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Welcome to Mallesons' podcast channel. Here you can browse and listen to all our content - the latest cases, legal issues, market trends and insights from our practice groups, conversational deep dives with our people, our clients and our community partners. Enjoy!

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August 24, 202635 min

From AI experiment to impact with Quantium: AI Now Episode 5

What does it take to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide impact? In this episode of AI Now, Gideon Ratner from Quantium joins Mallesons partners Bryony Evans and Peta Stevenson to share what Quantium has learned from its own AI transformation, and from working with organisations across sectors including retail, banking, telecommunications and the public sector. The discussion offers practical lessons for business leaders looking to scale AI beyond pilots and proof-of-concepts. Gideon shares real examples of how organisations are using AI to redesign workflows, improve decision-making and turn experimentation into business value.

August 24, 202638 min

Gender, Identity at work

Gender-based violence and discrimination don’t stop at the workplace door. Addressing them requires sustained commitment, systemic change and the courage to speak up. In this episode, host Clem Johnson sits down with Fiona McLeay, Victorian Legal Services Board CEO and Commissioner, and co-chair of Equality Australia . Fiona shares what it takes to shift culture in the legal profession, why prevention is harder to fund but essential, and how allyship, standing just behind, ready when needed, can be the most powerful thing a leader does. CREDITS: Host: Clem Johnson Executive Producer & Editor: Pariya Taherzadeh Co-Producers: Clem Johnson, Tania Winlaw & Elise Perry Video Editor: Pariya Taherzadeh This episode is brought to you by Mallesons.

August 20, 20269 min

Fewer filings, higher stakes: The Review: Class Actions in Australia 2025/2026

Class action filings fell to their lowest level in almost a decade, while more than $1.65 billion in settlements were approved. To mark the launch of the 14th edition of The Review: Class Actions in Australia 2025/2026 , Mallesons Partners Alex Morris and Peta Stevenson discuss the major developments shaping class action risk and what organisations should be watching in the year ahead. Key topics discussed What is behind the fall in class action filings Why settlement values remain high Key developments in shareholder class actions, including Brambles and Worley Growing overlap between class actions and regulatory actions Developments in litigation funding and group costs orders Emerging areas of risk, including AI, cyber and data breaches and ESG-related claims What boards and in-house legal teams should be watching next

July 30, 202613 min

D&O policies in Australia and England: Erosion, Allocation, Exclusion and Notification

What happens when multiple insureds are drawing on the same policy? In the latest Mallesons and Stewarts podcast, Peter Yeldham , Mandy Tsang and James Breese unpack the Australian and English approaches to four perennial issues in insurance claims where multiple persons are insured under the same policy: notification, allocation, erosion of policy limits, and insured vs insured exclusions. Read more here: Mallesons Insurance Pocketbook 2026 and Stewarts Policyholder Review 2026

July 24, 202632 min

How Microsoft is scaling legal with AI: AI Now Episode 4

How are leading legal teams using AI today - and what might the future legal function look like? In the latest episode of AI Now, Microsoft 's Head of Legal for Australia and New Zealand, Ben Gilbert , joins Mallesons Partner Bryony Evans and Head of Cyber Cheng Lim for a practical discussion on how Microsoft is using AI and what he's seeing at other ‘AI frontier’ organisations. They discuss… The transition to agentic workflows Building an AI-powered ‘front door’ to legal advice Scaling through technology before headcount – and prioritising culture The shift from ‘legal as a service’ to ‘legal as a platform’ And more. Keen for more AI content? Join us at the Mallesons Digital Future Summit this August. Hear from Professor Toby Walsh on workplace transformation and Dragonfly Thinking founder Anthea Roberts on using AI to improve strategic decision-making, along with other leading authorities across cyber, privacy, quantum, productivity and more.

July 22, 202636 min

From Evidence to Action on Statelessness

What does it mean to belong nowhere? In this episode, host Clem Johnson sits down with Associate Professor Radha Govil and Dr. Jade Roberts from the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness at Melbourne Law School to unpack one of the world's most overlooked human rights crises. They discuss the link between statelessness and refugee displacement, the world's first global statelessness caselaw database - built in partnership with Mallesons, and what it will take to drive systemic change for the 4.5 million+ people who are not recognised as citizens of any country in the world. CREDITS: Host: Clem Johnson Executive Producer & Editor: Pariya Taherzadeh Co-Producers: Clem Johnson, Tania Winlaw & Elise Perry Video Editor: Pariya Taherzadeh

June 29, 202647 min

Listening to Children, Strengthening Systems

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of child trauma and suicide. Every year in Australia, hundreds of thousands of concerns are raised about children's safety. In this episode, host Clem Johnson sits down with Dr. Katrina Lines, CEO of Act for Kids, and Emma Costello, Partner at Mallesons, to explore how organisations and law firms can go beyond funding to drive real change for children and families. They discuss trauma-informed care, centring children's voices, early intervention, and what genuine community partnership looks like in practice.

June 11, 202614 min

Key drivers of the energy M&A market: Power Perspectives Episode 8

Hosts: Rod Smythe, Jonathan Grant and Lizzie Knight Summary: In this episode, Mallesons partners Rod, Jonathan and Lizzie discuss the current state of the energy M&A market, including deal trends, activity drivers and the regulatory overlay. Key topics discussed: mid-market processes becoming exclusive much earlier the sophisticated mechanisms being used to allocate risk between buyers and sellers how FIRB strategy is becoming a competitive differentiator in energy transactions where regulatory focus is intensifying — and practical approaches participants are taking to manage approval risk

May 29, 202626 min

Responsible AI in practice with SEEK: AI Now Episode 3

What does it take to implement AI responsibly? In this episode of AI Now , host Bryony Evans is joined by Fernando Mourão, Head of Responsible AI at SEEK, alongside Mallesons partner Michael Swinson. Hear lessons from a leading organisation that has been building since 2019, including how to move beyond compliance-driven approaches and put people first in AI transformation. Key topics Moving beyond compliance (6:30) Setting the right pace for AI adoption (11:20) Don’t wait for regulation - focus on your AI systems (15:05) Guidance (including in Singapore and Australia) that can help (17:20) Inside SEEK’s responsible AI journey (18:45) Lifting AI governance maturity and enabling innovation (20:40)

May 18, 202613 min

Inside Australia’s East and West Coast Gas Markets: Power Perspectives Episode 7

In this episode of Power Perspectives , we discuss the evolving dynamics of Australia’s gas market across the east and west coasts. With gas playing a critical role in the energy transition—supporting renewables, ensuring system reliability, and underpinning export revenues—our panel explores key market developments, policy, pricing trends, and investment drivers shaping the sector. Key topics: East coast gas market: supply pressures and policy developments West coast gas market: balanced for now, tightening ahead Nationally, Australia faces a tightening gas market toward 2030, requiring sustained investment Domestic gas pricing, investment and project structuring trends