Joanne is one of Australia’s most respected strategic legal advisors, and a recognised international thought leader in legal services procurement and management. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been both a partner and a managing partner in a number of leading Australian legal practices and has successfully managed some of the most complex and high-profile litigation cases in Australia. Since founding Allygroup in 2007, Joanne has conducted many legal services reviews for government and large corporates, has implemented change management for organisations wanting to optimise value in relation to legal spend, become an international authority on informed purchasing of legal services and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading legal project managers.



Based on a track record of proven results in delivering legal spend confidence and, in response to client demand, Joanne has developed AllyOne; a software platform designed to transform the relationships between purchasers and providers of legal services.