Stephen Bottomley has been researching and teaching corporate law for thirty-five years. He has taught undergraduate courses in corporate law, takeovers and securities markets law, and postgraduate courses in corporate governance and government corporations.

He is a highly distinguished scholar with the following affiliations: Member of the Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia and New Zealand since its inception, and President in 2002 and 2003; Chair of the Executive of the Australian Law Teachers Association; and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.

Peta Spender has been researching and teaching corporate law for twenty years. She has taught undergraduate courses in corporate law, financial markets law, takeovers and litigation. She has also taught corporate governance in the postgraduate program.

At the Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) she manages the Administrative Review Division, as well as presiding over hearings and appeals in areas such as occupational regulation, administrative review, discrimination and mental health.

She has the following affiliations: Fellow, Australian Academy of Law; President, Corporate Law Teachers Association (2013 - 2015), Immediate Past President 2015; Member of the Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia and New Zealand since its inception; Member, Joint Rules Advisory Committee ACT Supreme and Magistrates Courts; Registered Mediator; and Member, National Legal Profession Reform Consultative Group (2009 - 2010).