Senior Counsel at the Victorian Bar practising throughout Australia in the areas of commercial and public law including Royal Commissions of Inquiry. Fiona is recognised for her clear legal advice, advocacy and strategic thinking in commercial and public law matters.Fiona is the President of the Accountability Roundtable, formerly the Chair of Transparency International Australia and Australia’s Open Government Partnership Forum.Past President of the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association, Fiona has been acknowledged as an 'Outstanding Advocate and Leader of the Profession' (The Advocate Award) and one of Melbourne's most "influential, inspirational, provocative and creative individuals" (The Age). Fiona has represented the Commonwealth of Australia in major cases including the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, Queensland Floods Commission and the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sex Abuse. She has acted in other notable matters including: the Murrindindi bushfire class action, MFB Burnley toxic waste case, the Gunns 20 litigation, the Casey landfill gas migration action and Blue Wedges case concerning the dredging of Port Philip Bay.She has received numerous awards, including for her contribution to the advancement of women and human rights issues, in particular, human trafficking. She was appointed to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2014. In 2018 she was awarded the prestigious Australian Woman Lawyer of the year award. Fiona was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in January 2020 ‘for distinguished service to the law, and to the legal profession, at the national and international level, and to women lawyers.’Qualifications: BA, LLB, M(Pub & Int) Law, GAICDFurther information: http://www.fionamcleodsc.com/