Responsible for organizing the BFSLA’s annual conference, the Conference Planning Committee selects relevant topics and speakers to ensure a balanced program that addresses both technical legal issues and practical topics. If you have any issues, please send an email to julia@bfsla.org.
Our Committees
Conference Planning Committee
Go to committee pageFuture Leaders Committee
Go to committee pageThe Future Leaders Committee is a forum to connect and support ‘up and coming’ members of the banking & financial legal profession through networking and educational events held in both Australia and New Zealand. We aim to hold at least one event every six months in both New Zealand and Australia. FLC members are encouraged to get involved with other BFSLA committees and attend the annual BFSLA conference.
Our three contacts for the Future Leaders Committee are: Australian Co-Chairs: Rossana Bellina Rossana.Bellina@minterellison.com, and Kevin Ong kong@eqt.com.au. New Zealand Chair: Louis Leloir Louis.Leloir@anz.com.
If you are practising in banking & financial services law (at any level) and would like to know more about the Future Leaders Committee, please reach out to Kevin, Louis or Rossana.
Opinions Committee
Go to committee pageThe BFSLA Opinions Project aims to standardise forms and closing opinions for typical banking transactions acceptable to both law firms and banks. This project provides opinion templates and other documents to help smooth the process of giving and reviewing of opinions.
Our two contacts for the Opinions Committee are: Co-Chairs: Clare Samson clare.samson@nortonrosefulbright.com, and Christine Baumberg christine.baumberg@ashurst.com.