Professor Lorne Neudorf, Dean of La Trobe Law School, congratulated the prize winners.
"I am delighted to recognise the outstanding academic achievements of our prize-winning students. Their dedication, discipline and commitment to excellence mark them as future leaders in law and criminology, and we are incredibly proud of what they have accomplished.”
“These prizes also reflect the strength of La Trobe Law School's connections with industry, providing valuable opportunities for outstanding students to engage with the profession and build their networks. It is a pleasure to celebrate their success and honour their achievements at La Trobe Law School."
Sponsored prizes
- Renas Demirci, Aga Legal for Income Taxation Law (LLB)
- Olivia Kurdas, Ashurst Prize for Contract Law B (LLB)
- Ruby Cleve, Clayton Utz Prize for Real Property Law (LLB)
- Alice McRobert, College of Law Prize for Legal Practice and Conduct (LLB)
- Sunaina Ale Magar, College of Law Prize for Legal Practice and Professional Conduct (JD)
- Veronica Navia Castano, Ferraro & Singh Prize for Civil Dispute Resolution (JD)
- Hilary MacRae, Fiona Kelly Prize for Indigenous Peoples and the Law (LLB)
- Isabella Kennedy, Hoyle Da Silva Prize for Civil Procedure (LLB)
- Kristina Fillipov, Janice & Len Kelly Prize for Environmental and Natural Resources Law (LLB)
- Chloe Widdicombe, Kennedy Partners Prize for Family Society and Law (LLB)
- Jake Little, Law Institute of Victoria Prize for Statutory Interpretation (LLB)
- Niamh Ryan, Law Squared Prize for Contract Law A (LLB)
- Luisa Romeo, Law Squared Prize for Contract Law A (JD)
- Aroha Gupta, Leo Cussen Prize for Legal Internship (LLB)
- Janfiaf Hurmez, Leo Cussen Prize for Legal Practice and Conduct Clinical Placement (LLB)
- Emily O'Donnell, Lorne Neudorf Prize for Principles of Public Law (LLB)
- Chloe Widdicombe, Louis De Koker Prize for Company Law (LLB)
- Jake Little, Louis De Koker Prize for International Financial Crime (CRIM)
- Christopher McKay, Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers Prize for Property Law (JD)
- Karly Douglas, Mallis Legal Prize for Dispute Resolution (JD)
- Abhishek Shahi, Maria Itati Dolhare Prize for Real Property Law (JD)
- Elley Chapman, Maurice Blackburn Prize for Public Interest Law Practice (LLB)
- Laura Sarantopoulos, Maurice Blackburn Prize for Principles of Tort Law (JD)
- Krisbel Amendola-Goncalves, O'Farrell Robertson McMahon Lawyers Prize for Advocacy (LLB)
- Georgia Hall, Rigby Cooke Prize for Dispute Resolution (LLB)
- Vu Thanh Hang Nguyen, Rigby Cooke Prize for Principles of Equity and Trusts (LLB) and Stephen Bennett Prize for Evidence and Criminal Procedure (LLB)
- Aliya Moustafa-Cook, Thomson Reuters Prize for Legal Process, Methods and Institutions (JD)
- Sunny Estorninho, Thomson Reuters Prize for Legal Institutions and Methods (LLB)
- Isabella Rumoro, Thomson Reuters Prize for Foundations of Property Law (LLB)
- Jordan Roperto, Transport Accident Commission Prize for Principles of Administrative Law (LLB)
Dean’s prizes – Juris Doctor
- Alexander Tran, Dean’s Prize for Constitutional Law
- Alexandra Klages, Dean’s Prize for Education Law and Ethics
- Azra Lekovic, Dean’s Prize for Contract Law B
- Claudia Brophy-Odgers, Dean’s Prize for Law Internship B
- Declan O'Rourke, Dean’s Prize for Principles of Criminal Law
- Dinh Lam Do, Dean’s Prize for Statutory Interpretation
- Joseph Cook, Dean’s Prize for Corporations Law
- Juan Barrera Estrada, Dean’s Prize for Commercial Law
- Khalil Zaydan, Dean’s Prize for Employment and Labor Relations Law
- Lucy Dewhurst-Phillips, Dean’s Prize for Health Law
- Matilda Carrodus, Dean’s Prize for Water Law and Policy
- Melissa Lemus Castillo, Dean’s Prize for Evidence and Criminal Procedure
- Natasha Kapoor, Dean’s Prize for Public International Law
- Sanjana Kala, Dean’s Prize for Remedies and Dean’s Prize for Australian Family Law
- Shannon Katunin, Dean’s Prize for Environmental Law and Dean’s Prize for Principles of Equity and Trusts
- Shie Ming Tham, Dean’s Prize for Taxation Law
- Sovanntola Phaing, Dean’s Prize for Minor Thesis A & B and Dean’s Prize for Principles of Administrative Law
- Thomas Rendell, Dean’s Prize for International Criminal Law & Dean’s Prize for Legal Internship
Dean’s prizes – Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
- Amelia Cooper, Dean’s Prize for Principles of Tort Law
- Bas Van De Kraats, Dean’s Prize for Foundations of Company and Commercial Law
- Carah Long, Dean’s Prize for Environmental Law
- Christopher Roelofs, Dean’s Prize for Commercial Law
- Deborah Angel, Dean’s Prize for Sentencing Law and Policy
- Hilary MacRae, Dean’s Prize for Public International Law
- Janfiaf Hurmez, Dean’s Prize for Justice After Atrocity
- Katherine Vonic, Dean’s Prize for Comparative Law
- Khanh Lam Hoang, Dean’s Prize for Principles of Constitutional Law
- Maigan Hounslow, Dean’s Prize for Law and Medicine
- Mila Olsen, Dean’s Prize for Law Internship B
- Nour Maqsodi, Dean’s Prize for Legal Research Project and Dean’s Prize for Internship A
- Pete Watter, Dean’s Prize for Principles of Criminal Law
- Phu Manh Le, Dean’s Prize for Employment and Labor Relations Law
- Rose Canavan, Dean’s Prize for Introduction to Business and Company Law
- Ruby Atallah, Dean’s Prize for Water Law and Policy
- Shū Wén Xu, Dean’s Prize for Remedies
- Sophie Kennett, Dean’s Prize for Cyber Law and Policy
Supreme Court prizes – Top Law Graduates of 2025
- Hammad Shahin, Supreme Court Prize for Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
- Madelyn Hellyer, Supreme Court Exhibition Prize for Juris Doctor
Dean’s Prizes – Criminology
- Alexandra Elder, Dean’s Prize for Criminology Honours Thesis B
- Anastasia Purcell, Dean’s Prize for Justice and Community Case Management
- Claudia Eames, Dean’s Prize for International Criminal Justice
- Grace Medcalf, Dean’s Prize for Introduction to the Australian Legal System
- Imogen Skilbeck, Dean’s Prize for Criminal Law for Criminal Justice Professionals
- James Proietto, Dean’s Prize for Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law
- Maria Mouton, Dean’s Prize for Rethinking Justice in a Digital Age
- Megan Schoombie, Dean’s Prize for Criminal Profiling: Myth or Reality?, Dean’s Prize for Criminology Internship, Dean’s Prize for Criminology Internship A and Dean’s Prize for Media and Crime
- Nour Maqsodi, Dean’s Prize for Family Violence: Policy and Practice
- Scarlett Stevenson, Dean’s Prize for Crime Prevention and Policy
- Tara Andreula, Dean’s Prize for Youth Justice
- Zachary Thomas, Dean’s Prize for Criminal Law, Ethics and Accountability
- Zoe Kerkvliet, Dean’s Prize for Criminology Skills
Photography competition – Justice in the Frame
- Ngun Chin Par, Student Prize
- Stephanie Falconer, Staff Prize
Bendigo campus prize
- Ella Wills, La Trobe Law School Indigenous Scholarship
