Leadership

More than 50 legal professionals have contributed to By Lawyers’ Australian publications, all helping to ensure content is updated regularly to reflect changes in legislation, practice and procedure. Our subscribers can be confident they have ready access to the most up to date practical commentary on the law and are working with the latest precedents and forms.

Guy Dawson

Editor In Chief, By Lawyers

120 publications (Placeholder)25 years industry expert (Placeholder)

Areas of Expertise

Family Law (Placeholder)

A general practice lawyer for 50 years, Guy is also widely experienced in business and the co-founder of By Lawyers Global Publishing. As the original author of many By Lawyers publications, Guy is one of the most widely read legal authors in Australia and he maintains an active oversight of all By Lawyers publications. Guy’s extensive legal and commercial experience is reflected in the practical, client-oriented focus that is the hallmark of By Lawyers.

gdawson@bylawyers.com.au

Danni Larney

Chief Operating Officer, By Lawyers

120 publications (Placeholder)25 years industry expert (Placeholder)

Areas of Expertise

Family Law (Placeholder)

Danni developed her substantial management and communications skills in merchant banking and journalism, before co-founding By Lawyers Global Publishing. Apart from being a ground-breaking online publisher she is also the author of many By Lawyers publications. Danni holds a Masters in Business Administration and has managed busy legal practices for many years – an experience which drives her desire to make the practice of law more enjoyable for practitioners in small firms. 

dlarney@bylawyers.com.au

Brad Watts

Managing Director, By Lawyers

120 publications (Placeholder)

Areas of Expertise

Family Law (Placeholder)

Admitted as a solicitor in NSW in 1994, Brad completed a corporate management traineeship before more than 20 years in private and government legal practice, including as a partner, director and consultant. Having been a contributing author for 10 years, Brad joined By Lawyers full time in January 2018, bringing a wealth of knowledge and an empathetic, practical approach to assisting By Lawyers’ subscribers. Publications he has contributed to includeLocal Court Criminal NSW,Practice Management,101 Succession Answers NSWand101 Subpoena Answers.

bwatts@bylawyers.com.au