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley AC KC
  • Peter Cane, Honorary Professor
  • Duncan Chappell BA LLB (Hons) UTAS PhD Camb, Honorary Professor
  • Jennifer Corrin, Honorary Professor
  • Michael Davis, BA La Trobe PhD UTS, Honorary Research Fellow
  • Brent Fisse, Honorary Professor
  • Kate Harrison Brennan, Honorary Associate
  • Richard Johnstone, Honorary Professor
  • Jane Stapleton, Honorary Professor
Adjuncts
  • Andrew Bell SC, BA LLB Sydney PhD, Adjunct Professor
  • The Hon Joseph C Campbell KC, FAAL, BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) Sydney, Adjunct Professor
  • Peter Chiam, Adjunct Lecturer
  • Rebecca Connolly LLB (Hons) LLM PhD Syd., Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Nicholas Cowdery, Adjunct Professor
  • Thomas Crofts, Adjunct Professor
  • Richard Fisher, Adjunct Professor
  • Michael Gvozdenovic, BEc Sydney LLB (Hons) Sydney LLM (Columbia), Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Nicholas Lennings, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Jack Pembroke-Birss, BSc LLB Macquarie, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Alison Pert, LLB Manc LLM Lond PhD Sydney, Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Lindsay Powers, Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Amelia Simpson, BA ANU, LLB ANU, LLM Columbia, JSD Columbia, Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Roy Williams, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Leon Wolff, Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Affiliates
  • Tony Bogdanoski, Research Affiliate
  • Katherine Bones, Research Affiliate
  • Timothy Bowley, Research Affiliate
  • Frank Decker, MSc PhD in Physics Berlin MAppFin Macquarie PhD Bremen, Research Affiliate
  • Neil Francey, Research Affiliate
  • Belinda Jane Newton, Research Affiliate
  • Peter Prince, Research Affiliate
  • Nobumichi Teramura, Research Affiliate

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