Our Team
Managing Partners
Nick Lucchinelli
Managing partner, Sydney
Nick specialises in media relations, crisis communication, narrative framing, and message development, and has guided clients through judicial inquiries, industrial disputes, and leadership change. Before founding the firm with Anil Lambert, he worked as a journalist at the ABC and AAP, and later coordinated global communication at the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Anil Lambert
Managing partner, Canberra
Anil specialises in writing, message development, and campaign strategy, and has placed hundreds of opinion pieces in major Australian publications. Anil’s work includes counsel to executives and boards at pivotal moments. Before founding the firm with Nick Lucchinelli, he worked as a journalist and producer across television, online, and radio newsrooms.
Senior Consultants
Sofie Wainwright
Sydney
Sofie is an editorial expert who specialises in story construction for advocacy, with a particular feel for political dynamics and complex policy. She spent eight years as a journalist with ABC News in NSW, South Australia, and Queensland, working across radio, television, and online.
Matt Coughlan
Melbourne
Matt is an editorial leader and political communications specialist who has run national news bureaus. He spent seven years with Australian Associated Press, primarily in the Canberra press gallery, and was deputy national chief-of-staff for the News Corp Australia newswire.
Charlie Moore
Sydney
Charlie advises a diverse range of clients including corporates, peak bodies, and unions, and brings a deep understanding of how mainstream news is made. He was previously political editor at Daily Mail Australia, where he covered three federal budgets and the 2022 election campaign, and interviewed two prime ministers.
Kathleen Ferguson
Sydney
Kathleen is an experienced storyteller and editorial leader who has worked across radio, television, and online platforms. She spent more than a decade with the ABC, producing state TV news bulletins and supervising the national radio desk.
Tim Brunero
Sydney
Tim specialises in media liaison, specialist writing, and media training, and is known for translating complex policy into compelling, human stories. He spent decades in broadcast and print journalism, presenting ABC radio programs across Australia including Nightlife and Summer Drive on ABC Sydney, and began his career as a reporter at The Australian and The Daily Telegraph.
Lauren Ferri
Sydney
Lauren is a writer and editorial strategist with more than six years of newsroom experience. She covered major cases in the district, supreme, and federal courts at News Corp Australia’s NewsWire, before becoming deputy chief of staff.
Eliot Barham
Sydney
Eliot specialises in high-stakes communication counsel, issues management, and broadcast strategy. He served as executive producer for the Ray Hadley Morning Show on 2GB, and has provided communications strategy for NSW Police and the NSW Rental Commissioner.
Specialists
Matthew Butt
Senior writer, London
Matthew specialises in long-form writing, speeches, and editorial polish across complex political and policy material. He was a senior sub-editor for Fairfax Media on titles including The Australian Financial Review, The Age, and The Sydney Morning Herald, and later served as senior communications advisor to the Mayor of Auckland.
Rémi Bianchi
Designer, Sydney
Rémi specialises in information design and visual journalism, producing graphics, reports, and campaign assets for the firm’s clients. He worked for nearly three decades in Australian news media, including as a graphics editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, and co-founded Australia’s national newspaper for kids, Crinkling News.