Joel Whale
Special Counsel
Ruth Fesseha
Lawyer
Olivia Boyle
Consultant
Angus Verheul
Law Graduate
Taufiq Arahman
Lawyer
Ed Macgregor
Senior Associate
Samridhi Sinha
Lawyer
Peter Mutema
Consultant

Janelle Watts

Head Office

Following eight years as an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, Janelle decided to break tradition and carve a new path. She joined Hamilton Locke to build a firm that is evolving the legal industry and puts its people first.

With her in-depth knowledge of the legal market and trends, Janelle oversees everything from operations, people, IT, innovation, corporate development and strategic planning activities for the firm.

Janelle loves the challenge of nurturing a project from start to a successful finish. She is focused on improving process, identifying new opportunities and creating collaborative solutions that go beyond the law – ultimately deepening relationships with clients.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Janelle was a Senior Associate at a global law firm, and worked in-house at Telstra, advising Telstra Ventures and muru-D (Telstra’s start up accelerator).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategy; Execution; Continuous Improvement. Previously M&A; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Corporate Advisory

AWARDS
  • Australasian Lawyers list of ’50 Rising Stars’, 2014

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honors) – University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Business (Majoring in Management) – University of Newcastle
  • Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship – University of Adelaide
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance – Kaplan Professional