b'Below left: Allens staff and presenters at the inaugural PNG International Womens Daypanel in 2017, Genevieve Igara-Falevai, Emma Waiwai, Karla Fraser, Dame Carol Kidu,Lady Winifred Kamit and Sarah Kuman.Below: Gerard Woods and Willie Marum (PNG Registrar of Companies) registering the prospectus of Orogen Minerals Limited in 1996. Rodd, Poulton and senior executives from Rio Tinto (atSandline Affair, a 6pm curfew was introduced throughout Port that time CRA) spent a large part of 1974 commutingMoresby. This made working in a busy international practice between Melbourne and Port Moresby. Poulton returneddifficult. If you were stuck in the office after 6 oclock, you to commuting weekly in 1986, when he and partner Tonyhad to stay until morning. I spent the night on the couch in Browne advised Ok Tedi shareholder and mine managerreception a few times, he recalls. BHP on negotiations with the Government of PNG about the future of the Ok Tedi mine. Ok Tedi Mining Limited isSarah Kuman joined the Allens office in Port Moresby as a now 100 per cent PNG owned and accounts for 7.4 per centparalegal in 2002. In 2017 she was appointed a partner. I of the countrys annual GDP.am fortunate to have opportunities to advise on projects of national significance in PNG, Kuman says. The firm has So many lawyers were flying to Port Moresby from Melbournealso fostered my career and, by extension, the progression and Sydney that in 1994 the Allens Arthur Robinson Groupof women in Papua New Guinea. In fact, the majority of our opened an office in Port Moresby. Partner Gerard Woods waslawyers in Port Moresby are women.one of the first of the firms lawyers to undertake the exams in PNG law to be admitted to practice.Today the Allens office in Port Moresby practises local and international law and represents many PNG, foreign and Working in PNG was an amazing experience, Woods says,multinational companies on their investments and business but it did have its challenges. Following a standoff in 1997interests, both in PNG and overseas. between the PNG military and the government over the 205'