Sarah Stoddart - Director
Sarah Stoddart is the founder and sole director of Vitality Law Australia, and the host of the Calm the Pharm podcast.
She is also a Mum, speaker, two time author, organisation extraordinaire and lover of champagne, good coffee and beach holidays.
In November 2020, following the start of a pandemic and the birth of her first child, Sarah launched Vitality Law Australia. Why do such a thing you ask? Because she wanted to do law flexibly and on her terms. And they say if you can dream it, you can create it!
Although Sarah is based in Brisbane, she works with clients from all across Australia. Following her admission as a lawyer, she worked at an international law firm before moving to an in-house role with an ASX listed company and then into boutique firms.
Sarah is recognised as a leader in the healthcare industry and is one of only a few lawyers in Australia with specialist experience working with pharmacy businesses.
Sarah has extensive experience with the purchase and sale of businesses, and regulatory approval applications (and objections) including applications to the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
In addition to her focus on healthcare businesses, she is also highly skilled in leasing, conveyancing and employment law matters and works with clients to:
- negotiate, review and renew leases;
- navigate the sale and purchase of residential and commercial property;
- improve the management of employees by developing workplace policies and drafting compliant employment contracts.
Sarah works closely with her clients to understand their business, provide them with education about issues relevant to their industry and help them achieve business and professional growth. She regularly speaks at conferences, delivers workplace training, publishes blog articles and contributes to Retail Pharmacy, the Australian Journal of Pharmacy and Vet Practice Magazine. She is privileged to be a trusted advisor and to play a small part of some of the most significant milestones in her client’s lives.
In addition to her work at Vitality Law Australia, Sarah is the host of Calm The Pharm podcast and a non-executive director at MS Queensland. She was also previously a Board Director and Chair of the Governance Sub-Committee of the Queensland Alliance for Mental Health.
Sarah has been named the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Australian Sole Practitioner of the Year. She was also a finalist in the AusMumpreneur Business Awards in the categories of Disabled Business Excellence and Emerging AusMumpreneur. The category of Disabled Business Excellence recognises Sarah’s achievements in business despite suffering from a chronic illness. The following year in 2022, Sarah was named as a finalist in the Women in Business Awards for The Hills and Districts Chamber of Commerce and as a finalist in the Australian Law Awards.
Sarah is also a co-author of a business book, “Courage and Confidence” as well as a published author in textbooks and journals relevant to the healthcare and legal industries.
Clients describe Sarah as friendly, approachable and very efficient. She understands the demands of life in small business, particularly with a growing family, and is genuinely interested in building strong relationships and helping her clients succeed.
Sarah welcomes the opportunity to work with you and can be contacted via email or phone.
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Emily Lennerth - Lawyer
Emily is a lawyer at Vitality Law Australia with experience across commercial, property, governance and regulatory matters gained in both private practice and government. She has a particular interest in commercial leasing and is passionate about supporting small business owners in establishing and growing their businesses.
Outside of work, Emily enjoys spending time with her family, caravanning and playing tennis.
Emily looks forward to working with you and can be contacted via email or phone.
Gemma Osborne – Offshore Associate
Gemma is a commercial lawyer who, prior to joining Vitality Law Australia, worked for a number of years in the projects, infrastructure and construction team at a top tier commercial law firm in Brisbane. She also has in-house experience at a not-for-profit organisation.
She recently relocated to Copenhagen with her husband and son and enjoys spending time with her family and sampling Danish pastries.
Gemma looks forward to working with you and can be contacted via email or phone.
Anita Sodhi – Practice Manager
Anita is the support and organisation extraordinaire at Vitality Law Australia. She is a mother to three beautiful girls and loves spending time with her family, reading books and drinking coffee.
Anita’s career in the legal industry started in 2008 when she worked at McCullough Robertson Lawyers. During her time at McCullough Robertson Lawyers, she completed a Certificate III in Legal Administration. A few years later, Anita moved to a small boutique which is where she first met and worked with Sarah Stoddart.
In 2014, Anita relocated to Coffs Harbour. During her time in northern New South Wales, she worked in a number of customer service roles including for Guide Dogs New South Wales and the National Australia Bank. She also spent some time working on her husband’s blueberry farm which she thoroughly enjoyed!
Anita assists our clients with onboarding procedures, matter management as well as conveyancing matters. She is also our “behind the scenes” systems, processes and precedents guru and makes sure that our firm operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
Anita looks forward to working with you and can be contacted via email or phone.