Caroline Verge is the principal of Verge Whitford & Co and a Notary Public.

 

Caroline has specialised in film, multimedia and television law for over 20 years, both in private legal practice and in-house at ABC-TV, the Australian Film Commission and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

 

She has extensive experience in negotiating production, financing, distribution and consultancy agreements, international co-productions and advising generally on commercial matters, media contracts and copyright.

 

Caroline has worked on many hours of documentary production, successful Australian features such as Somersault, Look Both Ways, Razzle Dazzle, Romulus My Father, RAMPAGE!, Balibo, Accidents Happen, Griff the Invisible, Snowtown and Sleeping Beauty, television programs such as Cooking for Kids with Luis, Lowdown and Agony Uncles and online projects such as Pod Love and inourfuture.com.

She has presented numerous papers on all legal aspects of film, television and digital production.

 

Caroline is a past vice-president of Women In Film and Television (NSW).

Languages spoken -  English and French.

 

Veronica manages the firm's Trade Mark practice, searching, registering and renewing various trademarks. She is also Personal Assistant to Caroline Verge.

 

Her focus and organisational skills allow her to fully engage in her roles adding to the professionalism and dedication of the firm. Veronica's strengths include researching, proofreading, editing, and drafting correspondence.

 

Veronica's previous roles include Personal Assistant to Governor-General Quentin Bryce (in her role as Sex Discrimination Commissioner), Personal Assistant to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Parliament House Canberra, and she has also worked in sales and marketing for a major film distribution company.

Languages spoken -  English, Spanish, Italian.

Lucinda has worked casually for Verge Whitford & Co since 2007 and is now doing her Practical Legal Training with the firm. Lucinda is a final year Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws student at the University of Technology, Sydney. 

 

In her time at University Lucinda has played an active role in several extra-curricular activities, including winner of the 2010 Henry Davis York Senior Negotiation Competition, Internal Marketing Officer of the UTS Law Students, Society (UTSLSS) (2008), Marketing Officer of the Australian Law Students, Association (ALSA) (2008-09) and re-elected Sponsorship Officer of ALSA (2009-10). In her time on committees she edited two online Law Newsletters: The Buzz for the UTSLSS and Imprimatur for ALSA, and numerous other publications. She is now a judge for the Henry Davis York Senior Negotiation Competition and teaching legal skills to first year law students as part of the Student Mentor Program. Lucinda has received two consecutive Certificates of Leadership from the UTS Faculty of Law. Lucinda spent the second half of 2010 on International Exchange in the Netherlands.

 

Lucinda has previous experience as an Executive Assistant in Compliance at WPS Financial Group, as a Fashion Buying Intern at David Jones, and as an Assistant to the Director of International Sales at Willow Ltd. Lucinda has volunteered now for 12 months at the Inner City Legal Centre in Kings Cross.