Michael Gorton AM is a consultant at Russell Kennedy Lawyers, having been a Partner at the firm for nearly 40 years. He has more than 30 years’ experience advising the health and medical sector, assisting boards of health organisations to understand their legal obligations for effective governance, governance policies and implementing risk management strategies. He is the Chair of Monash Health, Chair of Wellways Australia and Chair of Holmesglen Institute (TAFE) and Board member of Latrobe Regional Hospital. He is the former Chair of Peninsula Health and Alfred Health, a past Board member of Ambulance Victoria and Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is the former Chair of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Aphra), a former Board member of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, and a former Chair of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.