Alana Ryzner

Experience

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  Queensland Government

  Feb 2005 - Feb 2015

  I worked in numerous management positions in the Queensland State Government both in South East Queensland and Northern Queensland, managing work teams ranging from six to 15 employees, all with different qualifications, skill sets and abilities. I brokered innovative and commercial strategies to address a variety of human resource matters including flexible work conditions, part-time work arrangements, performance management issues and office culture concerns. I successfully managed budgets in times of economic uncertainty, initiated and launched a range of change management strategies and reporting requirements. Show less

  • Senior Advisor -Operations

    Feb 2005 - Feb 2015

  • Manager

    Feb 2005 - Feb 2015

  • Senior Training Officer

    Feb 2005 - Jan 2015
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  Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Legal Support Officer

  Successful from a large number of applicants in securing a position in the Work Experience Placement Program, which required me to be an instructing clerk to Crown Prosecutors for high profile criminal law trials, District and Supreme Court appeals, arraignments, mentions, pre-trial applications and sentences.

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  MinterEllison

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2020

  I have led several large scale litigation matters including: * acting for a major electrical retailer for all their major disputes, including leasing disputes and negotiations, contractual disputes, negotiating commercial outcomes on major deals and successfully defending urgent injunctive applications* acting and providing strategic commercial advice for a multi-national medico provider in large scale disputes including a successful Supreme Court action where the client was awarded $2.2M, and the subsequent bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings against the defendants* successfully defended a trade mark litigation on behalf of a major event organising committee of an International sporting event held on the Gold Coast* successfully defended an application for review of a decision to proceed with a significant development planned for a major international airport* advised and negotiated a successful commercial outcome with a major international news network regarding breaches of a media broadcasting agreement Show less

  • Associate

    Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Lawyer

    Apr 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Cronin Miller Litigation

  Jul 2020 - now

  • Partner

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Jul 2020 - Dec 2022