Joanne Rees

Joanne Rees is a strategic legal advisor and expert in legal project management who has developed an international reputation for thought leadership in legal services transformation, NewLaw service offerings, and legal project management. They have held leadership roles in private practice and government, including partner and managing partner positions at several Australian firms, a senior partner role at one of the big four accounting firms where they led the NSW Government practice, and a spell as a senior consultant with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. They are the CEO of Allygroup and the founder and CEO of AllyOne, leading teams that apply their strategic legal project management methodology to achieve cost-effective outcomes for clients, including a goal of reducing legal spend by around 25% in large matters. Their experience includes project managing high-profile litigation, including class actions, and working with government agencies and corporate clients on legal services reform, procurement, and cost-management initiatives.