Not your traditional law firm. We don’t just support your business. we amplify it
Neon Legal is the legal partner for bold brands and forward-thinking businesses.
We combine deep legal expertise with commercial insight, working across departments to embed smart legal thinking throughout your business. From entertainment to enterprise, we help you stay protected, confident, and ahead of the game.
We can integrate seamlessly with your team, as your in-house legal support or your outsourced counsel. Bringing deep industry knowledge and commercial thinking to every decision, we provide sharp, strategic advice that removes friction and reduces risk, so you can move forward fast and with clarity and confidence to grow, create, and lead.
Meet the Team
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Sarah Galbally
DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL LAWYER
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Shannon Landers
DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL LAWYER
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Roxanna Tabari
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL
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Laura Ellis
LEGAL COUNSEL
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Claire Centra
LEGAL COUNSEL
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Max McCoy
GRADUATE LAWYER
Sarah Galbally
Director & Principal LawyeR (20 years pqe)
Sarah founded Neon Legal in 2016 with a clear vision to shake up the traditional legal model by delivering sharp, business-first legal advice through a flexible freelance general counsel approach. Her mission is simple: offer clients high-quality, practical legal support that is commercially savvy and aligned with their business goals, with lawyers who are embedded in the business.
A dynamic commercial and corporate lawyer, Sarah advises across industries where business moves fast: retail, fashion, supply chain, entertainment, sport, consumer, intellectual property, brand, technology, digital, and media. With hands-on senior management experience inside high-performance organisations, she understands what businesses need from a trusted legal advisor real-world insight, commercial acumen, and the ability to cut through complexity.
A Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), Sarah holds non-executive director roles and advises boards on governance, risk, and strategy. With a reputation for being energetic, commercial, and straight-talking, Sarah is a trusted advisor to clients who value sharp thinking, creative problem-solving, and legal advice that drives business outcomes.
In private practice at Browne & Co, Sarah managed complex commercial and litigation matters for some of Australia’s most prominent sporting and media clients — including the AFL, Cricket Australia, HSV, AFL clubs, Channel 9, and leading entertainment and sports bodies.
General Manager – Commercial, Consumer Business & Legal Affairs at St Kilda Football Club (AFL), Sarah reported to the CEO, leading legal affairs and overseeing critical commercial areas including sponsorship, membership, merchandise, operations, staffing, and strategic growth.
She also served as Legal & Business Affairs Manager at Geelong Football Club (the Cats) and advises as in-house counsel to the Western Bulldogs Football Club, bringing legal expertise and commercial insight directly into AFL club environments.
Sarah’s career blends top-tier private practice, C-suite operational leadership, and senior in-house legal roles:
Sarah’s in-house career includes national legal roles at Toyota Australia (TMCA) and Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) (digital, Fox FM, Triple M, Channel 10 television), working across commercial contracts, media rights, sponsorship, and digital platforms.
She also led national commercial and litigation teams as Executive Lawyer – Head of Commercial at Lexvoco / Lawyers On Demand, a leading UK alternative legal services business.
Director & Principal Lawyer
Shannon Landers
Shannon has more than 14 years practicing experience, working most recently as the in-house Head of Legal for the Cotton On Group, a global fashion retailer. Shannon managed the team responsible for all legal requirements of 7 brands across 21 countries. In her 7 years at Cotton On, Shannon also managed non-legal functions, including Commercial Risk (internal audit, investigations, regulatory compliance), Charitable Foundations and Employee Relations.
Shannon brings a creative and resourceful approach to all projects, underpinned by strong commercial acumen. Providing strategic support in a range of areas, through strong stakeholder engagement and a solutions focused mindset, Shannon is experienced in working with Boards and Executive Management Teams, but can also bring a fresh view to existing Legal Operations. Shannon’s bright and bubbly personality paired with her calm and measured approach, allows her to seamlessly fit within existing businesses like an extension of the team, and can be relied upon as a trusted advisor.
Shannon brings commercial depth and in-house leadership experience across these areas
Medium to Large Retailers and FMCG’s looking for a Freelance General Counsel, Legal Team Support / Overflow Resourcing or an outsourced Managed Legal Service Model.
Start-ups, Side-Hustles, Spin-Offs and Small Businesses looking for mentoring and legal protection, or to take their business to the next level.
General Commercial / Contractual
Marketing / Advertising / Promotional
Legal Operations
Dispute Resolution
Property / Leasing
Not-For-Profit / Charities
Governance / Compliance
Crisis Management + PR Legal
Commercial & Retail Leasing
M& A / Transactions
Experienced and commercially minded,
We understand how fast things move.
we keep pace without cutting corners.
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