KWM Impact Awards

2022 National Winners

  • Sati Nagra

    The Tony D’Aloisio

    Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award

  • Tom Wilson

    The Jane Farnsworth Community Excellence of the Year Award

  • Goonawoona Jungai Place Based Partnership Doomadgee Team

     

     

    The Change Makers of the Year Award

Previous National Winners:

  • The Tony D’Aloisio Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2021:  Lucinda Ower
  • The Jane Farnsworth Community Excellence of the Year Award 2021: Jackie Graf
  • The Inspiring Change Award 2021: Travis Toemoe
  • The Tony D'Aloisio Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award 2020: Ben Morgan
  • The Jane Farnsworth Community Excellence Award 2020: Lani Beer
  • The Change Makers of the Year Award 2020: SNAICC Project Team
  • The Tony D’Aloisio Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award 2019: Luke Hawthorne
  • The Jane Farnsworth Community Impact of the Year Award 2019: Lani Beer
  • The Tony D’Aloisio Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award 2018: Greg Protektor
  • The Jane Farnsworth Community Impact of the Year Award 2018: Acacia Hosking

Previous Local Winners:

  • Brisbane Pro Bono Excellence Award 2021: Kate Cincotta
  • Brisbane Community Champion Award 2021: Fiona Quinn
  • Canberra Pro Bono Excellence Award 2021: Clea Denham
  • Canberra Community Champion Award 2021: Ashleigh Crowhurst
  • Melbourne Pro Bono Excellence Award 2021: Emma Sestito
  • Melbourne Community Champion Award 2021: Alisa Fiddes
  • Perth Pro Bono Excellence Award 2021: Aidan Hawkes
  • Perth Community Champion Award 2021: Jessica Bennett
  • Sydney Pro Bono Excellence Award 2021: Jeremy Chan
  • Sydney Community Champion Award 2021: Estelle Kallis, Kaitlin Truong & Michelle Phan
  • Brisbane Pro Bono Excellence Award 2020: Lucia Belchamber
  • Brisbane Community Champion Award 2020: Erin Allen
  • Melbourne Pro Bono Excellence Award 2020: Sarah Werner
  • Melbourne Community Champion Award 2020: Barry Crowley & Melbourne Hospitality Team
  • Canberra Pro Bono Excellence Award 2020: Tommy Randall
  • Canberra Community Champion Award 2020: Russell Cain
  • Perth Pro Bono Excellence Award 2020: Matheo Vinciullo
  • Perth Community Champion Award 2020: Angela Zhao & Ashleigh De La Rosa
  • Sydney Pro Bono Excellence Award 2020: Amanda Kazacos
  • Sydney Community Champion Award 2020: Anna Szabo, Suzanne Wilson, Pino Sellaro
  • Brisbane Pro Bono Impact Award 2019: Kirra Reading
  • Brisbane Community Impact Award 2019: Olanda Gislason & Lizzy Codey
  • Brisbane Impact Project Award 2019: CNS Project
  • Canberra Pro Bono Impact Award 2019: Tommy Randall & Ben Morgan
  • Canberra Community Impact Award 2019: Luke Hazleton
  • Canberra Impact Project Award 2019: CNS Project
  • Perth Pro Bono Impact Award 2019: Stephanie Puris
  • Perth Community Impact Award 2019: Alex Pieniazek
  • Perth Impact Project Award 2019: CNS Project
  • Melbourne Pro Bono Impact Award 2019: Sarah Werner
  • Melbourne Community Impact Award 2019: Jacqui Dunlea
  • Melbourne Impact Project Award 2019: CNS Project
  • Sydney Pro Bono Impact Award 2019: Lyndon Goddard
  • Sydney Community Impact Award 2019: Emma Taylor & Sam Garner
  • Sydney Impact Project Award 2019: CNS Project
  • Brisbane Pro Bono Impact Award 2018: Nick Testro
  • Brisbane Community Impact Award 2018: James Semit
  • Brisbane Impact Project Award 2018: Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane WP team led by Angeline Dooley and Viv Farrell
  • Melbourne Pro Bono Impact Award 2018: Claire Toner
  • Melbourne Community Impact Award 2018: Katrina Hofinger
  • Melbourne Impact Project Award 2018: Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane WP team led by Angeline Dooley & Viv Farrell and The Melbourne Hospitality Team
  • Sydney Pro Bono Impact Award 2018: Sam Goldsmith & Alison Hammond
  • Sydney Community Impact Award 2018: Claus Huttenrauch
  • Sydney Impact Project Award 2018: Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane WP teams led by Angeline Dooley & Viv Farrell AND a combined teams award to teams Gunning, Bouvier and Heller 
  • Perth Pro Bono Impact Award 2018: Sarah McCauley & Team Willox
  • Perth Community Impact Award 2018: Aidan Hawkes & Joel Bond
  • Perth Impact Project Award 2018: Perth TalkLaw Project
  • Canberra Pro Bono Impact Award 2018: Joyce Xu
  • Canberra Community Impact Award 2018: Rowena Sturn
  • Canberra Impact Project Award 2018: Business Services | Mulch Program

External Awards

Recent Awards

  • Best Overall Program - Large 2022

    Australian Workplace Giving Awards

    Workplace Giving Australia

  • Best Pro Bono & Volunteering Program 2022

    Australian Workplace Giving Awards

    Workplace Giving Australia

  • Top 10 Workplaces to Give Back in 2022

    Ranked 6th

    Good Company

  • Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year 2022

    Ranked 1st

    Australasian Law Awards

  • Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2022

    Winner: King & Wood Mallesons

    Arts Law Centre of Australia

  • Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2022

    Winner: Luke Hawthorne

    Arts Law Centre of Australia

  • Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2022

    Winner: Rebecca Stanley

    Arts Law Centre of Australia

  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2021: Best Overall Program [BRONZE]
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia: Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2021 [WINNER - KWM]
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia: Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2021 [WINNER - Luke Hawthorne]
  • Ranked 2nd overall in Australia's Top 10 Best Workplaces to Give Back in 2021 by GoodCompany.
  • Waiwa Mudena shortlisted for the 2021 FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards
  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2020: Best Employer Response to a Crisis [HIGHLY COMMENDED]
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia: Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2020 [WINNER - KWM]
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia: Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2020 [WINNER - Luke Hawthorne]
  • Named as one of Good Company's Australia's Top 20 Best Workplaces to Give Back 2020 [Ranked 12th]
  • 2020 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards - Pro Bono Program of the Year - WINNER
  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2019: Best Overall Program [GOLD - WINNER]
  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2019: Best Pro Bono / Workplace Volunteering [SILVER]
  • Aleks Ilic winner of the 2019 Katrina Dawson Award, an initiative to support talented female lawyer go to the Bar
  • 2019 Arts Law Centre of Australia: Pro Bono Awards - WINNER
  • Named as one of Good Company's Australia's Top 40 Best Workplaces to Give Back 2019 [Ranked 32nd]
  • 2019 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards – Pro Bono Program of the Year - FINALIST
  • Australasian Law Awards 2019, Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year - FINALIST
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia, Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2019 [WINNER - KWM]
  • Arts Law Centre of Australia, Pro Bono Lawyer Award 2019 [WINNER - Luke Hawthorne]
  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2018: Best Launch/Refresh [GOLD - WINNER]
  • One Million Donors, Workplace Giving Excellence Awards 2018: Best Overall Program [BRONZE]
  • Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, 2014 Justice Awards: Pro Bono Partnership Award (with Casula High School, Canterbury Boys' High School, and in-house legal teams of GE Sydney, NAB, and MLC Centre.
  • Australasian Law Awards 2013, SOFEE Australian CSR Firm of the Year
  • Australasian Law Awards 2012, LITSupport CSR Firm of the Year
  • Australasian Law Awards 2011, LITSupport CSR Firm of the Year
  • Australasian Law Awards 2010, LITSupport CSR Firm of the Year
  • Australasian Law Awards 2009, LITSupport CSR Firm of the Year
  • Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, 2005 Justice Awards: Pro Bono Partnership Award.
  • Prime Minister's Award for Community Business Partnerships, 2005, Mallesons in the Community won special award for 'Impact on a Community'