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Ali Ladd is a Senior Associate at PD Law, bringing over five years of post-admission experience to her role in the commercial law department. Having completed her Bachelor of Laws at Griffith University and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at Bond University, Ali also enriched her legal perspective through a summer program in international relations and business law at Oxford University. This experience provided her with valuable insights into global corporate business and contrasting legal systems, complementing her Australian legal training. Ali began her career at PD Law in 2017 as a graduate, returning to the Whitsundays after her studies. She was admitted as a solicitor in Townsville in 2018. Over time, she has developed a broad understanding of various areas of law, including criminal, family, conveyancing, and estate planning, which informs her holistic approach to legal issues. Her work focuses on assisting clients with commercial matters, where she enjoys navigating complex situations and delivering tailored, forward-thinking solutions. Ali thrives on the unique challenges each client and transaction presents, striving to help clients improve their financial positions while managing and mitigating business risks. Ali is committed to building strong, collaborative relationships with clients, ensuring a thorough understanding of their business operations. Her pragmatic and cost-effective approach reflects the care she takes in managing her clients’ investments as if they were her own. Career highlights include successfully running an application for statutory partition of disputed property, managing settlements of business transactions exceeding $5 million, advising publicly listed companies on asset management and sales, and acting for body corporates in debt disputes and obligations management. She has also been involved in multistage community title developments with over 100 lots and has initiated Supreme Court proceedings for contract disputes exceeding $1 million. Ali’s legal qualifications and broad experience position her to provide considered, commercially astute advice to her clients in the complex and ever-evolving landscape of commercial law.
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Associate
PD Law
Jan 2022 - Present • 4 years 10 months
Lawyer
Cannonvale
Sep 2018 - Present • 8 years 2 months
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Law Graduate
PDlaw
Nov 2017 - Sep 2018 • 10 months
Summer Program
Oxford University School
May 2017 - Jun 2017 • 1 month
Office Assistant
Asset Finance Services
Jul 2014 - Sep 2017 • 3 years 2 months
Theories of Law
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
2016 - 2017
Bachelor's degree, Law
Griffith University
2013 - 2017
Grade: 12
Whitsunday Christian College
2008 - 2013
Last checked: 14 Jan 2026 • Checked with Queensland Law Society
