John Corcoran AM has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, as well as being an Accredited Specialist in Business Law (Law Institute of Victoria). He is a former executive partner of Russell Kennedy, and now serves as its principal. Mr Corcoran is a recipient of the Centenary Medal for services to Australian society and to the law, which included his service as chair of Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee, member of the Legal Service Board from 2005–2010 and again in 2013. He was Law Council of Australia President in 2009, Law Institute of Victoria President from 2001 to 2002, and a London Board Member of the International Bar Association from 2009 to 2012. Mr Corcoran was named in Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyer of the Year Award in Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law. He was awarded an Order of Australia in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.
