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Katherine Perincek

Katherine Perincek

Special Counsel
About

Katherine advises on a range of land access issues and has particular expertise in native title, indigenous heritage and indigenous corporate governance. Her clients have included mining and exploration companies, electricity providers and local government.

She was recognised as an "Associate to Watch" by Chambers and Partners for Native Title (Proponents) in 2018 and has been described as a lawyer who "…attracts notice as an impressive "up-and-comer" on the Perth scene with a "very solid native title pedigree…".

Katherine has previously acted as in-house counsel for the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation and as a Legal Officer in the Native Title Unit for the Ngaanyatjarra Council Aboriginal Corporation.

Areas of FocusFinanceRestructuring
Professional QualificationsBarrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western AustraliaSolicitor of the High Court of Australia
Education
  • University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Law (Honours), 2002
  • University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Arts (Indonesian Language and History), 2002

Awards

  • 2018 Chambers Asia Pacific - Native Title: Proponents, Associate to Watch
  • 2015 Doyle's Guide - Native Title, Rising Star

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Aboriginal Affairs Committee of the Association for Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) (Since January 2014)
  • Board of independent public school Davallia Primary School (since January 2016)
  • Native Title & Aboriginal Heritage Working Group of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (2012 to 2017)
  • Advisory Director of Kannyiminpa Jukurrpa (2015)
  • Law Society of Western Australia

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