LG Leader December 2018

Emily Nankivell

Emily joined the KelledyJones team in March 2018. Prior to this she practiced in personal injury for a Canberra based law firm and as a legal officer with Ombudsman SA.

She comes from a planning background and before moving into law she was a practicing planner for 10 years, working for Marion Council, Mitcham Council and Holdfast Bay Council. She brings to KelledyJones her planning knowledge and local government experience.

Emily is passionate about local government and was attracted to KelledyJones being a dedicated local government practice. She provides advice and representation to our clients in a broad range of matters across our practice areas.

Cecilia Pascale

Cecilia joined the Kelledy Jones team in December 2018 after a dedicated year working on SA’s planning reform at DPTI, preparing and implementing regulations under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.

She joins the team after almost a decade of experience practising law in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. Her focus has always been planning, development, environmental, governance, and property law, acting for both the private sector, as well as State and local government entities.

Cecilia previously held an independent position on a development assessment panel, and has regularly advocated for State government related entities, councils, statutory authorities and not-for-profit organisations in all South Australian jurisdictions. Cecilia is known for her frank and fearless approach to solving problems with strategic yet pragmatic solutions.