Mia Timpano is an award-winning, final-year LLB student, building a career in commercial law, following nearly two decades’ experience in mainstream media and journalism.
Mia has held leadership roles at influential Australian media organisations Frankie and Triple R.
She reported from New York Fashion Week, helped build relationships with international brands, and led high-performing creative teams to achieve record-breaking results.
Education
Bachelor of Laws — Deakin University — 2025
High Distinction average
Moot Coach — Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Editorial Team Member — Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration
Student Arbitrator — Budapest Vis Pre-Moot (Eötvös Loránd University)
Oralist — Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis East — Hong Kong)
Quarter-Finalist & Highly Commended Respondent Submission — Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Deakin Law School Academic Excellence Program
Winner — LexisNexis Award for Highest Achievement in Dispute Resolutions (La Trobe University)
Winner — Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence (La Trobe University)
Languages
Professional proficiency in French — Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) B2 — Ministre de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse, France
Professional Experience — Media
Swinburne University of Technology
Content Writer & Editor — Innovation & Enterprise Portfolio
Manager, Acquisition, Branding & Communications (Acting)
Triple R
Music Radio Host
Content & Communications Coordinator
Trip Magazine Editor
Frankie Press
Reporter — New York Fashion Week
Assistant Editor & Online Editor — Frankie Magazine
Creator, Producer & Host — Frankie Podcast
Senior Writer — Frankie Magazine
Writer — Smith Journal
Writer — SPACES
Branded Content Partners — Levi’s, Australia Post, Switzerland Tourism, MYOB and more
Writing Clients
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
Awards
Winner — Best Magazine — Frankie (Assistant Editor & Online Editor) — Mumbrella Publish Awards
Nominee — Best Show (Words & Ideas) — Melbourne Fringe Festival
Nominee — Best Documentary — St Kilda Film Festival
Top 100 Filmmaker — St Kilda Film Festival
Professional Engagement
Administrative Editor — Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration
Delegate — International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Conference 2024
Community
Volunteer Moot Coach — Africa in the Moot
Presentations
Guest Lecturer — International Commercial Arbitration — University of Malawi Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team
Guest Lecturer — Media Studies — Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Guest Lecturer — Media & Journalism — Collarts — Australian College of the Arts
Memberships & Affiliations
Society of Construction Law Australia
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators — Student Member