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Chloe Hillary
LLB/BIS (USYD), MALP (USYD)

Chloe Hillary

Senior Solicitor

Expertise

Chloe is an experienced lawyer who comes to TJC with extensive background in intellectual property, administrative law and litigation. Chloe has advised on a range of legal areas; including intellectual property (copyright, moral rights and trade marks), governance, contracts, confidentiality, consumer, defamation and insurance laws. Chloe has a passion for the arts and First Nations artists and communities.

Photo by Stephen Wilson Barker

Experience

Chloe has held senior positions at the Australian Government Solicitor and in private practice, working for a range of Government clients. She was previously a solicitor at the Arts Law Centre of Australia.


Recent Projects

  • Advice to a rural Aboriginal college around filming agreement for documentary.

  • Reviewing data sharing agreements for ICIP considerations for health organisation.

  • Developing governance framework for the establishment of a national Indigenous cultural organisation.

  • Presenting of ICIP protocols for filmmakers.

  • Review of a commercial art licence agreement for an Aboriginal Artists and a large hotel chain.

  • Co-presenting with the Arts Law Artists in the Black Team and Creative Australia Digital Download Sessions – connecting with Indigenous communities across Australia (2024/2025)

  • Presenting ICIP workshop at Northern Territory Writers Festival (2025)

  • Presenting Legal Issues 101 for writers at the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival (2024 and 2025)


Community

Chloe has two small humans and a groodle pup named Russell at home. When she is not wrangling one of them you can find her at the beach, with her nose in a book or trying to write her own. Chloe is Vice-President of literary mag Going Down Swinging and her work in progress was shortlisted for the Richell Prize for emerging writers in 2024.

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All professional photography by Jamie James at James Photographic Services, and Stephen Wilson Barker, and Presence Productions.​

The painting 'Terri - Butterfly Flowers Dreaming' by Bibi Barba has been used under license in the firm photographs, including for staff profiles.

The painting  'Ancient Tracks and Waterholes' (2019) by Rene Kulitja has been used under license in some firm photographs on the TJC website homepage, staff profiles, careers and services pages. Visit Maruku Arts for more work by Rene Kulitja.

The visual artwork ‘Freshwater Lagoon 1’ by Lisa Michl Ko-manggen has been used under license in some photographs and videos. Visit Cape York Art for more work by Ko-manggen.

The painting ‘My Country’ by Bibi Barba has been used under license in some photographs and Law Way videos. Visit Bibi's website.

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