New SA/NT appointee elected to the ARITA National Board

Following the recent elevation of Mike Hayes RITF to the position of ARITA Deputy President, a casual vacancy was created for the ARITA National Board appointee of our SA/NT Division Committee. At the SA/NT Division Committee meeting last night, Natasha Riach RITF was elected as the new SA/NT Board appointee.

Natasha is an ARITA Fellow, a member of the SA/NT Committee since 2019 and held the Deputy Chair role from 2020 until 2024.

She is a senior legal advisor to Claims Funding Australia, the litigation funding arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Maurice Blackburn, and is a Special Counsel based in Maurice Blackburn’s Adelaide office.

Click here to read Natasha’s full biography.

The full 2024/25 ARITA Board is:

Rachel Burdett, Cor Cordis, President
Mike Hayes, Piper Alderman, Deputy President
Danielle Funston, Maddocks, Vice President, s 20.3 appointee
Kathy Sozou, McGrathNicol, Vice President, s 20.3 appointee
Jason Porter, SV Partner, Elected – NSW/ACT
Kelly Trenfield, FTI Consulting, Elected – Qld
Melissa Jeremiah, Maddocks, Elected – Vic/Tas
Natasha Riach, Maurice Blackburn, Elected – SA/NT
Matt Donnelly, Deloitte, Elected – WA
Bruce Gleeson, Jones Partners, s 20.3 appointee
Neil McLean, Rodgers Reidy, s 20.3 appointee
Michael Fingland, Vantage Performance, s 20.3 appointee
John Winter, CEO

You can find details on all ARITA Board members here